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I personally would avoid HT3’s. I always wanted a pair but they need tons of power. I’ve used a cheap Denon AVR that’s 75 wpc to power my Encores to louder than I would normally ever listen. The reason I went with the Encores over the BeAT’s is they go lower and have a ‘fuller’ sound. Lots...

Over the years I've found I prefer dome tweeters vs the RAAL for 2 channel music . HT/Multichannel isn't an issue with either for me. Thanks for the compliment on the speakers. Jim's craftsmanship is superb no matter what veneer you go with, so the hardest part (after choosing a model) is...

Haven’t heard the 9.5 but it’s been well received at shows. If I downsize from the Encores I’ll probably look at the SS 6M. I do really like the Eton midrange. BTW, my Encores are the Walnut ones pictured on the right on the Encore specs page.

When I moved to the Encores I was comparing them, Song 3's and Song 3 BeAT's at Jim's shop. I remarked to Jim about the SS8's and he asked 'a bit too edgy'? I think that was it. They would play as loud as I could stand but I couldn't comfortably listen to them for a long time. The Accuton...

I'd echo Swerd's comments about voicing of any of Jim's speakers. I had SS8's and ended up having Jim sell them for me. I just couldn't listen to them long term. I tried several Pass amps with them to try and smooth them out but finally gave up. I think the problem with them was I really...

I was concerned about buying speakers with 50% up front as well, but if you've ever met Jim you won't need to worry. The only problem as you know is wait times. He's so slammed with orders that it's taking 3-6 months to finish a pair. I bought one of his demo pair, so no wait. It helps that...

I'm not sure if you want Salk or the British models, so I'll list both. Salk: HT 1 (with a prototype RAAL tweeter), Songbirds (dome tweeter), Soundscape 8's, and now Song3 Encores. British: Harbeth P3ESR, Harbeth Compact 7-ES3's, and Graham Audio LS 5/9's.

If you notice early on in this thread I echoed Swerd's comments. We bought our Song Towers around the same time, though I picked mine up at Jim's and didn't have to wait for shipping. That was my first foray into Salk speakers. I added some Song Surround I's and a center channel as I could...

What can I say? My wife originally didn't care what speakers/equipment I had. Then she actually started listening after I got my first Song Towers. She really liked them, and actually developed into a bit of an audiophile. I usually took her whenever I auditioned speakers. She usually ended...

Swerd, I think you got your Song Towers about the same time I did. Picked mine up on Labor Day weekend of '07. In fact I think we corresponded back then about them (maybe on another forum?). Anyway, Jim's speakers just have a sound I've always enjoyed.

Yep. I had a pair of the first run of SongTowers that were made, and picked them up at Jim's house! I've owned a bunch of Salks along with others over the past 10 years (Harbeth, KEF, NHT, Graham, etc.) and I always seem to come back to Jim's speakers. I really kind of got out of hifi about...

Thanks! I'm getting a pair of SongTower RT's and a center channel. Didn't have to wait long as they were ones Jim took in trade. He just did some refinishing on them. This is my 3rd pair (over the years) of Song Towers.

Congrats on the new Salks! I'm picking mine up on Monday.

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I've never owned the 340 SE's but they've been around a long time and seem to have a good following. I purchased Sierra 1's from Dave and ended up returning them. No problems on the order or return end. Very good to deal with.

You might appreciate this. I'd originally ordered a pair of HT-2 TL's from Jim and we were to pick them up at an AudioKarma (AK Fest) in Northville, MI. When we got to Jim's room he had a pair of Soundscape 8's set up, and as we listened my wife said "why aren't we getting these"? That's how...

Congrats on the new Salks! Over the years I've owned SS8's, SongBirds, a one off pair of HT-1's, Song Surround 1's and 2 pairs of SongTowers. About a year and a half ago decided I was done with hifi so I sold everything I had in my 2 channel setup. I did keep a HT setup (no Salk speakers...

I owned a pair and sold them a couple years ago trying to 'downsize'. Big mistake on my part.

As an owner of many Salk speakers over the past few years, I'm partial to SongTowers. Though I've not owned or heard the Sierra Towers, I did have the Sierra bookshelves right before I made the move to SongTowers. (In fact, Swerd and I got our SongTowers around the same time!) I thought the...