Salk owners -- any interest in a more sensitive Salk model?
I wrote recently to Jim about more sensitive Salk monitors to play even better with lower watt tube gear and he is thinking about the question. There are issues involving accuracy, he told me, and of course will only put his name on speakers that will meet the high standards he's established.
I have 60 watt monos and they work well on my 87 db 8 ohm SS 6Ms. Still, you should hear the lovely headroom I get when I put my Klipsch RP 600M's on them. They are not in the league of my Salks, don't get me wrong, but they make me think.
A lot of people are now pretty high on Devore speakers, and I know Devore has put effort into making his speakers pretty. Still, I think Salk speaker are more beautiful and, given the cost of building things in Brooklyn (where Devore is) I know that Salk (in lower cost Michigan) could make a better looking sensitive speaker — if they met his standards.
What do you think? Interested in a 93 or 96db sensitivity Salk speaker?
From my knowledge, Jim Salk outsources his cabinets. They are not built in house. Not sure its pertinent to the conversation but I hear quite a bit of responses about his cabinets. The pair I had could have been finished better in that it could have had a waterfall edge with regards to the veneer on top and sides, and the veneer on the backs was upside down in my opinion. I actually felt like my Fritz Carreras Veneer work was better than the Salk HT2-TL’s I had. Salk has some nice dyed finishes that I like quite a bit though.
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