The Philharmonic 1 is the least expensive entry in our speaker line, but no corners have been cut in crossover design or driver selection. It is priced at $1,600 a pair.
High frequencies are produced by the excellent Fountek Neo3 ribbon tweeter.
The midrange driver is the highly regarded BG Neo8 planar. Its dipole design is perfectly suited for the open-back configuration used in all of our speakers. Its narrow width provides superior horizontal dispersion for precise imaging and even frequency response in the listening room.
The SB Acoustics eight-inch woofer extends response to 32 Hz in a heavily braced transmission line cabinet.
The open-back upper cabinet may be tuned to suit the needs and tastes of the user by varying the amount of acoustic fill in the cabinet chamber. The two cabinets are isolated by a 1.25” pad of vibration-absorbent material.
The carefully optimized 18-element crossover achieves nearly perfect 4th order acoustic slopes and remarkably flat frequency response across the audio spectrum.
The Philharmonic 1 is supplied with a full set of grills for the woofer, midrange and tweeter, and the back of the upper cabinet. Cabinet finish is limited to satin black. Email info@philharmonicaudio.com to discuss.
I live in kensington, md so I am local. I need to check these out! I see they were at last year's Capital Audiofest. I remember the room but I don't remember them. I think they were in the same room as the Salk's. Looking at their website they seem to share a designer with Salk?
Re: Need Help Picking Front floorstanding Speakers « Reply #61 on Apr 12, 2012, 7:56pm »
You have been given some good options but I will add that you should absolutely not buy anything you cannot audition in store and/or preferably audition in home and return if you do not like them. Speakers are much too important to take anyone's opinion on. And as with anything in audio most everyone feels they have the best.
If you do not have the option to audition locally stick to ID brands that allow you to return and audition 2 or 3 different options at the same time side by side. When shopping for a new system for the HT I audtioned locally, brought some models home that I liked and auditioned them alongside two different ID brands. Shipping cost may add up but think of it as a small investment in a part of your system that you should plan to keep for many years.
The last pair of primary speakers I sold I enjoyed for 18 years before selling and I wish I had kept them. Speakers that sound great today will still sound great 10,15,20 years from now. Good luck and enjoy the process.
« Last Edit: Apr 12, 2012, 7:58pm by jdskycaster »
The Philharmonic 1 is the least expensive entry in our speaker line, but no corners have been cut in crossover design or driver selection. It is priced at $1,600 a pair.
High frequencies are produced by the excellent Fountek Neo3 ribbon tweeter.
The midrange driver is the highly regarded BG Neo8 planar. Its dipole design is perfectly suited for the open-back configuration used in all of our speakers. Its narrow width provides superior horizontal dispersion for precise imaging and even frequency response in the listening room.
The SB Acoustics eight-inch woofer extends response to 32 Hz in a heavily braced transmission line cabinet.
The open-back upper cabinet may be tuned to suit the needs and tastes of the user by varying the amount of acoustic fill in the cabinet chamber. The two cabinets are isolated by a 1.25” pad of vibration-absorbent material.
The carefully optimized 18-element crossover achieves nearly perfect 4th order acoustic slopes and remarkably flat frequency response across the audio spectrum.
The Philharmonic 1 is supplied with a full set of grills for the woofer, midrange and tweeter, and the back of the upper cabinet. Cabinet finish is limited to satin black. Email info@philharmonicaudio.com to discuss.
I live in kensington, md so I am local. I need to check these out! I see they were at last year's Capital Audiofest. I remember the room but I don't remember them. I think they were in the same room as the Salk's. Looking at their website they seem to share a designer with Salk?
-CB
Dennis Murphy is the owner and designer of the Philharmonic speakers. He also designs the crossovers for the Salk line of speakers. There is a rather lengthy thread at AVS about these and quite a lot of favorable comments.
Re: Need Help Picking Front floorstanding Speakers « Reply #63 on Apr 13, 2012, 11:42am »
[/quote] I live in kensington, md so I am local. I need to check these out! I see they were at last year's Capital Audiofest. I remember the room but I don't remember them. I think they were in the same room as the Salk's. Looking at their website they seem to share a designer with Salk?
-CB[/quote]
Hi You're welcome to stop by most anytime to hear the Philharmonics. I'm probably about 15-20 minutes from you in Glen Echo, MD. Dennis Murphy
Re: Need Help Picking Front floorstanding Speakers « Reply #65 on Apr 14, 2012, 12:38pm »
Hi Chris, The Phil 2 and 3's look very interesting!! Would you mind doing a field trip for all of us? I am torn between the 2's and the 3's. How much Base does the 2's have?
Thanks,
Steve
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