Philharmonic Audio - Dennis Murphy - Page 74

Well, I never said he was replicating salks or that they sound the same. Dennis helps in the development of some of the salks and designs the crossovers for those he helps design so they will have a similar sound, obviously not identical, but similar. Many guys on here who have heard both salk speakers and the phils say they sound similar except for this or that. One of the biggest differences is the cabinetry, salk does truly custom work where anything goes, whereas the phils are a bit more specific in what you can get, but you can still get pretty custom with them. The salk speakers share many similar qualities to the phils, and I think saying that the Phils are el cheapo replicates isn't necessary fair to either speakers. Salk has more overhead, so there is more overall cost involved, but still not the profit margin of any major company. Plus piano on a Phil speaker is still $1500+. So piano from either company ain't cheap.

I'm also not sure how you can say they have a better sound stage. Soundscapes anyone? That's a bit of a blanket statement that does not apply to the entire salk lineup.

Hey, if you have people who will go through all the effort of a piano finish for cheap(ish) then power to ya. I only wish I did too

To be fair Salk has to make a living. I don't particularly care about finish so I wouldn't buy his speakers. I can build them or have them made cheaper. However, some really care about the look. No one makes better looking speakers than Jim Salk.

Yes--I gave up on selling any of the 1's, and ordered a bunch of baffles from the Chinese factory. At least I had the foresight to make the baffles separately, so I can use the same main cabinets for either the 1's or 2's. Once I'm through the the current orders, I'll probably have maybe a half dozen left.

Okay guys, here's the scoop. I'll do the Phils any way you want them. You can name the veneer, you can name the finish. Automotive paint, no problem. Piano gloss, no problem. Obviously, it just takes more time and more money. I'll even do a custom cabinet different from the standard design of the Phils if Dennis could make the drivers work in a different box design.

That's bitchin'!

Oh how I dream of Piano Gloss White.

Don't say that.

We're going to have Bowers and Wilharmonics if you say that.


What? No Piano Gloss Azure + Waterfall Bubinga?

Oh how the imagination alights with the fire of creativity when the bondage of the familiar has been lifted

BAHAHAHAHAHA Bowers & Wilharmonics! We both know ADTG would buy a B&Wilharmonic in a minute!

Nope. :P It would most definitely be Ebony (like the one Jim JUST did...wasn't it gorgeous?!) or Piano Gloss White. I'd go with the cheaper option.

Or what if he got the KEF coaxial and some harman woofers, put them in a B&W box and the raal up top just as a supertweeter, then had dennis do the crossover.

Bowerevels and Wilharmoninfinitykefs

Bahahahahah

That sounds like one intense speaker!

Hi Dennis - One thing that might make the final payment easier, especially for us internationals, is if we could wire the funds to you (with extra to cover any wire fees you get charged). I was just looking at my bank account and it would take 4 business days to bill pay you a check and then you'd have to wait for it to clear. It would be much easier, and instant and safer for you if we could wire funds.

Blue Gloss would definitely be good but might not match with all furnitures and people usually keep towers for a long time. So unless you plan on changing the finish yourself in the future black or white is preferred.

But Dennis doesn't ship overseas. Otherwise I'd be listening to the Phil 2's right now...

Well I'm only in Canada so not overseas and I'm getting mine shipped to a UPS store in New York. You could probably get a freight forwarder to ship them to you.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1410174

The soundstage is too big guys.

I'll ship anywhere, and I've shipped several speakers to Canada, and some to border forwarders. But--all of the international buyers outside of Canada (including Brazil and the Philippines) have arranged for shipping. I get funds wired to me regularly--that's not a problem. I have a separate bank account for Philharmonic, and you can wire funds to it.

I ordered mine just in Time

Me too!

Any raised price on philharmonitor in july??? Considering i need 4 of those now, would be awesome if price stays the same

I've seen some used B&W 802D for $5K/pr. I already have fantastic sounding speakers like the Phil3.

The B&W 802D will be for decorations only.

I'm in Canada and just sent the funds via Paypal.

Dennis should be getting some midrange drivers in today so some of us might get some new speakers to play with this weekend.

I sure hope so since we have a holiday Monday in Canada and I would love to listen to some brand new Phil 2's all weekend.

Instead of buy decoration speakers for 5K, you should buy Jared a pair of S-1EX ;D

Jared will have the Phil2, which will sound just as good.

Hahahaha

You got me there!

What if Jared smiles and says please? :P

What if Jared says he wants to grow up to be just like you? Hahahah (No way you can turn that one down! :P)

Yayyyy..I sure hope so too...

That EX line looks great. There's a place that advertises on Agon that has the 1-EX on sale for $7k. I don't like their no credit card or paypal policy though, that raises a red flag IMO, I like to have some protection, even if it's costs more.

I had a dealer offer me the S-1EX for 5K. (It was the floor model but that's fine wif me!) =D
Might just be the next speaker I save for.

I agree about protection.

No--same old same old for the monitors. BTW--the neo 8 midranges arrived about 20 minutes ago, just as Fed Ex was picking up a pair of shiny white 3's. I wish I had a picture of the UPS driver helping load the 3's into the Fed Ex truck. I'll get cracking. So many orders. So little time.

Definitely. Nobody wants little Octo-Monks running around!