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Industry Circles => Salk Signature Sound => Topic started by: jtwrace on 16 Apr 2019, 07:03 pm
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Hope he recovers quickly.
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Hope he recovers quickly.
More info, please. ????
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Dennis is now out of the hospital and in a half-way house. He hopes to be back home soon. He is now visiting his home and answering some emails.
Philharmonic Audio will be no more.
Dennis asked us to consider adding the BMR Monitors and perhaps the Phil 3's to our web site for those interested in these models.
- Jim
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Dennis is now out of the hospital and in a half-way house. He hopes to be back home soon. He is now visiting his home and answering some emails.
Philharmonic Audio will be no more.
Dennis asked us to consider adding the BMR Monitors and perhaps the Phil 3's to our web site for those interested in these models.
- Jim
Jim,
Thanks for the info, and I sincerely hope he recovers quickly.
Get well Dennis!
Best,
Anand.
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Get well.
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Jim....it is great to hear that Dennis is recovering and that you are considering adding the BMRs and Phils to your line up...friends should try to help friends!
Although there might be some overlap, it appears that they would be complementary to your own offerings. Obviously, they will have to be priced such that you can make a decent margin...and I think that people understand that this is what has to happen.
Also, congrats on Apoxna...as with prior shows, people continue to love your products and say good things about them!
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I remember Jim from the old Madisound board. In fact I have his crossover in a pair of Insignia cheapo's some of us were playing with back then. Get well soon Jim.
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I remember Jim from the old Madisound board. In fact I have his crossover in a pair of Insignia cheapo's some of us were playing with back then. Get well soon Jim.
It's Dennis that was in the hospital, not me. But thanks for your concern.
- Jim
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Thanks for the heads up Jim. Good to hear Dennis is out of the hospital & halfway home, though that can be a very frustrating situation in itself. Best wishes for a full & speedy recovery Dennis.
JD
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It's Dennis that was in the hospital, not me. But thanks for your concern.
- Jim
oops. Brain fart. It is Dennis I remember. He contributed a lot to that forum. Get well Dennis.
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Prayers for a speedy recovery.
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Best wishes to Dennis. I hope he continues to improve. :)
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Wish Dennis the best.
I had the opportunity to visit him many years ago at his house. Was instrumental early on in my audio venture with my building of 1801’s. Fantastic gentleman.
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Prayers for a speedy recovery.
+1 on that
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Best wishes to Dennis, get well!
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Best wishes Dennis! Get well soon!
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Dennis,
Please don't crossover yet!
Many of us are are enjoying your previous works and I'm sure that many more would appreciate your future projects.
Get well!
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery!
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Get well soon, Dennis!
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Hi everyone Thanks for all of the good wishes. I appreciate it very much. I think I'm well along the road to recovery and hope to be back to normal in my house in a couple of weeks. "Normal" won't include Philharmonic Audio, however. That was just too much for one person to handle. I'm very sorry I missed Axpona this year. I'm glad to hear the speakers were well received. Thanks again for your '
kind thoughts. Cheers, Dennis
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Good to know that you are on the road to recovery. Yep. There comes a point where you need to take things a few notches down to enjoy life. I am sure you will have a lot to contribute to the audio industry with your knowledge, expertise by reviewing speakers and suggesting designs etc.. Not sure if you still plan to design crossovers for Jim but I wish you well in whatever you chose.
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It’s great to see you post, Dennis. :D
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I named the Songtower and have met Dennis at Capital Audiofest. Very nice man. May good music and good health be your constant companions for years to come.
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Sending up a prayer for you Dennis. Amen.
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Gonna wrap this up this coming Sunday (5/12). Wanted to post it one more time just in case some others wanted to donate to help Dennis. Many of you mentioned he probably doesn't NEED BMRs and that Jim would probably give Dennis a discount if he wanted to buy them. I plan to just provide the funds to Dennis and let him use it as he sees fit. I'm sure such a long stay in the hospital comes with a hefty bill so I wanted this campaign to provide some relief if needed.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/med-expensesfirst-salk-phil-bmr-for-dennis-murphy
Thanks again to everyone that donated!
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Get well, Dennis!
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Hey Dennis, glad to hear you are on the mend... I wish you many more healthy years (and hopefully way less stress) ! :thumb:
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Hey Dennis, glad to hear you are on the mend... I wish you many more healthy years (and hopefully way less stress) ! :thumb:
Dennis...you brought the funkmonkey out of retirement! :bounce: That's worth plenty of good health right there.
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Dennis...you brought the funkmonkey out of retirement! :bounce: That's worth plenty of good health right there.
Thanks funkmonkey. Good to hear from you again.
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Just wanted to add that the fundraiser is still up and active. I and a couple others donated today, come and join the fun-- it's not too late. I myself am a dyed in the wool DIY type who owes Dennis multiple debts stretching all the way back to the BASS list and Madisound days. My types, the Dave Ellis 1801 crowd, Salk enthusiasts, and Philharmonic Audio fans have all enjoyed Dennis' unique talent for creating great speakers for years.
I love seeing him back on the threads sharing his knowledge. I know many others do as well.
If you have been thinking of donating to the fundraiser, I encourage you to do so!
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Just wanted to add that the fundraiser is still up and active. I and a couple others donated today, come and join the fun-- it's not too late. I myself am a dyed in the wool DIY type who owes Dennis multiple debts stretching all the way back to the BASS list and Madisound days. My types, the Dave Ellis 1801 crowd, Salk enthusiasts, and Philharmonic Audio fans have all enjoyed Dennis' unique talent for creating great speakers for years.
I love seeing him back on the threads sharing his knowledge. I know many others do as well.
If you have been thinking of donating to the fundraiser, I encourage you to do so!
