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Originally Posted by jagzjagz Holy smokes. Yep- it's always been my moniker on the PE and old MAD boards. JavaScript is disabled. You cant go wrong with that design. You have arrived at MurphyBlaster Productions, a site dedicated exclusively to the art and science of amateur loudspeaker design. You might also want to look at Dennis Murphy's latest design. I was not paid for this review and I am not affiliated with Philharmonic Audio.If you are curious about Philharmonic Audio: http://www.philharmonicaudio.com/. The net result is that these have usable bass down to 50 Hz per Dennis. For specifications and full measurements of the new BMR Tower, click here . I sat at a distance of 15 feet or more. I told him that I would do that, but that I would replace the original Peerless speakers with the Peerless SLS 830668 speakers. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Best of luck to Dennis in his continued recovery. I just wanted to post this in case anyone is looking for speakers they would have another option to look at. 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.)" Sensitivity is rated very conservatively at 88.5 dB. Most of our competitors sent entries, including Buchardt, KEF, ATC, Sonus Faber, Tekton, Monitor Audio, GoldenEar, GR Research, Polk, and Totem. I'm thinking, new, maybe anything $1,000 and under. 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. If you have been looking for a loudspeaker that plays orchestral music very well, you might look to a designer who plays violin in the Washington DC Philharmonic Orchestra. 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