Phase Technology speakers - Page 16

wow, that looks quite nice!

THANKS!!!

I sent you and PM and an email.

I'm on a role.

I just picked up a pair of 7t's for $85 off Craigslist . I think they sound really good. They are very well balanced and easy to listen to. I'm very impressed by the top to bottom balance of the 7t's. That being said, they still don't have the magic of the 3t's. The 3t have PRAT more than any speaker I've owned. I'm continued to be amazed by their performace.

I'm going backwards down the Phase Tech Chain. I now own;

2.5T
3T
7T
pc1.1II

In the past I've owed:
7.5
4.5
7.5vdt
pc1

I'm looking for;
9T
tower 10
7.5vdt

Off course, I would trade them all for a pair of pc1.5's.

BTW, There aren't any dealers in NJ that carry Phase Tech anymore. How the times have changed. It is ashame that no one in my state carries this great company.

Dennis

Official Press Release of the PC 9.5's


http://blog.svconline.com/briefingroom/2008/09/10/phase-technology-introduces-new-premier-collection-speakers-at-cedia/

Thanks for the update. I can't wait to hear these or the new surrounds.

Todd,

You live in Jacksonville. Have you ever gone to the United Speaker/Phase Tech plant? Do they allow for plant tours and such?

Dennis

I'd love to but I called them and they don't offer any tours. I think that's pratt crappy bit they make great speakers.

More phase tech love:

I bought some PC 1.5's for my stereo only bedroom system today....I adore these speakers. I re-auditioned them against some klipsches, b&w's, and PC 3.5's at bjorn's in san antonio before I bought them. I remember hearing the predecessors to these speakers (the pc-1’s I think) about 8 years ago when I was 17. They phase techs jumped out at me as my clear preference of all the speakers in that room. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to buy the pc’s on a high school budget so I bought my teatro 4.5’s instead (which I still use as surrounds in my 5.1 system downstairs). In the audition room at the store the phase tech’s really stand out for their smooth, non-fatiguing sound. The flat piston midwoofers really pump out a lot of bass too. To me that’s the main difference between the velocities and the PC’s….the velocities really should be augmented by a sub whereas with the PC’s you can just about get away without one in small room or music applications. The 3.5’s were nice, but not in stock at the store, and I don’t think they sounded a whole lot better, just slighter more forward in the midrange to my ears (although that could be placebo since I know the 2” dome midrange is there). But anyway I walked out with a beautiful pair of gloss black 1.5’s. They’re seeing a good bit of power from my Denon DRA-395, although I’m not sure how much since they don’t publish specs for it at 4 ohms, denon only mentions that it is stable at that impedence. Anyway, another satisfied customer here.




Teatros downstairs:

Congratulations, lonestar on your new PC's!

In other news, I received our PT quarterly newsletter this morning, and it mentioned the upcoming release of new "soundbar" speakers. While CEDIA was certainly the place to put more focus on the new PC-9.5 towers and PC-SurrII, these kind of slipped past the radar. There will be two models, the Velocity Teatro V-3.0 and the PC Teatro PC-3.0. While I can't provide a link to our newsletter, here is a link to a report from Sound & Video Contractor: http://blog.svconline.com/briefingro...bars-at-cedia/

Have a great weekend everyone and, as always, happy listening!

I'd like to see more about the PC-SurrII speakers. I just bought some PC 3.1 II and would like to finish out the rest of my 7.1 system with possibly these new surrounds.

Anynone know what they will be running price wise?

Beautiful, just beautiful.

How do you like the 7.5vdts? They're one of my all time favorites. I'm still searching for a used pair in Rosewood. Sold mine a few years ago and regret it.

The 1.5's are a sweet looking speakers. You should try them downstairs, in place of your 7.5's and see what sonic improvements they offer.

Good luck.
Dennis

One PT design I saw gave me respect for their designer. It had a recessed area around the tweeter inlaid with felt. That's good thinking.

I really like my 7.5vdt's. With my sub for support I have all the volume I can get away with in a condo, and accurate sound to my ears. I'm very happy with all my phase techs, and unless I get a bigger home I see no reason why I'll ever need to buy any more speakers. I'm still amazed at the amount of bass the pc 1.5's can pump out on their own. Since I can't have a subwoofer with my bookshelf speakers, I'm glad I have these.

Maybe I'll switch the 7.5's and 1.5's out someday if I get bored

I just bought the Pioneer VSX-1018AH.

I am in the process of procuring a set of 7.5's, a 6.5, and 4.5's and working out a deal on a big sub. I will use a set of my existing sonys for sides. Do you think I will be satisfied with my audio set-up?

FYI Phase Tech afficianados...There's a nice pair of PC 1.1 Series II's up on ebay right now.

I've got a pair of the original PC1's that I love and wouldn't part with for anything. Phase Tech's customer service is excellent. I needed a couple of the little plastic grill pins and they just mailed me a couple for free. The speakers have got to be about 10 years old or so.

