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WAR Audio PHL Reference speakers - massive price drop!
$1,990
For sale is a pair of quite rare, custom-made WAR Audio speakers by professional Western Australian speaker manufacturer Pat O'Brien. These were imported to Adelaide where they've been for around 18 months. They are in excellent functional condition.
There is little info on these as they seem to be a custom design, made to a high standard using high quality parts, including Raven metal tweeters and French PHL drivers for the mids and woofers. Cabinet construction is granite solid.
Just the cabinet construction cost of these would have been substantial.
Efficiency 90db/W/m, making these easy to drive. Frequency range extends to 40kHz and Pat O’Brien designer/builder says flat down to 40Hz. These are very revealing and musical speakers and quite easy to drive and front ported, so can place near a rear wall.
Physical dimensions are 114cm tall, 30cm wide and 25cm deep. I estimate weight to be around 40 - 50 kgs. These have their own built-in plinth.
Sound is very clean, highly detailed and nuanced, with superb instrument separation. Tonal character and timbre with voicing is accurate and precise but not lean. Judicious matching with source and amp yields great results.
Please note the huge price drop. There is nothing of this quality anywhere near this price.
There is little info on these as they seem to be a custom design, made to a high standard using high quality parts, including Raven metal tweeters and French PHL drivers for the mids and woofers. Cabinet construction is granite solid.
Just the cabinet construction cost of these would have been substantial.
Efficiency 90db/W/m, making these easy to drive. Frequency range extends to 40kHz and Pat O’Brien designer/builder says flat down to 40Hz. These are very revealing and musical speakers and quite easy to drive and front ported, so can place near a rear wall.
Physical dimensions are 114cm tall, 30cm wide and 25cm deep. I estimate weight to be around 40 - 50 kgs. These have their own built-in plinth.
Sound is very clean, highly detailed and nuanced, with superb instrument separation. Tonal character and timbre with voicing is accurate and precise but not lean. Judicious matching with source and amp yields great results.
Please note the huge price drop. There is nothing of this quality anywhere near this price.
- Date Listed:13/03/2023
- Last Edited:28/03/2024
- Condition:Used
- Shipping:Pickup Only
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