Philharmonic Audio BMR Monitor
We are celebrating 11 years of BMR Monitors with Limited Anniversary Collections. Order here or under "Speaker Reservations". Stereophile Products of 2025 Editors' Choice Awards! Stereophile Products of 2025 Joint Budget Products of the Year (Final List)! Stereophile 2025 Recommended Components, Class A! Nemo Propaganda 2025 HiFi Awards! John Marks - BMR Monitor is the loudspeaker bargain of the century! Joe N Tell - The Formula for a Great Speaker Z Review - Philharmonic BMR is Worth $5000! Nemo Propaganda - A Phenomenal Job Conveying the Music as its intended! A Customer's Review with tons of measurement data and placement experiment A Customer's Review on Rosewood BMR Monitors Run-away Winner at Speakerfest 2022 In Phoenix, Arizona! See 16 speakers here. There are many choices for high quality bookshelf speakers in the neighborhood of $2,000/pair. These offerings tend to be smaller 2-way designs with limited bass reach and restricted horizontal dispersion. What has been missing is a 3-way design with deep bass response and drivers that offer true 180-degree frontal radiation. Our BMR Monitor fills that void. The RAAL true ribbon / Air Motion Transformer (AMT) tweeter provides unparalleled horizontal dispersion and ruler flat response up to frequencies far above human hearing. Its unique Balanced Mode Radiator midrange seamlessly matches the RAAL / AMT’s wide dispersion, thanks to a shift from pistonic to a bending motion well below the crossover point. Anchoring the low end, a 6-inch ceramic woofer delivers an uncommon blend of deep bass extension and linear upper-frequency response, with useful output reaching down to 34 Hz. Its smooth upper range allows for a refined second-order acoustic crossover to the midrange, ensuring a coherent, highly musical presentation. A Single BMR Monitor as a Center Channel Speaker You can purchase a single BMR Monitor for use as a home theater center channel speaker. Upon request, we can rotate the tweeter so the speaker can be placed horizontally. The BMR Monitor blends seamlessly with our other speakers, delivering exceptional clarity, natural dialogue, and a wide soundstage for an immersive cinematic experience. Every BMR Monitor is built with premium components sourced from four countries and is hand-assembled and tested in the USA. Click here for full measurements of the BMR Monitor. Specifications Tweeter RAAL 64-10X OEM / Air Motion Transformer (AMT) Midrange Balanced Mode Radiator 2.5" Woofer 6" Ceramic / Aluminum Woofer Frequency Response 34 Hz - 20kHz Anechoic (+ / - 2db) Sensitivity 86.5 dB (2.83v/1M) Box Alignment Bass Reflex Dimensions 20" H x 8" W x 12-1/2" D Weight / Shipping Weight 32 lbs each / 39 lbs each Impedance 4 Ohms Grill Magnetic Grills Finish 12 Layers True Piano Finish / Premium Walnut Satin
| Brand | Philharmonic Audio |
| Model | BMR Monitor |
| Drivers | |
| Woofer | 6" Ceramic / Aluminum Woofer |
| Woofer diameter (mm) | 152 |
| Midrange | Balanced Mode Radiator 2.5" |
| Midrange diameter (mm) | 64 |
| Tweeter | RAAL 64-10X OEM / Air Motion Transformer (AMT) |
| Tweeter diameter (mm) | |
| Frequency response | 34 Hz – 20000 Hz +2 −2 dB, anechoic |
| Enclosure | Ported |
| Sensitivity (dB) | 86.5 |
| Impedance (Ω) | 4 |
| Recommended amplifier power, least (W) | |
| Recommended amplifier power, most (W) | |
| Built-in amplifier power (W) | |
| Height (mm) | 508 |
| Width (mm) | 203 |
| Depth (mm) | 318 |
| Weight (kg) | 14.5 |