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03-28-2008, 02:44 PM. I found an easy way to modify the PE #260-132, a 2nd order, 3-way, for use as a 2-way card. The sound, of course, is fantastic as you would expect from Dennis. Dennis Murphy is really one of the value leaders, even in the hugely competitive direct-sale speaker market. The HT tower is priced at $4,500/pair, an unheard of bargain for a tower speaker using Purifi woofers. MurphyBlaster Productions You have arrived at MurphyBlaster Productions, a site dedicated exclusively to the art and science of amateur loudspeaker design. The mid-range is an innovative Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR). Dennis Murphy - where are you? SB Acoustics 6" woofer with ceramic coated cone, $2695 per pair in black satin or white finish. 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. They use either the Parts Express .5 cu ft cabinet or the .75 cabinet for deeper bass. Very nice, but I wanted . Oh man. Kim Dennis, MD, CEDS is a board-certified . D Dennis Murphy Audioholic General Oct 27, 2011 #309 AcuDefTechGuy said: Or that his design and choices are adopted by a larger mainstream HiFi manufacturer and he benefits financially from it. The silk dome on the monitor has absolutely no horn loading from the baffle. No WAF there, sorry, Dennis! "Wolf and speakers equivalent to Picasso and 'Blue'" -dantheman, "He is a true ambassador for this forum and speaker DIY in general." Get well Dennis! This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. In 2019, Murphy was part of broadcast's 2019 induction into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. The curved cabinets are $1,900/pair plus shipping and are available in either rosewood or the new satin zebra wood finish shown above on the BMR tower. even if we dont normally stock them. Whether it be time, space, or alternate realities, they mean nothing to us! found in the New Philharmonitor. 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. Sad news. In the hospital. All times are GMT-5. 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. Tweeter: To widen the sweet spot of the 1-inch High Efficiency Soft Dome tweeter, weve engineered a custom wave guide. These flat cone drivers have very smooth response with great off-axis performance. They do have some scratches and nicks and I'd rate them at a 7 on the Audiogon scale. I was hoping to buy some BMRs in the future. On the basis of sonics alone, the speakers are a bargain; add in the exquisite carpentry and finish and they become an incredible bargain. ** Standard finishes include curly maple, curly cherry, curly walnut, oak and straight mahogany. The MBOW1 is a heavily revised version of my popular SPCA Special. Correspondent Dennis Murphy is a correspondent for Dateline, the longest running primetime show on NBC, now in its 30th season. . 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. Naturally, some of the design elements are taken from the BMR Philharmonitor, but some new problems had to be solved. Ahhh the old BBS days of the MAD board 1996-2022 Parts Express, All Rights Reserved. We have sold out of the piano black BMR monitors, but all of the other cabinet options are currently in stock. The highest frequencies are much better served by the RAAL ribbon tweeter. Music can touch your very soul.Our mission is to make it happen. You must log in or register to reply here. Want a little more bass? Are there any well known speakers they share characteristics with? https://www.avsforum.com/threads/philharmonic-audio-dennis-murphy.1348949. JavaScript is disabled. Philharmonic BMR Monitors. Indecision Should I go with the bookshelves or the towers? 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. Parts Express has a number of bland circuit cards at very good price, but they lack the provision for added components that are typical in most designs. These offerings tend to be smaller 2-way designs with limited bass reach and restricted horizontal dispersion. This is a review of Dennis Murphy's DIY-inspired Philharmonic BMR speaker. For more information visit www.nic.org. Your Shopping Cart will be saved with Product pictures and information, and Cart Totals. Thanks very much for starting this thread Kurt, particularly since my regular Philharmonic thread below doesn't appear to be working anymore. If you have an immediate customer service issue, please email Parts Express at CustomerService@Parts-Express.com or call 800-338-0531, Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm EST. ). Although I am an economist with no formal electrical engineering training, I have been an avid builder of speakers for over 20 years. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Don't underestimate us! I will continue to offer the old Affordable Accuracy MTM center channel--it's a good match sonically and visually. Not so much on straight. 

