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Yes - and no doubt the specs on the Phil 3's are awesome, especially for music listening without a subwoofer. But I know if I went with the Ascends that I'd eventually end up adding a sub (or a pair), which at that point makes the comparison more competitive on the bass end. I'm still going...

Herbu - I couldn't of said it any better myself. Even with Dennis telling me his new bookshelves sound great at $1,200 I still look longingly at the Phil 3's and wonder just like you described. The Phil 3's are at the max of my budget and I'll actually have to keep putting funds aside for a...

Unfortunately I don't have any extra amplification, but I still wouldn't count these out. I like the controlled directivity approach too. If you care about brand/model of drivers though I'm not sure which are used compared to the premium ones in the Phils (especially the Phil 3), plus its...

I've heard the Salk ST's with the RAAL, which is what's got me going with this style speaker in the first place. I just really liked Dennis' emphasis on value. That and since my listening area is upstairs in my personnal area I don't have space constraints and don't need wife approved high end...

Thanks for everybody's feedback so far, this thread took off more than I thought it would. I've been mulling this project over for quite some time, I can say that I am drawn more towards the Philharmonic line than the Ascends. That being said I took the earlier advice given and checked out...

Hi Dennis, your 3-ways are definitely in the mix (we've been emailing over this past weekend). The need for stands isnt't a deal beaker but their price obviously needs to be accounted for when making comparisons... This may or may not hurt their chances. In continuing my research (including...

The room is an 'L' shape, not the friendliest (the floor, walls, and ceiling are urethane foam insulated though). Instead of giving you all 6 wall lengths I can tell you the volume is about 4,300 cu ft, the ceiling is only 9' and the walls have 45 degree vaulted sections due to the roof line...

Sorry I didn't clarify, I meant the $3,500 Phil 3's are $500 more than the Slims plus the $1,000 you mentioned for the subwoofer. I really didn't think I would add a sub to the Phil 3's if I went with them. Is there a pair of tower's with adjustable bass in this price range? So I've got...

I did consider that, and it does allow me to break up the overall amount spent into two separate purchases which is nice. But then I think for $500 more I could have the Phil 3's, in which Dennis obviously does a superior job integrating the drivers for full range vs. me trying to add a sub to...

I'm putting together a new listening area in a dedicated space in my large office / bonus space above my garage. This will be for music only, I listen mainly to blues (electric), r&b, some jazz, plenty of live albums (my favorite), some current rock stuff (but not much). I have no immediate...

I'm definitely looking at the Philharmonitors, they are priced perfectly as well. Looking at this from a completely different angle, is a speaker from one of the large manufacturers worth considering at this price point? Say like the new Definitive Technology Studio Monitor 65's? AH's...

Does anybody have opinions on perhaps using the Philarmonitors in this application, matching speakers for the front left, right, and center? I'm particularly wanting to know about how well they'll fill such a large space and if they will sound good for the home theater side of things - I'm a...

I don't necessarily need to lay the center horizontally, the shelf over my TV has about 20" clearance above - so it could be a third vertical bookshelf that matched the fronts...

Good one there too, although I think it would need to be the A2B's since I need bookshelves.

Thanks - those are a great start for my list. Question though, both the CMT-340 and the Salk Surround II look like horizontal MTM designs for the center channels - isn't that to be avoided?

Hi - I've got a living room I'm trying to pull off a decent home theater system in (movies a priority - 75% movies, 25% SACD and DVD-A). Room size is 23' wide x 19' deep with 13' high ceiling, open layout so complete back of the room opens to the kitchen and dining room. Kicker is I need...