New SCARPA Phantom Tech HD & La Sportiva G-Tech Comparison

[@chrisa8960]

Thanks for this video. I have been using Phantoms for the last 3 seasons. No problems, with the exception of the laces. Recently, I swapped the original ones, which are very slippery, with the flat laces. There is an improvement, they hold better, however it is not dial/wire like closure. Having experience with the boa systems in cycling shoes, I was just about to buy the G-tech, purely for their closure system. But after hearing what issues you had with them, two pairs as I remember well, mainly durability made me reconsider this option. If only Scarpa implemented the dial system......

[@johnsales7084]

The very idea of ​​using softer rubber on ice climbing shoes is not clear. During this activity, the sole does not come into direct contact with the ice.

[@rayaanparsa]

Hey Kellen, thanks for the video. What about the size? Do you wear the same size in both? I have a wide toe box

[@TheBelaytionship]

Yep same size in both, EU 44. I kinda felt like the SCARPA Phantom Tech is more comfortable. It also felt like the Phantom Techs are wider in the toe box as well

[@copper426]

Whats going on with the sound

[@TheBelaytionship]

If there’s any problem it might be on your end or KZbins end, I went through the video on a few devices and the audio sounds fine

[@simoppa195]

@@TheBelaytionshipI think hes point is that it is quite quiet compared to other content. For context my sound level is usualy on around 4-8% on my PC (yeah my speakers are busted and stuck on max) and for this video i had to crank it up to 16%. I could barely hear anything on my normal levels. So yeah nothing major, but something to keep in mind.

[@TheBelaytionship]

But again that's based on your hardware, I mix the sound on my hardware and that includes MacBook Speakers and AirPods, and how it's mixed I'm already boosting the audio by +9 db. Sound mixing is a preference thing and how I have it mixed is going for the audio levels that I listen to podcast with, ~60% volume on a phone speaker. I easily could boost the audio more to get a more present sound at lower levels but if I do that there is a noticeable loss in audio quality, and I prefer having more detailed audio (and I'm already loosing detail by boosting it +9 db).

[@weichentechnikk8083]

Sound is fine. Get some proper earphones.

[@simoppa195]

@@weichentechnikk8083 My dude... My audio set up is about 600€. This video is just quiet compared to other videos.