Thanks, dr_skoobie! There's been a flurry of donations in the last two days. We're now over $1100 donated. I'm working with GFM to provide Dennis the tools to withdrawal the funds. I hope to have that complete today.
Thanks again for everyone's support!
https://www.gofundme.com/med-expensesfirst-salk-phil-bmr-for-dennis-murphy
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Updating everyone on the GFM campaign. Thanks to all the thoughtful members of the audio community, we raised $1,360 for Dennis, almost doubling the amount raised a week ago. The money should go to good use towards Dennis' medical expenses.
I want to thank everyone for all their donations and support!
Kevin
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, I am extremely grateful for this show of support, and for Kevin's efforts in particular. This has been a very expensive ordeal, and you have all eased the burden. Cheers, Dennis
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, I am extremely grateful for this show of support, and for Kevin's efforts in particular. This has been a very expensive ordeal, and you have all eased the burden. Cheers, Dennis
@gryph on Audioholics Forums mentioned the idea, I simply ran with it after I found out you were no longer offering the BMRs.
I’d love to see everyone who bought a set of speakers from Dennis kick in a couple $$ on a gofundme account to purchase him the first pair of BMR’s Salk Sound builds. That would be cool!
I'm just glad it was successful and the proceeds will help ease your burden. Get well soon!!!
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Glad to hear you are getting better. Just take your time and recover, Enjoy Life!
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Sorry to hear that you are under the weather. Glad you are getting better though. I really appreciate all you have done to enrich my life!
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It appears that Dennis is recovering and is communicating with fans and loudspeaker enthusiasts here:
https://www.avsforum.com/forum/89-speakers/1348949-philharmonic-audio-dennis-murphy-299.html
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Dennis
Glad to hear your doing better!!
Your a really nice person and have helped me in the past with the Pioneer mods...
Please take care of yourself and welcome back!
Alex
:D :D :D
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Thanks Alex. I'm pretty much 100% of normal and am getting involved in some interesting projects. It's great to be back.
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Guess I need to leave the cave once in a while, was totally oblivious to all this.
Get well soon Dennis. Sent you an email (Soundfield), check your spam box. Its probably in there with all the other crap.
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Hi Dennis,
Hadn't heard you were ill, but glad you are near 100% again.
Still loving the Slims you made me a few years back - in the Salk teak finish. Not sure if you remember that my brother in law and I came to your house to look at them before they were finished. He liked your piano, I loved the speaker cabinets you'd just gotten back from Michigan. You were working on a hybrid set for Van Alstine that sounded stupendous.
Best always,
Randy
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Hi Randy I have only a faint recollection of your visit, but I'm certainly glad to hear you're still liking the Slims. And I'm also glad you were impressed by my mods to the Philharmonic 3. Van Alstine wanted to be able to listen to his 3's with either the stock midrange and tweeter, or with the Seas Exotic mid and tweet. So I rigged up different crossovers and wired things so he could use either set of drivers by switching upper cabinets. I thought the Exotica version sounded fine, but Van Alstine hated it. I've never figured that one out.
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Thanks Alex. I'm pretty much 100% of normal and am getting involved in some interesting projects. It's great to be back.
I’m happy to hear you’re doing much better! :D
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Hi Randy I have only a faint recollection of your visit, but I'm certainly glad to hear you're still liking the Slims. And I'm also glad you were impressed by my mods to the Philharmonic 3. Van Alstine wanted to be able to listen to his 3's with either the stock midrange and tweeter, or with the Seas Exotic mid and tweet. So I rigged up different crossovers and wired things so he could use either set of drivers by switching upper cabinets. I thought the Exotica version sounded fine, but Van Alstine hated it. I've never figured that one out.
Dennis,
We came over on a summer Sunday morning. We were visiting my other sister who lives in Silver Spring (Leisure World.) My brother in law has a Mason Hamlin piano but he was mightily impressed with your, German-made I think, piano.He was well aware of the brand, but I'd never heard of it and can't remember what it was. Do you still have it?
You might recall this snafu by Salk's team with those Slims. I requested and picked out a veneer in teakwood. Jim's builder had never heard of teakwood, so he started making a pair in straight black for somebody he thought was named "Mr. Teak." They were nearly finished when somebody figured out the mistake. Set us back at least a month or more. LOL.
I wondered what happened to those hybrid Philharmonic 3s because I never saw Frank mention them. Go figure.
Randy
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Oh NOW I remember. I'm so sorry Mr. Teak never got his speakers. That was one of those goof ups that I was laughing too hard to complain about. I still have the piano, and it still sounds just as dreadful when I play it. It was made by a company started by John Steinway and a dude named Friedrich Grotrian in 1858. Steinway took off for New York, but the company is still going strong and selling pianos under the Grotrian-Steinweg moniker.
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Oh NOW I remember. I'm so sorry Mr. Teak never got his speakers. That was one of those goof ups that I was laughing too hard to complain about. I still have the piano, and it still sounds just as dreadful when I play it. It was made by a company started by John Steinway and a dude named Friedrich Grotrian in 1858. Steinway took off for New York, but the company is still going strong and selling pianos under the Grotrian-Steinweg moniker.
Dennis,
Mr. Teak must have gotten the black pair. It was hard to figure that a professional wood worker wouldn't know about beautiful teak hardwood and veneer. 35 years ago I had a pair of Spendor SP-1s in a gorgeous teak finish and wanted something like it for the Slims. As you know, they turned out to be beautiful in an understated way, and sound just the same- terrific.
Grotian. My brother-in-law, a Princeton music major (organ), knew about them, and was hugely impressed to see your model. I used to play a little piano, but my piano is a Wurlitzer console model my mom bought for me when I moved to Wyoming to teach school. It cost about $900 in 1977!
Keep well.
Randy
Randy