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Salk Speakers - Opinions & Advice?

This past weekend I went to Karma Fest in Livonia, Michigan, and saw so many beautiful speakers in the Salk Signature Sound, I didn't know where to start. Since I live quite close to the company, I'll head up there for a private audition. However, after going through the A'gon threads addressing Salk speakers, I still don't have a real idea as to what they sound like - how they make music.

So, for those of you who know (and hopefully own), Salk speakers, what is the "signature sound" of these beauties? I know what to pretty much expect from a Harbeth, Spendor, Thiel, etc. but what might I expect from Salk?

The impression I got from some threads is that Salks are on the detailed, transient (leading edge of the notes), and cool side of things, as opposed to, say, Harbeth, which are on the warm and full (body of the notes) side of things.

Thanks in advance, guys and gals.
tomryan
ktamura88
16 posts
 
How are the salk speakers compared to the Tyler Acoustics

Decade Line? Are the Tylers more full rather than lean

sounding?
s7horton
1,077 posts
 
at AAk fest i found the tylers lean and bright. i have not heard a tyler setup that i liked. plus the build quality leaves something to be desired. i have been impressed everytime i have been in a salk room. very involving speakers.
rockadanny
1,226 posts
 
HT3s - Bold, accurate, dynamic. Amazing sound when playing well recorded material. More neutral than cool IMO.
drseid
201 posts
 
Interesting about S7horton's comments on the Tylers at AKFest. I have not heard the new Decade line of Tylers so I can't comment on those... but as a current long-time Tyler owner of many of their older Linbrook and Taylo line speakers (and having also heard the Woodmeres at THE Show in Vegas before) I would not ever describe the old lines as "lean and bright" in any sense. I wonder if the Decades are really that different to the "old" Tyler family sound? Very interesting observation.

As for Salk, it has been a long time since I heard them, but I remember being quite impressed with their sound (although not enough to give up my Linbrook Signature System). Build quality was definitely the best I had (or have) seen. Jim is a master wood worker, to be sure.

---Dave
jamesgarvin
42 posts
 
I listened to the big Decade at AKfest, powered by Jolida, and would not characterize the speaker as lean. I thought it had ample bass, if a bit wooly, but what I think it did have a glaring upper midrange, lower treble which made it a little difficult to listen to on material which contained a lot of energy in that region. An AK member was using Tyler Decade speakers lower in the product line which I thought more listenable. As I recall, they were powered by Grant.
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