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Holy smokes. http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/beta-tester-for-new-el-cheapo-speaker-needed.95183/, http://www.wavecrestaudio.com/products/WaveCrest HVL-1-1-two-way-loudspeaker-pair. I'm sure others are too. Although the modded T652 is actually a very clean-sounding speaker, its only advantage is greater sensitivity, and I just couldn't bring myself to send out those cheesey cabinets. 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. Neither the original Pioneer tower mod nor my mod of the super-cheap Dayton T652 is available. The result is smooth, peak-free response with great off-axis performance. The BMR has room-filling dispersion, superb tonal balance, and a low-end reach that belies its size. :(. You must be logged in to join the discussion. Finally, there And nice to see such strong support from the audiophile community, including some of his "competitors.". Dennis brought them and played them there. Everyone at the meeting seemed to approve. There is also the box-within-the-box for the BMR driver. For specifications and full measurements of the new BMR Tower, click here . For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Most of our competitors sent entries, including Buchardt, KEF, ATC, Sonus Faber, Tekton, Monitor Audio, GoldenEar, GR Research, Polk, and Totem. The engineer, Dennis Murphy, tells me that the BMR Towers were more challenging to design than the BMR Philharmonitors. I'd maybe add 1/4" Faston terminals as well to speed-up assy and for repairs if necessary. Sounds like Dennis Murphy is still struggling with his mental health, and will be dropping out of the speaker making business for good. David Fabrikant of Ascend personally reached out to Dennis. For specifications and full measurements of the new BMR Tower, click here. Dennis Murphy Shutting Down Philharmonic Audio Sad news. The Absolute Sound magazine named the Towers "Best Bargain" at the 2021 Capital Audiofest and had this to say about their performance and aesthetics. You must log in or register to reply here. He also has many speaker DIY kits such as the MBOW1 and CAOW1. the bass is more than you expect in a speaker this small. I'm thinking, new, maybe anything $1,000 and under. For the latest Philharmonic Audio News, visit our thread on the AVS Speaker forum! The tonality revealed things in songs Id never heard before (in only one case did I find that to be a negative). Thoughts on the Sony walkman series as a streamer. You are using an out of date browser. The cabinet is about 15x7x9 (HWD). Kit is available from Meniscus Audio. This may be old news but Dennis Murphy is now offering his own line of speakers. This is the newest member of the Philharmonic family. The bass on the towers is a little deeper, but the monitor is a little tighter. And there are crossovers for a number of other woofer-tweeter combinations. I used the 3-layer, 3/4" one (Parts Express #260-530) for my speaker projects. Re: Dennis Murphy's new speaker company Good morning everyoneWow! In addition, I'm a semi-professional violinist and violist and know what live music sounds like. Did you go by "Wolf" back then? I will have to increase the price to $120, however. The BMR midrange is a flat-diaphragm driver that features greatly reduced breakup and extremely broad dispersion above 2,000 Hz. 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+). The Philharmonic Audio BMR. Carrying in those bottoms of the 2s was a challenge, almost didn't make it. 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.)" Rediscovering Our Identity: Repositioning and Making the Most of Senior Housing Properties. Meniscus will also assemble and wire the crossovers for $105/pr. The most unique feature of the new design is theBalancedModeRadiator, a midrange driver. Noooooo. We are pleased to announce the arrival of our first speaker specifically engineered for state-of-the-art home theater reproduction, the BMR HT Tower. Comment PostCancel Wolf Obsessed & Proud of It Join Date:Sep 2005 TLDR: Gorgeous. The unique Balanced Mode Radiator midrange matches the broad dispersion of the RAAL tweeter, thanks to a shift from pistonic to a bending motion well below the crossover point. The speakers fared extremely well on both large-scale orchestral and chamber music. Wood veneers can also be dyed. Gotta make sure you're taking care of yourself. The total cost of the Philharmonic system was $3,800, including speakers and electronics. These speakers are awesome. These speakers cannot be characterized as weak or not dynamic. the components used are nice, very high grade, 
