Philharmonic Audio - Dennis Murphy - Page 107

Originally Posted by woodsart 

Yes, yes, yes a 93.....I do think that was a marvelous upgrade for me. I had the Panasonic BD-85 and it was great, but the upscaling of the 93 is close to Bluray in some instances.

Is it worth it to me, even some scenes on streaming HD with netflix look bluray as well.

The Phils, SR-7005 Marantz and OPPO are winning combos.

Originally Posted by fuzz092888 

I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do about surrounds. I'm thinking about surrounds from source speakers because I like their on wall and dipole speakers. I think they sound awesome.

Originally Posted by Nethawk 

You might want to check with Dennis. He had offered a pair of MB0W1 in maple to me when I purchased my Philharmonics and center, but I decided later to keep my Infinity IL40 towers. The price was reasonable, and of course the quality is great. Just a thought.
Congrats on the center my friend, I'm happy for you. Even happier for me that I don't have to look over my shoulder anymore.

Originally Posted by Nethawk 

Fuzz, your setup looks great! Everything has come together very well for you. Congrats!

Originally Posted by anarkhia 

Hi guys!! I still need to plug some items and build the second subwoofer ( it's in the boxes on the right ) But look at my front stage!!!
3 x phils 2 + 2 x Ed a7s-650. I'm so excited... too bad my lady is sleeping because i would certainly push em out loud right now
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Originally Posted by fuzz092888 

Are those the ones from the CAF photo? If so I curse you for letting me know because I would LOVE to have them I was actually considering building or buying a pair anyways, but if Dennis already has a pair in maple well then.............
As for looking over your shoulder, that is definitely over. Although there may be a little more shuffling and the Salk Songcenter's days may be numbered..........more on that in the coming weeks
Thanks a lot, I'm tremendously pleased with how the extertainment stand came together. Now it almost looks as good as yours...almost

Originally Posted by Nethawk 

Thank you for the kind words, I'm humbled. You should be proud though, while I designed all of my furniture I did not have all of the tools necessary to build myself. My tower was built by a lifelong friend, the center stand by another, someone I've known since he was 6. While I love that my friends contributed, there is a lot of satisfaction in admiring one's own work, and you have a lot to admire.
Yes, they are the same. I'm not sure though, Dennis may have lugged them to CAF with the intention of selling them. Good luck!

Originally Posted by Nethawk 

Thank you for the kind words, I'm humbled. You should be proud though, while I designed all of my furniture I did not have all of the tools necessary to build myself. My tower was built by a lifelong friend, the center stand by another, someone I've known since he was 6. While I love that my friends contributed, there is a lot of satisfaction in admiring one's own work, and you have a lot to admire.
Yes, they are the same. I'm not sure though, Dennis may have lugged them to CAF with the intention of selling them. Good luck!

Originally Posted by Dennis Murphy 

Hi I definitely brought them along to sell. And they were sold as soon as I hooked them up along with the Philharmonics using the new Van Alstine ABX switching machine. A steal at $450.

Originally Posted by Nuance 

That looks awesome, fuzz! Now we just need to get you a 60 inch TV so it doesn't look so overwhelmed by the Philharmonics. The new Panasonics are sick - just sayin'.

Originally Posted by Nuance 

^ She's only a GF my man - it's all good until she becomes the "ball and chain." Until then it's still your money. HAHA! Sorry - I couldn't help myself.

Originally Posted by fuzz092888 

If I changed the TV to one that is nearly 20 inches bigger she would notice:

Originally Posted by Eternal Velocity 

You give her much credit.

Originally Posted by Dennis Murphy 

Thanks, I think. I'm not seeing too many Oscars in my future.

Originally Posted by RicardoJoa 

just needed to pay a few duties

Originally Posted by Monkish54 

Ohhh and don't forget your cable

Originally Posted by kezebees 

The customs in Macau evidently are in another league than those in Phils. It's a jungle here and apart from time wasted they'll charge you much more than the worth of an item, so common sense is to stay as far away from them (or most gov't agencies) as possible. Only one company afaik that somehow has the right connections. But the Phils are bulky and heavy, would be way more expensive by air (the Salks would be 310US by sea this way).
Thank you! I got a roll of proletarian BlueJeans, Dennis was so kind to put it in one of the boxes for me.
About that Crown, I've looked at Behringer and Mackie before but they didn't inspire too much confidence. Crown looks better. The fan shouldn't be the problem, computers have fans and after a lot of headache I learned that there are fans on the market that are as good as silent. But this amp is Class D, I read http://www.amplifiersite.com/class-a-b-c-d-amplifier/]here that "Class D however, may not be used for very high quality audio is or in applications where EMI has to be as low as possible."

Originally Posted by Dennis Murphy 

Thanks, I think. I'm not seeing too many Oscars in my future.

Originally Posted by fuzz092888 

So I decided to see what's what with the Philharmonics. I ran a test to see which would run out of gas first, the Phils or a Cinepro 1K2. Granted the 1K2 is on the older side, but it's built like a tank and should still be putting out pretty darn close to its rated specs. So with approximately 600 WPC into 4 ohms in one hand and Mozart's 5 in the other I was able to get 104.5 dbC peaks. The room is approximately 2400 cubic feet, but open to a small kitchen, the bedroom, and the porch door is anything but airtight. The clip light started to barely come on during some of the crescendos, so Phils-1 Amps-0. I know I should probably be running into some thermal compression at those levels, but I noticed practically no degradation in SQ and would guess that the Phils could take all 800 WPC of another amp of similar quality that I have lying around. However, after this test I have no desire to run that test since this one was well beyond what I think the majority of people would qualify as comfortable listening levels.
I don't know about a bigger room, but for 2-3,000 cubic feet at a listening distance of ~9-12 feet your eardrums will burst before these things die out. IMHO of course

Originally Posted by Dennis Murphy 

Is that the sound of a voided warranty I hear in the background? Yesssssssssssssssss. One less client I have to worry about.

Originally Posted by fuzz092888 

So I decided to see what's what with the Philharmonics. I ran a test to see which would run out of gas first, the Phils or a Cinepro 1K2. Granted the 1K2 is on the older side, but it's built like a tank and should still be putting out pretty darn close to its rated specs. So with approximately 600 WPC into 4 ohms in one hand and Mozart's 5 in the other I was able to get 104.5 dbC peaks. The room is approximately 2400 cubic feet, but open to a small kitchen, the bedroom, and the porch door is anything but airtight. The clip light started to barely come on during some of the crescendos, so Phils-1 Amps-0. I know I should probably be running into some thermal compression at those levels, but I noticed practically no degradation in SQ and would guess that the Phils could take all 800 WPC of another amp of similar quality that I have lying around. However, after this test I have no desire to run that test since this one was well beyond what I think the majority of people would qualify as comfortable listening levels.
I don't know about a bigger room, but for 2-3,000 cubic feet at a listening distance of ~9-12 feet your eardrums will burst before these things die out. IMHO of course