Gilmore Audio planars revealed

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

More pictures of the Gilmore's best feature:

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/theexpo2004/showgirls4.htm