"I've found that when you want to know the truth about someone that someone is probably the last person you should ask." Everything on this site is free, including crossover and cabinet descriptions for several designs I have completed during the past two years. Congrats to Dennis. Introduction (Credit where Credit is Due): Enclosure.Bass-reflex Bookshelf, Stereophile Pioneer SP-BS22-LR Loudspeaker by Robert J. Reina, The Absolute Sound Pioneer SP-BS22-LR Loudspeaker by Neil Gader, The Wirecutter A Great Bookshelf Speaker by Geoff Morrison, Digital Audio Review Pioneer SP-BS22-LR Standmount Loudspeaker by John H. Darko. Rediscovering Our Identity: Repositioning and Making the Most of Senior Housing Properties. There is a flatpack available from another vendor. Foreword / YouTube Video Review This pair of speakers was loaned to me by Mesanovic directly for review. Budget-minded audiophiles simply need to hear the BMR. -Ed Froste, "We're all in this together, so keep your stick on the ice! Thanks for letting us know. The design became very popular on several audio forums and received a rave review from James Larson of Audioholics. 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. They are an MTM kit I bought from Meniscus that use the old favorite VIFA P17 / D27 combo. 2 x Scan-Speak, 18W8545-1 Paper-carbon cone woofer 2 x Inductors specified by Dennis 2 x Audy Q4 on tweeter and Solen Fast Caps throughout, (Audyn pictured) - or choose to your favorite brand 2 x Sand-cast Resistors - or choose your favorite brand Directions and build plans 2 x Add Choice of terminals (not included in base price) You can also build your own BMR's at lower cost by purchasing a kit version from Meniscus Audio. Now that the BMR HT is in the lineup, I'm getting lots of requests for recommendations on surround speakers and even Atmos. I sat at a distance of 15 feet or more. Yikes, sad read. 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. This means that the HT tower will require about half the power needed to drive the BMR tower to the same output level. The 17-element crossover uses the same high-quality parts found in our more expensive speakers and blends the three drivers seamlessly. Although perf-board works, I would simply layout a separate board. Your Shopping Cart will be saved and you'll be given a link. Useful bass response extends to 34 Hz, and the smooth upper end allows a second-order acoustic crossover that boosts sensitivity more than 2 dB over the previous BMR model. Although I enjoyed building all of those original Affordable Accuracy monitors and towers, the price increase was a blessing in disguise. Eventually, the response becomes chaotic as severe breakup modes develop from the applied mass of the voice coil interacting with the driver mass, which greatly restricts the usable range of operation. Here's Dennis' post saying he can't continue Philharmonic Audio . Dennis Murphy VP Investments | Benchmark Senior Living. Since the HT will almost always be paired with a subwoofer in home theater applications, the woofers have been tuned for maximum headroom rather than maximum extension. These are effectively the paragon, of sorts, for speaker configurations in this price range. I am still exhausted..must be the age.ugh!!! I cant comment too much on the base as I have not listened to it without the 2 subs I have. The price ranges from about $800 - $900 a pair depending on cabinet size. 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. Your personal data will be used to support your experience throughout this website, to manage access to your account, and for other purposes described in our privacy policy. Come join the discussion about home audio/video, TVs, projectors, screens, receivers, speakers, projects, DIYs, product reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! "Wolf and speakers equivalent to Picasso and 'Blue'" -dantheman "He is a true ambassador for this forum and speaker DIY in general." -Ed Froste I did not go that route, preferring to do the cabinets myself. Best of luck to Dennis in his continued recovery. Apparently he had been working with a partner testing the viability of the new speakers on the DIY market and they were a smashing success. The Audioholics reviewer sums up his impressions as follows: To order any of the tower models, just email Dennis at info@philharmonicaudio.com . Forget the speakers. They were a very nice sounding pair of speakers with really good bass for a 5" bass driver.They handled everything we threw at them with apparent ease. Everyone at the meeting seemed to approve. Where possible these components are reused to keep the cost of the new crossover as low as possible. Discussion in 'DIY' started by MCM_Fan, Aug 22, 2014. Empty cart. Privacy Policy. Although the BMR can function acceptably in this fashion, its