Gilmore Audio planars revealed

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.

Tok20000 has me salivating over the potential of these babies. Ok CES attendees. Give us some words on your first impressions. Please

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.

I respect Keith and his ears. I have tried numerous products and suggestions of his and each time i was pleased . That the Gilmore sounded incredible in a properly controlled home enviroment and less than stellar at the show is quite frankly no surprise. Even showrooms can be just as much of a problem. A recent personal example is when I auditioned the Aerial 20 t. At the showroom there was a problem with the bass response that was room dependent . I brought them home and not only was the bass response lightning quick but the transparency and high frequency extension was far superior. I trust Keith and will check them out for myself .The ad is without question over the top .It is by design to stir debate and interest . The fact it is drawing so much debate is in and of itself proof that it has caught the eye of many . Questioning the marketing tactics of a company is everyones right of course but face it , its got little to do with whether you should like the product itself. It is not a subtle ad and was not designed to be. It is a bold ad for a bold speaker. I am just happy that they had the guts to come to market with so much competition in the past year { WP7 , Aerial 20t , Talon Firebird , Vandy 5a ect } , and in a time when margins are low and dollars tight. Bravo Gilmore.

brainwater:

"low margins" ?!?

not a chance in hell w/ those speakers. by the looks of it, maybe $3k worth of materials. or, just a little less in materials than a WP7.

keeping it real,
rhyno