PHL Point P - A PA Box with Hi-fi Qualities as in K+T 1/2008

PHL Point P aus Zeitschrift K+T 1/2008
Technical data of the PHL Point P satellite:
- size (HxWxD): 57 x 30.8 x 40 cm
- impedance: 4 Ohm
- sensitivity (2.83V/1m): 88 dB
- crossover frequencies: ?, 250 Hz
- frequency range (-8dB): 32-25 000 Hz
- speaker type: 3 way, bass reflex

Technical data of the subwoofer:
- size (HxWxD): 47.3 x 30.8 x 40 cm
- impedance with satellite: 3 Ohm
- frequency range (-8dB): 32-25 000 Hz
- speaker type: bass reflex subwoofer
PHL Point P is a design by Dieter Achenbach. This speaker was displayed and demonstrated at the Hi-fi Music World 2007. It's a loudspeaker equipped with PHL PA drivers. The satellite contains a PHL X17-1240TWX coax driver and a PHL B25-3002 bass driver. The satellite my be supplemented with a subwoofer that could be placed beneath the satellite.

The subwoofer can be connected either in parallel to the satellite's bass driver or to an external subwoofer amplifier.

Excerpt of the review in Klang+Ton 1/2008:
... "My own records were still stashed somewhere in storeroom, forcing me to use music material provided by colleagues - partly obscure and suspicious stuff ... I started with a direct cut of a flamenco piece by Carlos Montoya - somewhat unwieldy and I needed to get used to it since Carlos improvised a lot - but the Point P succeeded within a few bars in involving me into this immensely dynamic recording. This was largely due to the fascinating and realistic presentation of the room where the guitar, picking noise and the natural room reverberation melted into an integrated whole. The feared exaggeration of dynamics that could even be slightly high-strung, didn't take place, in fact, despite an exorbitant attack this speaker is absolutely suited for a living room. Well, picking a guitar is one thing, a complete band with bass and drums something else. Even more complex arrangements at volumes where other speakers might lose their composure and forget about three-dimensionality when trying to follow dynamic jumps, this speaker stays calm and collected. With this relaxed behaviour the PHL speaker is more than just appropriate for longer listening sessions and can be connected to all types of amplifiers. Our listening room is a borderline case, the two-bass-version PHL, therefore, provided considerably more fun. While before the bass was maybe a little too controlled and disciplined it was now a lot more fun – and even though I loathe reggae I let several records massage my sternum. Don't get me wrong, this doubled Point P is still disciplined but with a little more low bass punch. Acoustically, the joint venture between the bass drivers and the coax works well – and those of you who are experiencing too much bass due to a small or inadequate listening room, may activate the second bass in each speaker and have it controlled independently from the main speaker. The Point P demonstrates in any configuration how control and dynamics of an excellent PA speaker can successfully be combined with total balance and attention to detail of an outstanding hi-fi speaker."
 

Our kit consists of:

The satellite
  • PHL X17-1240 TWX coax driver
  • PHL PHLB25-3002 bass driver
  • Napped foam N25
  • 1 bag polyester fleece
  • 10 cheese-head screws
      with drive-in nut
  • 3m 2.5 mm2 loudspeaker cable
  • 2 gold plated binding posts
  • the crossover components (see below)
  • the Klang+Ton building instruction
The subwoofer
  • PHL PHLB25-3002 bass driver
  • Napped foam N25
  • 6 cheese-head screws
      with drive-in nut
  • 1m 2.5 mm2 loudspeaker cable
  • 4 gold plated binding posts
     (2 of them for the satellite)
  • the Klang+Ton building instruction

 
The crossover components of the satellite should be mounted on wood and comprise:
  • 6.8 mH transformer core coil, 0.18 Ohm
  • 2.7 mH i-core coil, 0.19 Ohm
  • 15 mH air core coil, 4.45 Ohm
  • 3.3 mH i-core coil, 0.34 Ohm
  • 4.7 mH core coil, 0.46 Ohm
  • 0.68 mH copper foil coil, 0.29 Ohm
  • 2x 0.68 mH air core coil, 1mm
  • 0.56 mH air core coil, 1mm
  • 3x 47 μF MKT capacitor
  • 330 μF ELCO, etched
  • 22 μF MKP Audyn CAP
  • 5.6 μF MKP Audyn CAP
  • 2x 4.7 μF MKP Audyn CAP
  • 2.7 μF MKP Audyn CAP
  • 3.9 μF Mundorf MCap Supreme
  • 22 μF MKP Audyn CAP
  • 3.3 Ohm MOX10 resistor (orange-orange-gold)
  • 4.7 Ohm MOX10 resistor (yellow-purple-gold)
  • 8.2 Ohm MOX10 resistor (grey-red-gold)
  • 10 Ohm MOX10 resistor (brown-black-black)

Price PHL Point P Satellite kit without cabinet per unit: - not available

Price for PHL Point P Subwoofer kit without cabinet per unit: - not available

If you prefer to mount the crossover components on a universal PCB instead on wood, we recommend 2 PCB's per loudspeaker (4 per pair)
PCB 220x155 mm, Order No. I-8805002,     price   EUR 11,80 excl. VAT: € 9.92 / $ 10.71

PHL Point P with high-end crossover

The crossover components by Klang+Ton are more than adequate. For further improvement the L4 in series to L6 should also be a cfc coil. To keep the price low we omitted this.

Price for PHL Point P kit with high-end crossover, satellite without cabinet per unit: - not available (_)

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