The tweeters are very different. Designed by Dennis Murphy (Philharmonic Audio), the BMR's have gained a reputation for providing a level of performance previously available only in a premium tower speaker, but at substantially lower price. You can see all the results here. . . Discussion in 'DIY' started by MCM_Fan, Aug 22, 2014. Reviewer Andrew Quint concludes: "This one truly is a budget system that sounds better than it has any right to sound (and, in the case of the speakers, looks better than it has any right to look.)" Don't underestimate us! The resolution reveals little details such as slight inflections in voices and even accentuates the breathing-in of a vocalist before they begin their next line. Purifi woofers were the obvious (though very expensive) choice for no-compromise distortion and power handling performance. This page was generated at 08:46 AM. Something wrong with this post? I will have to increase the price to $120, however. It was a new experience for me to hear these kinds of details. That is who we are! Correspondent Dennis Murphy is a correspondent for Dateline, the longest running primetime show on NBC, now in its 30th season. They sound. This means that the HT tower will require about half the power needed to drive the BMR tower to the same output level. Dennis Murphy VP Investments | Benchmark Senior Living. The HT tower is priced at $4,500/pair, an unheard of bargain for a tower speaker using Purifi woofers. The engineer, Dennis Murphy, tells me that the BMR Towers were more challenging to design than the BMR Philharmonitors. "Let our rigorous testing and reviews be your guidelines to A/V equipment not marketing slogans", Get our latest product reviews and AV stories emailed to you weekly. All of the rectangular BMR's are priced at $1,700/pair, plus shipping, and come in either piano black or rosewood cabinets. Please add products before saving :). The woofer chosen is the 7, Scan-Speak 18W/8545. I let him explain the mods but basically the tweeter was replace with a higher quality one and a new modified crossover was put in place. This is a 3-way "bookshelf" (a big bookshelf) incorporating the following drive units: RAAL, 64-10 Ribbon Tweeter, BMR 2.5 Midrange, and Scan-Speak 18W8545-1 Paper-carbon cone woofer. A simple question turned into a buck wild display of thoughts, gazillion graphs, multiple interpretations, philosophies, and overall mayhem! i don't have any other high end small speakers, but from other reviews they compare favorably. are measurements of several classic and current commercial speakers, such as the Acoustic Research AR3a, the NHT Super One, the JMLab Mezzo Utopia, and Tannoy Westminster. Speakers. Our goal was to offer a speaker with the accuracy of the BMR Tower and Monitor, but with the increased headroom and sensitivity needed to meet the demanding playback requirements encountered in a serious home theater installation. We currently have all of the BMR tower finish options in stock. SVS Ultra Bookshelf Speaker Review. Whether it be time, space, or alternate realities, they mean nothing to us! Dennis brought them and played them there. There are many choices for high quality bookshelf speakers at less than $2,000 a pair. Kit is available from Meniscus Audio. Dennis replaced the stock tweeter of the Pioneer SP-BS22-LR speakers with a much nicer Vifa 1" silk dome tweeter from Parts Express and then designed a new crossover to match this improved tweeter to the stock 4" woofer. In addition, I'm a semi-professional violinist and violist and know what live music sounds like. Come join the discussion about home audio/video, TVs, projectors, screens, receivers, speakers, projects, DIYs, product reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Audiokarma.org Speakers Pioneer SP-BS22-LR, the real deal or hype? Hope the best for Dennis though. Per Dennis, Salk Audio is going to help him finish up existing orders, and will also have the right to incorporate the Philharmonic BMR into its line-up. Although I have long since sold out of that kit, I have developed a superior version that mates the excellent Hiquphon OW1 tweeter with the GR Research M130 woofer using true 2nd order acoustic slopes. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Wide sound stage, very large sweet spot (a motivation for using the BMR driver), reveals subtleties in the music I had not heard before. The bass is routed off to a nice Peerless 10" CSX series woofer and the smooth top end of the m130 woofer has always been its greatest strength. The speakers look to be a terrific value. Now that the BMR HT is in the lineup, I'm getting lots of requests for recommendations on surround speakers and even Atmos. Although the towers will sound best on short stands of some kind, they can be placed on the floor if need be, and will cost a good bit less than the monitors + stands with that placement. These are effectively the paragon, of sorts, for speaker configurations in this price range. I heard these speakers (both Phil 1 & 3) at the Capital Audiofest in a large room, 25 x 26 x 9 feet, with a concrete floor and walls of unknown construction, driven by a 200 watt/channel amp (Audio by van Alstine Fet Valve Ultra 350+). Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. As a result, the monitor can have a more open sound on very high frequency instruments, but the tower can extract more inner detail in the midrange, particularly on brass instruments. "Wolf and speakers equivalent to Picasso and 'Blue'" -dantheman "He is a true ambassador for this forum and speaker DIY in general." -Ed Froste It doesn't look like Salk itself has announced anything yet, but per a post from Jim Salk about a month ago, it sounds like any Salk brand BMR would be at a significantly increased price compared to what Dennis was selling them for (this should be a shock to no one . You have arrived at MurphyBlaster Productions, a site dedicated exclusively to the art and science of amateur loudspeaker design. These include piano black and piano rosewood for $3,900/pair plus shipping, and a new satin "zebra wood" finish (pictured to the left) for $4,100/pair plus shipping. Don't listen to me - I have not sold any $150,000 speakers. This loan's status is reported by the SBA as "Paid in Full", which includes both loans repaid and those fully forgiven from repayment under PPP guidelines. We lose another experienced hobby designer to the allure of the market. ). Dennis Murphy said: Hi Yes, and I've already shipped a pair. The Pioneers go for $260/pr. Retiring, now that is an accomplishment. The Absolute Sound magazine named the Towers "Best Bargain" at the 2021 Capital Audiofest and had this to say about their performance and aesthetics. They add nothing nor do they subtract anything from what is in the original recording the BMR Towers could easily be used as studio monitors for any sound engineer who wants to know the truth of their recording. Dennis Murphy designed a Mbow1 3-way that I can convert my 2 way into when I have enough space for a dedicated audio room! The loan's status was last updated by . Best of luck with your retirement. This thread is a continuation (and to some extent repeat of) the linked thread below: I volunteered to review the new speakers, but one thing I have learned is that the human ear (mine, at least) is incredibly sensitive for relative (or comparative) measurement, but not so good at absolute measurement. r/audiophile is a subreddit for the pursuit of quality audio reproduction of all forms, budgets, and sizes of speakers. Did you go by "Wolf" back then? https://www.avsforum.com/threads/philharmonic-audio-dennis-murphy.1348949. I put some build notes and listening impressions here: https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/philharmonic-bmr-speaker-kit-a-few-build-notes.381789/#post-6908411. References This page was . The RAAL 64-10 tweeter uses a narrow ribbon element for great off-axis response and highly detailed and transparent top end. -Ed Froste, "We're all in this together, so keep your stick on the ice! Our primary goal is insightful discussion of home audio equipment, sources, music, and concepts. I list a source for finished cabinets that will work with either woofer. (The two canine woofers you see here thank all past purchasers of the SPCA Special kit, which generated over $500 in contributions to the SPCA.) . The model used in this demo was a modified sealed speaker cabinet from Parts Express, the Dayton Audio TWC-0.25CH which also is available . JavaScript is disabled. The large volume of the BMR cabinet and expert port tuning by Paul Kittinger allow the Scan-Speak woofer to provide a useful bass response to 34 Hz. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. BMR Cabinet Drawing 1 Bowers & Wilkins Px8 ANC Wireless Headphones Are Here. All of these are housed in a compact tower cabinet that comes standard in the same ebony finish used by a manufacturer of $18,000/pair HT speakers. I'm thinking, new, maybe anything $1,000 and under. Just make sure to keep the mind and body active. Meniscus will also assemble and wire the crossovers for $105/pr. While complete systems from Dennis are on hiatus, you can build your own copy of this incredible monitor right now. Specifications and full measurements for the BMR can be found here. Get NIC News & Updates. The governor is responsible for enacting laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly. A full review of the BMR Tower with extensive measurements can be found here. Recently Jim introduced a 3 way speaker called the Veractiy HT3. Neither the original Pioneer tower mod nor my mod of the super-cheap Dayton T652 is available. Not so much on straight. Carrying in those bottoms of the 2s was a challenge, almost didn't make it. Bass frequencies are handled by a recently improved version of the classic Scan-Speak 8545 7-inch woofer. If you intend to build your own, I would say this is not a good kit for beginners. Consequently, it made sense to find appropriate speakers for comparison. I used the 3-layer, 3/4" one (Parts Express #260-530) for my speaker projects. The Philharmonic BMR Monitor is one of the best deals going in bookshelf speakers. And nice to see such strong support from the audiophile community, including some of his "competitors.". There is a flatpack available from another vendor. By Text. I did it back in 97 and it's been a great ride ever since. Sad news, but he's gotta do what's best for his health. Rediscovering Our Identity: Repositioning and Making the Most of Senior Housing Properties. The net result is that these have usable bass down to 50 Hz per Dennis. ", https://app.photobucket.com/u/wolf_teeth_speaker, http://techtalk.parts-express.com/blog.php?u=4102, If this is your first visit, be sure to Increasing tweeter efficiency, together with newly designed crossovers, allows the SP-BS22-LRs play louder using less power. The sound is way beyond my expectations!! At $1,700, the BMR outclasses everything Ive heard in its price range. !