--M--

hey guys i found some Phase V-12 for about 900 for a pair. But where can I find the v-6 center speaker. If it doesn't exist what replaced it?

The V-6 is still a current production model according to Phase Tech's website. They tend to run their productions lines for long periods of time so I wouldn't be too worried about not being able to find one. Give them a call, I'm sure they will direct you to a dealer that has a v-6 in stock.

Dennis

Hey guys, I have seven, Teatro 6.5 vdt's for sale, all working, in excellent condition, black finish. PM me if you're interested and make an offer.

Thanks,

I'm quite familiar with Phase technology speakers as well and can attest to their excellent sound for the money. I have amassed a pretty large collection through the years I guess...

I currently have the following.

Living room theater:

2-7.5 vdt teatro's
1-6.5 vdt teatro
2-4.5 vdt teatro's
av123 x-sub

Kitchen run of b-channel of above system

2- 6.5 vdt teatro's

Bedroom theater:

2-11.5 vdt teatro's (built in 10" subs, so no separate sub in this system... yet...)
1-6.5 vdt teatro
2-teatro surrounds
2-4.5 teatro's

Garage system:

4-4.5 vdt teatro's
Psw 10" polk sub

Main Theater System:

5-PC 3.1 series II's
2-PC 6.1's
SVS PB-12 Ultra

I still have an additional pair of the 4.5 teatro's new in the box that will likely go in my shop.

I guess that means I currently have 27 phase technology speakers in my home, and that's after selling 5 of them a couple months ago, so yes, I am a big supporter of this company.

A few things I can tell you from my experience is:

Great sound for the money. High bang for buck. I had several polk audio systems in my home and replaced them all with these. I still own one pair of the old Polk Monitor 10's that are gems, and I can't part with them.

I have limited experience with Phase's Subs, except for the 10 inchers built into the 11.5's. The 11.5's really sound fantastic, and the subs in them do hit pretty hard into the mid 20 hz region, but fall off below that. I love these speakers, but when listening to them at low volumes, the subs auto shut off, which gets a bit annoying. Listening to them at regular to loud volumes is great though!

The PC 3.1 series II are real gems, and are a big step up from the Teatro line. These things image like mad, and are crystal clear with fantastic mid's and high's. They also integrate nicely with the 6.1's, which are used in this theater as presence speakers.

The customer service at Phase Technology is excellent. When setting up my main theater, I was missing a set of the wall mounts for the 6.1's and wanted to get a set. I called them up and they sent them to me at no charge. These guys are a class act and I have no reservations recommending them to anyone. Several people have come over and listened to my systems and bought Phase products based on what they've heard.

Highly Recommended!

I have yet to try their new PC line, and would be curious to hear how these sound compared to the 3.1 series II's. If anyone has compared, I'd love to hear their thoughts.

Hi everyone,

Yes, Phase Tech did introduce their "Teatro Soundbars" last Fall, but being the constant tweakers that they are, Ken and the gang have already redesigned them and added a dedicated bipolar surround model to the mix. The results seem impressive, and while I've never been much of a fan of this type of speaker solution, these new-and-improved offerings look very interesting. Custom grilles are even available to match the width of the display. http://www.phasetech.com/pdfs/prod-lit/TSB-PC3.0.pdf

In other releases, PT has brought out an affordable PC-Series stand for the bookshelf models called the SST28. It is, as the model implies, 28" tall and is available in both cherry and gloss black accented finishes to match the PC line.

That's all for now. Happy listening!

TDI

I haven't posted hear since getting my Phase 3.1 Series II speakers. I bought them used from someone in Houston and they were in "perfect" condition. I was anxious to get them hooked up to my Sunfire 2 Channel amp and once they were up and running I think they sound incredible. You wouldn't believe how loud these little speakers get without distorting. I'll try and post up some photos once I get back home.

I have them setup in just a simple 2 channel audio listening area. I'm working on doing a full home theater in the bonus room and this is just the start.

Just purchased these Phase Technology speakers off of ebay.
Two PC 1.1 II fronts, two PC 6.1S rears, a PC 33.1 center and a Power 10 Subwoofer.
Very excited to get them up and running with my Denon 1909. For whatever reason, they didn't send me the 6.1's wall mounting brackets. I don't even know what they look like as there are never pictures of them online. Any other thoughts/advice on this set of speakers. Thanks for any input a novice like me could use/learn about. Have read many good things about Phase Technologies stuff.

PT review online of the new PC Soundbar: http://hometheatermag.com/compactspe...peaker_system/

Certainly an interesting speaker category for them to get into, but, from the review, it sounds as if they got it right.