true strength is upper midrange performance. Plus, bracing them was a pain. ", 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 Thanks. Best of luck with your retirement. The BMR midrange and RAAL tweeter provide exceptional lateral dispersion and an expansive sound stage. Although our BMR monitor provides exemplary bass extension down to 34 Hz, true full range performance requires a larger cabinet and a larger woofer. Something wrong with this post? Thanks again Kurt for all of your efforts. Dennis Murphy's new Affordable Accuracy Monitors - $195/pr fully assembled. They sound. The new monitor goes lower than either, and has more power handling than the Pioneer. You cant go wrong with that design. You, or anyone with the link, can use it to retrieve your Cart at any time. This driver is used as both a midrange and tweeter in several commercial applications. Purifi woofers were the obvious (though very expensive) choice for no-compromise distortion and power handling performance. The following is a list of state-level Speakers of the House (or state Assembly, depending upon the state) in the United . The Arizona Audio and Video club recently hosted a speaker demonstration of 16 stand mount speakers priced at or below $3,000/pair. Get NIC News & Updates. You need to have a plan for how to flush-mount the BMR driver which does not have a circular profile. Much like its bookshelf speaker predecessor, the BMR Tower is a somewhat complex design as loudspeakers go. 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. We will pierce the path and methods you've chosen! The satori monitors Dennis Murphy made for me are, to this day, my absolute favorite speaker even compared to my LX minis. Finally, the ceramic SB Acoustics 6-inch woofer delivers a rare combination of deep bass extension and linear frequency response at higher frequencies. Dennis Murphy designed two versions of this speaker, allowing a choice between two different tweeters. Revised Crossover for the Best Buy Insignia, Revised Crossover for the Norh 9.0 Marble, Revised Crossover for the Radio Shack LX550, Alternative Crossover for the Dynaudio Gemini, Crossover for the Revelator-RT1 Mini Monitor, Questions or comments? By Text. I haven't seen any posts or new designs from Dennis Murphy for quite a long time. Distortion at 95 dB (one meter) does not exceed .3% from 250 Hz to 10 kHz. Same. 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. Glad I got my pair when I did, I'll never let them go. Useful response extends to 20 Hz, which you can test for yourself using our demonstration tracks. Can't afford a pair right now, but that was always in the plans. Depending on how far you are from Washington, D.C., shipping for the towers will range from $260/pair to $310/pair. I heard these some years ago at an audio meet in northern va. Dennis brought them and played them there. 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. A forum community dedicated to home theater owners and enthusiasts. That speaker became known as the SongTower. Dennis Johnson: R 2022 Ohio Jason Stephens: R 2023 Oklahoma Charles McCall: R 2017 . BMR Cabinet Drawing 2. Dennis was essentially selling BMR's for just about the cost of his parts). The result is greatly reduced breakup and extremely broad dispersion above 2,000 Hz. He joined the #1 Friday newsmagazine in 1994. Previous Next. Wish him the best of luck. I'm just trying to wrap my head around how good these really are. (0) Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. https://www.avsforum.com/threads/philharmonic-audio-dennis-murphy.1348949. This speaker is slightly better than the Joseph Audio Pearl - my previous favorite high-end speaker. I was thinking of building a CAOW1 3way with the Peerless 850146 speakers. He is an accomplished musician, and designer. BMR Cabinet Drawing 1 Conventional drivers function in a simple piston-like fashion across their frequency range. I actually shot Dennis an email via his Murphyblasters site but never heard back; perhaps I should try him at the Philharmonic site. Bass frequencies are handled by a recently improved version of the classic Scan-Speak 8545 7-inch woofer. The Audioholics reviewer sums up his impressions as follows: To order any of the tower models, just email Dennis at info@philharmonicaudio.com. You can't go wrong with that design. Just let us know your preferences and we can quote accordingly. It is higher in sensitivity than the original ScanSpeak woofer (shown in photos below) and is smoother on the top end. . Please add products before saving :). It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website. JavaScript is disabled. I don't doubt that but I'm curious if anyone can make some specific comparisons. