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Gilmore Audio planars revealed

The Gilmore Audio speaker have finally been photographed for the world to see: Gilmore Audio

Disclaimer - I'm a dealer for the Gilmores, though at this point I'm still awaiting my first pair, as they haven't begun shipping yet.

The Gilmores push the edge of the envelope for planar technology in several areas. Innovations include an extremely thin (3 mil) Kapton diaphragm; bass extension to below 20 Hz; easy 8-ohm load combined with 92 dB efficiency (you can drive 'em with Atma-Sphere M-60's!); and maximum output level in the mid to upper 120's.

Designer Mark Gilmore is the webmaster of the Atma-Sphere Owner's Group website, as well as of the Sound Lab Owner's Group site. He's been around for a while, but this is his first commercial loudspeaker design (to the best of my knowledge).

I haven't heard 'em yet so can't comment on the sound (I know, that's all that really matters after all). I'm expecting a pair before the end of the year, and will post comments then.

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zaikesman
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Sorry Keith (I actually was going back and forth between Keith and Kevin in my mind and thought I remembered right, but I guess I should've just stuck with "KF"). You can call me Alan, Eric, or Alec, which seem to be the most popular corruptions of Alex :-) But, you still haven't addressed whether you're lining up to become a dealer...
kana813
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"I'm sure he will sell plenty of them."

Andy- Mahalo for quoting from my two month old post, but I think you're wrong. Unless Gilmore lowers ther price, he'll be gone in a year.

You've have hit on Mr.Gilmore's key target market, the owners of VMPS hybrids. The price of admission to VMPS hybrids is under $5K. The promising new RM30s towers are $3.5K. How many of these big box folks will pony up $7K-$10K more for the kitchen counter tops?
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dawgbyte
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FWIW Abraham Laboriel is the REAL DEAL! His work on Larry Carlton's "Fingerprints" is excellent. If you haven't heard that CD I highly recommend it.

These may be great speakers, but they have two huge strikes against them IMO.

#1. They are an aesthetic nightmare. The WAF will be 0% on these puppies, especially if they are going into a living room or den.

#2. Price! They are WAY TOO HIGH for just entering the market. If Gilmore was that smart he'd sell them for just over cost - gain acceptance and a following and then slowly increase the price. $19K for kitchen countertops with holes ain't going to cut it for anyone who cares about room decor.
holzhauer
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Tok20000 has me salivating over the potential of these babies. Ok CES attendees. Give us some words on your first impressions. Please
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drubin
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I heard them in two rooms at CES. Unfortunately, I had not seen this
thread or I would have given them a more serious audition (on-axis).
Their size and appearance make them something I would never own, so I
only listened briefly. I did not care for what I heard. Not my kind of
sound, I guess. And I heard a fair bit at the show that I liked.

I did not hear the electric bass demon, but what does playing an electric
bass through a pair or speakers tell me about their performance as
home stereo speakers? I suppose it demonstrates how loudlly they will
play and how low they will go, but besides that, it seems entirely
irrelevant.
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