Philharmonic Audio

I tried to make some speaker demo videos but my sony nex3n microphone turns out to suck I'll try ipad tomorrow maybe

 

Looking forward to more impressions. Trying to decide on the Philharmonitors or a used pair of the original Phils. The new Phils would be more than twice the price. Anyone had a chance to compare the two?

 

@uncola

Are you using the Phils with a sub? I think I might order a pair of BMRs but was wondering how the Phil's bass is fairing for you? I really hate messing with subs and thought the BMR would be good for this but my room may be a bit too small for them.

 

My new phils have great bass. I was going to try my sub with them but there's enough bass it seems not worth the effort. My recommendation is get the bmr though. No one ever regretted getting a bigger tv... Or speaker

 

Has anyone compared the BMR to the Ascend Acoustics Sierra2? I adore my Sierra2s and was unaware of the BMR while shopping for them...

 

sierra 2 are closer to the New Philharmonitors. but new phils come in a bigger and curved cabinet with magnetic grills. sierra 2 has nicer looking bamboo instead of mdf. BMR is in an even bigger size league plus 3 drivers and a 3 way crossover.

 

Ah, I was confusing the BMR with the Philharmonitors.

 

my new phils are so awesome.. I'm not really thinking of upgrading but to have a meaningful upgrade I think I'd need something like these $4k a pair speakers
http://www.xtzsound.us/shop/us/Speakers/xtz-100-33-piano-black

 

I think I might just suck it up and pay the few extra hundred for the BMR. The Phils are mighty tempting but it would be nice not to have a sub!

 

Ugh, damnit, now I want a pair. Anyone want to take my sierra 2's, I don't have room or both...

 

I had a chance to audition the Sierra 2's also and while they seemed to do some things better than my budget Studio 530's, they did other things worse IMO. But after auditioning a few other speakers in a similar price range I feel like the BMRs or Phils might be my last stop before I have to go over 2k. Anyone have other recommendations under 2k? I was thinking just going DIY full-range so I don't mess with crossovers but I might still mess that up.

 

the ampsandsound guy builds those single fullrange driver speakers, might be an interesting option http://ampsandsound.com/products/unique-offerings/

 

ok I moved my sub from my theatre to my 2 channel bedroom setup to use with new phils. It definitely enhances things. So if you need the lows of big full size towers.. I guess new phils need a sub.

 

guy on avsforum posted some pics of his new salk cabinet BMRs.. wow the finish is nice https://www.flickr.com/photos/141816545@N08/sets/72157666936996486/with/26355993955/

 

Above link doesn't seem to work for me, try this instead:

https://www.flickr.com/gp/141816545@N08/646omQ

Fit and finish look pretty damn good, can't bloody wait to get mine in.

 

Holy crap those look nice! Gotta find someone that will buy my current monitors

 

Well I got in some Odyssey audio kismet monoblock amps, and long story short, the new phils definitely scale

 

Thinking I might need to grab a new amp as well. My Mini-x has served me just fine but it seems like Emotiva doesn't have the best rep around here...

Currently looking at the used market and possibly one of those cheap Chinese clone amps.

 

Audio circle had a stereo kismet in khartago case for $1200 that I would have bought if I saw it before I got these monoblocks

I had this integrated chinese amp saved in my aliexpress wish list.. it has a built in preamp, that's more than just a pot, it's a full preamp pcb

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Opoi...2356358294.html?spm=2114.13010308.0.83.jxCitU

might be good

I have this power amp which I was happy with until I tried to push the power LED into the case and it made the led die :/ otherwise still working fine

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...d-power-amp-195W-2-8ohm/705243_481301483.html