I just purchased a pair of "EURO" line Phase Tech speakers that are reconditioned from a guy at a garage sale for $5.00. I had not heard of these before but they looked decent and who can refuse the price!!! I got them home and was very pleasantly surprised by the balance of sound and clearity!! I am an experianced audiophile and am very picky about sound quality and these older speakers blew me away with their open sound stage and imaging. I am using a Carver "Holographic" preamp with a "Hafler" DH-200 power amp and these speakers perform silky smooth with all types of music I have played through them. I have to agree with others that these come Highly recommended from an experianced Audiophile like me.

Welcome to the club. Now you know our little secret as well. Phase Tech speakers are not the best sounding speakers in the world, but their lines are consistant and good value for the $

Dennis,

I've got a pair of 3T's that I've used as front L/R for years. I tend to agree with your assessment. My father sold them to me in the mid-90's for a song while he "traded up" to a pair of B&Ws, a move I think he still questions, but mostly I think he was subsidizing my interest in audio/home theater.

Not much I've listened to has made me think about replacing them or moving them to the surround channel. I have a PC33.1 (or PC33, can never remember which) center and briefly had a pair of PC60's, but other than that, I don't get to hear a lot of Phase Techs.

I'd like to try a pair of 7T's or 9T's in my 5.1 system and add a PC series sub when one finds me at the right price. Tower 10's may be too much to hope for. I think I'd have to move the 3T's to my 2 channel system, though. I have a sneaking suspicion that I could drop a lot of money and still like those better than anything in the house, for 2 channel music, in particular.

Hi. New member here.
You guys have a lot more knowledge than me so I'm trying to get help.
I'm finally upgrading my home theater. Speaker wise, I've always owned a mish mash of brand names and varying quality. I wanted to come up with something better. I still don't want to spend too much but know I have to pay more for something decent and reasonably matching.
The mention of Phase Tech speakers here interested me. I own some 14 year old 7T's that I'm happy with. I also own a 1 year old Polk SW111 sub. I never owned a sub before so you can see I'm just getting into this. I'm happy with these two.
Now I want to upgrade my center speaker and rear surrounds. I presently own an old Infinity Video1 cs and some old Yamaha NSA202's rr's. I imagine you guys might be laughing but like I said, I'm here for help.
With my limited knowledge I'm trying to reasonably match my 7'Ts and Polk sub. I've called PT about the Velocity Series cs "V-6" and the "V-Surrounds". The sales head there, Cheryl, said they would work well with what I have. To be honest, the surrounds are quite a bit more money than what I thought I'd ever consider for surrounds but I'm willing to get them. The V-6 seems like a good choice too but I want to be sure.
Does anyone here have experience with the V-6? Is it a good choice? Some question it's design because there's a woofer on one side of the tweeter and a passive radiator on the other. PT says there will be no perceived "imbalance" of sound because they've designed it well to eliminate any comb filtering effects this design could give. Any experience is appreciated.
Last, I really don't want to pay even more but wondered if the PC33.1 would be the wiser buy. I know it costs more and should sound even better but if the V-6 is a good speaker then it should be fine for my needs. The PC33.1 is in a different class of speaker quality so I think that it may have less chance to be a reasonable match than the V-6?
I'm fairly comfortable with my choice but would feel better if someone here could vouch for the V-6 's sound.
Sorry for long post. Thanks for any help.

Any Phase Tech news at CES this year? I know that they generally don't release new products at CES. The Velocity line is getting a little old in the tooth now. They have been in production for five years.

My buddy at work came asking me about Phase Tech's subs to replace his Klipsch KSW-10 because he knows a guy who can get them at cost. I'd never heard of them before, and internet searches didn't turn up anything substantive. This thread seems to be the biggest repository of PT reviews/info anywhere - does anyone here have experience with any of their subs? Specifically I'm looking at the PC Sub and the Power FL-12. The specs on both seem good, and I like that they're both servo subs, but any info from people who have heard them would be great.

No info at all on the subs? For whatever reason their speakers are widely popular but their newer subs seem to be unknown and uncommon in households. I might have a chance to listen to a Power FL-12 tonight, my buddy's neighbor is bringing one home to demo. Whenever I get to hear it, I'll report back for anyone that's interested.

Well, I finally found out the news from CES regarding PT.

New product releases:
1. PC Series subwoofers that can be run either wired or wirelessly. They'll come in 8", 10", and 12" models (down-firing driver/front-firing radiator) and feature a new 300 watt servo-controlled amp.

2. dARTS Series 15" subwoofer with dual 12" radiators and a 500 watt BASH amp.

3. Cinemicro HTiB system - 5 sats & an 8" sub, under a grand.

4. CS8R 8" in-ceiling speakers.

Product add:
1. PC Soundbar now available in the Velocity series finish as well as the original high gloss black.

Product replacement:
1. The HV81 entry level subwoofer, included with the Cinemicro system, will replace the HV800 II.

Now for the big news. Pricing is going way up on February 1 across the board (and I mean way up on some). If Phase Tech was on your short list, get out there now and save some money!

That's all I got for now. Enjoy your weekend, everyone!