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Dennis Murphy does have the coveted Ph.D., but it is in Economics. Takes a Dayton kit, gives it a non-compromising crossover and assembled for you. All BMR cabinets are furniture quality and come with magnetic grills. Dennis has developed this new 3-way design using the same RAAL ribbon tweeter. DieselWang 7 yr. ago. r/audiophile is a subreddit for the pursuit of quality audio reproduction of all forms, budgets, and sizes of speakers. Problem with the m130 woofer solved. We are happy to customize this kit for you different capacitors, etc. I've tried to do my due diligence in the threads before posting but some external links have expired and I'm finding more about the brother speaker MBOW1 (and bit about the Salk Song Surrounds). C1 - 10uF NP Top Side, Retain for Reuse. Problem with the m130 woofer solved. These cookies do not store any personal information. The governor is responsible for enacting laws passed by the Illinois General Assembly. The governor of Illinois is the head of government of Illinois, and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution.It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state. . What has been missing is a 3-way design with deep bass response and drivers that offer true 180-degree frontal radiation. Consider donating a small token of appreciation for his charity. The bass response extends to 34 Hz in a bass-reflex cabinet thanks to the optimization done by Paul Kittinger an expert in mass-loaded transmission line design. The Philharmonic BMR Monitor is one of the best deals going in bookshelf speakers. It just sticks out there and disperses sound very widely. The net result is that these have usable bass down to 50 Hz per Dennis. All of the rectangular BMR's are priced at $1,700/pair, plus shipping, and come in either piano black or rosewood cabinets. Dennis Murphy is well known as a DIY speaker designer and is also responsible for many of the well-known Salk sound speakers. Still, the HT is flat in-room to 38Hz, and has useful output at 32 Hz. 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. The Pioneers go for $260/pr. - Gregory House
. This is the latest iteration of the classic BMR Monitor uses a 6" SB Acoustics woofer with a ceramic coated cone. Intro Dennis Murphy designed the Philharmonic BMR some years back and it lit up the DIY circuit. Event Website Sponsor. A great all round design. This brings out the rich detail of the overtone structure of instruments and is like a crystal-clear window into the sound. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, BMRs, Rythmik L12s, Parasound HCA 1200ii, Onkyo 7030. At $180 plus shipping ($32 to GA), the AA TOWER2's would cost less. Will do that he seems like a very generous and genial guy. A satin zebrawood finish is also available. Dennis DeYoung on 40 Years of Styx's 'Paradise Theatre'. Great for Gift Registry. Here's to hoping that his mental health improves but also hoping that he decides keep making speakers for people later on. 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 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. (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.) Hope the best for Dennis though. It was a new experience for me to hear these kinds of details. Sensitivity is rated very conservatively at 88.5 dB. The soundstage is incredibly large and well balanced and the reflections in the room help to extend the soundstage to a size Ive yet to hear from another speaker to date.. https://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/philharmonic-audio-bmr-philharmonitor-bookshelf-speaker-review.113725/post-1304784, Yup. Not ready to buy? This driver has long been noted for its superior bass reach and low harmonic distortion. I was never really satisfied with the power handling of those speakers--the midrange unit on the towers and the very similar bass unit on the monitors could run out of travel if pushed. The RAAL true ribbon tweeter provides unparalleled horizontal dispersion and ruler flat response up to frequencies far above human hearing. Both designs have two ER18 woofers and the same cabinet, but one uses a dome tweeter and the other a ribbon tweeter. Co-conspirator in the development of the "CR Gnarly Fidelity Reduction Unit" - Registered Trademark, Patent Pending. Attendees listened to the speakers throughout the day and were asked to list their first, second, and third-place choices. You have arrived at MurphyBlaster Productions, a site dedicated exclusively to the art and science of amateur loudspeaker design. The new speakers have much more output capability and will be more at home in, say, a HT installation. 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