I just read through the whole
Philharmonic BMR Speaker Review thread on Audio Science Review. Took me two days.
There sure was a lot of interesting information there (for those interested in the technical details). Looks like the latest edition of the RAAL tweeter will help address the distortion issues around 3k. (Personally, the original tweeter had low enough distortion for my taste.) The low vertical dispersion might actually be a benefit for those of us with low ceilings. I have duct work mid-way on the ceiling running in front of the speakers which gives me concerns over the wacky reflections I may be getting off of the ceiling from the G-PAL dome tweeter in my Paradigms. Need to see if I can find graphs on the Studio 20. I only have one side-wall, though, so the wide horizontal dispersion may be a disadvantage in my room, but might be treatable.
Some of us like the naked look, but sounds like designing grills for the tower has been a real challenge. Cover the whole array in a rectangular cloth and cover up a lot of the wood grain? Separate covers for the MTM and woofer? Dennis nixed that idea since it looks like an exclamation point. Someone suggested an in-lay like the one pictured. I like the look of this one as it preserves a lot of the nice wood grain on the front and two grills would then blend in. Don't think we'll see it though as that would require more milling of the face for the in-lay and it was already mentioned that further changes to the mill work are unlikely. Would be nice if a pair landed at Salk Sound as that's one of the few shops close enough to the boarder to drive to for an audition. Road trip, anyone?
