Official Philharmonic Audio Speakers Thread

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Philharmonic Audio was founded by Dennis Murphy, a DIY designer and the crossover/speaker designer for Salk Sound. Dennis' work has become world renowned and his selection of drivers/components in combination with the cabinet design makes the Philharmonic Speaker line very hard to resist. Dennis is currently offering three floor-standing models and one monitor-style model, all with an open-back midrange cabinet design except the monitor speaker. A matching center channel available as well, though it is not on the website yet. The models are as follows:

Philharmonic 1


Specs:
Drivers SB Acoustics 23NRXS45-8 woofer, BG Neo8 planar midrange, Fountek Neo3 ribbon tweeter
Response 32Hz – 20kHz (+/- 2 dB)
Sensitivity 87.5 db (dB/2.83v/1M)
Box Alignment Mass-loaded transmission line
Dimensions 41.5” H x 11.5” W x 21” D
Price $1600/pair

Philharmonic 2


Specs:
Drivers SB Acoustics 23NRXS45-8 woofer, BG Neo8 planar midrange, RAAL 10D ribbon tweeter
Response 32Hz – 20kHz (+/- 2 dB)
Sensitivity 87.5 db (dB/2.83v/1M)
Box Alignment Mass-loaded transmission line
Dimensions 41.5” H x 11.5” W x 21” D
Price $2000/pair

Philharmonic 3


Specs:
Drivers ScanSpeak 22W8851T00 “Revelator” 8-inch woofer, BG Neo8 planar midrange, RAAL 70-10D ribbon tweeter
Response 25Hz – 20kHz (+/- 2 dB)
Sensitivity 85 dB (db/2.83v/1M)
Box Alignment Mass-loaded transmission line
Dimensions 43” H x 12” W x 24” D
Price $3000/pair

Philharmonitor


Specs (not finalized yet):
Drivers Seas Prestige ER18RNX Reed Paper Cone Woofer, Fountek Neo3 ribbon tweeter
Response To be announced
Sensitivity To be announced
Box Dayton 2 way curved gloss black from Parts Express .75"
Price To be announced

Dennis has only offered these speakers for a short time, but they've already been welcome to the audio market with open arms and already have a handful of great reviews, including a mention of them on Stereophile's website by John Atkinson.

Stereophile's Philharmonic Impressions
Owner Review 1
Owner Review 2
Owner Review 3
Owner Review 4
Owner review 5

I will have the pleasure of hearing these speakers in a couple weeks, first in my home for a week, then at our Wisconsin Audio Club GTG on April 14th. Needless to say I cannot wait! '

I wish Dennis Murphy great success in this new venture. If you're a music lover and appreciate extreme value and performance, these speakers are going to be hard to beat!