Name this new 3-way

dbx · « **Reply #40 on:** 11 Apr 2016, 06:58 pm »

Quote from: Tom Alverson on 11 Apr 2016, 06:58 pm

Salk Odyssey

Exactly what I was thinking.

mritschdorff · « **Reply #41 on:** 11 Apr 2016, 07:03 pm »

Sound Windows

dbx · « **Reply #42 on:** 11 Apr 2016, 07:04 pm »

Or....

One of Jims many Masterpieces.....

paul79 · « **Reply #43 on:** 11 Apr 2016, 09:04 pm »

"Lucky"

Ern Dog · « **Reply #44 on:** 11 Apr 2016, 09:33 pm »

Salk Soho

volsfan846 · « **Reply #45 on:** 11 Apr 2016, 09:40 pm »

SongThree

Mini-HT-3

I assume this is TL design?

jsalk · « **Reply #46 on:** 11 Apr 2016, 11:25 pm »

Quote from: volsfan846 on 11 Apr 2016, 09:40 pm

SongThree

Funny things is, I needed to have a working name for the show. Song3 is what I used (on a temporary basis).

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I assume this is TL design?

No, this is a ported design. First, the ideal location for the woofer turned out to be a bit different than it would in a normal TL design. Second, it already plays down to 33Hz. A TL design might play slightly lower, but it would be at the cost of power handling. Since that is so good now, we will probably leave things as they are. That said, we'll take a look at it for future consideration.

- Jim

GentleBender · « **Reply #47 on:** 11 Apr 2016, 11:31 pm »

Salk Trifecta

From Wikapedia
In American and Australian horse racing terminology, a trifecta is a parimutuel bet in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third in exact order. The word comes from the related betting term, perfecta. A trifecta is known as a tricast in the United Kingdom, as a tiercé in Hong Kong, as a trio ordré in France,[2] as a tris in Italy and a triactor in English Canada.

The word trifecta has also been used to describe a situation when three elements come together at the same time.

apstoltz · « **Reply #48 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 02:36 am »

Salk Trinity Tower

Tomy2Tone · « **Reply #49 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 02:41 am »

Salk Wop Bam Boom

TKonrad.NOLA · « **Reply #50 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 02:59 am »

Salk VanGuard

The VanGuard series kind of has a nice ring to it......... just sayin'

van·guard
ˈvanˌɡärd/
noun
............ leading the way in new developments or ideas.
"the experimental spirit of the modernist vanguard"
a position at the forefront of new developments or ideas.
"the prototype was in the vanguard of technical development"

Kenneth Patchen · « **Reply #51 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 10:13 am »

The Salk Triad

Triad:
1. A group of three.
2. Music A chord of three tones, especially one built on a given root tone plus a major or minor third and a perfect fifth.
3. A section of a Pindaric ode consisting of the strophe, antistrophe, and epode. (... I love the Pindaric ode especially when the epodes are in direct contrast with the antistrophes. Actually, I have no idea what that means.)

saygrr · « **Reply #52 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 04:13 pm »

What do they weigh and what are the cross over points and slopes. Looking forward to seeing and hearing them at the show. Very nice looking speakers. Like the slenderness and like how they look with out the grill.

DMurphy · « **Reply #53 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 04:48 pm »

Jim would have to tell you the exact weight. It felt like about 70 lbs when I was carrying them up and down my stairs. The crossover points are 280 Hz and 3500 Hz, 4th order acoustic all around.

jsalk · « **Reply #54 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 07:46 pm »

Quote from: saygrr on 12 Apr 2016, 04:13 pm

What do they weigh and what are the cross over points and slopes. Looking forward to seeing and hearing them at the show. Very nice looking speakers. Like the slenderness and like how they look with out the grill.

I'll have to get the weight after AXPONA since we already packed them up for the trip to Chicago.

- Jim

JDoyle · « **Reply #55 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 09:57 pm »

Perhaps Tres Tower

JD

Scroof Neachy · « **Reply #56 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 10:27 pm »

3-way?

How 'bout Hinky, Slinky, and Kinky?

srb · « **Reply #57 on:** 12 Apr 2016, 10:50 pm »

S-3TO
Hear the amazing Salk 3-Way Tower and May the (Audio) Force Be With You

billmcc · « **Reply #58 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 09:14 pm »

Quote from: DMurphy on 11 Apr 2016, 01:37 am

The lower positioning is to minimize floor bounce cancellation, where the woofer output hits the floor, and bounces back out of phase. It depends on the cabinet baffle dimensions and the individual characteristics of the woofer, but sometimes it's necessary to get the woofer closer to the floor to minimize this type of cancellation. That complicates crossover design between the woofer and midrange, but that can be overcome with modern simulation programs.

Dennis,

Thank you for your detailed response

!

Bill

Kinger · « **Reply #59 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 11:28 pm »

I'd be interested in comments from Jim and Dennis as to how this design differs in sound to say a ribbon tweeter Songtower. Obviously the bass plays lower, but how does it compare in the midrange? With a ported rear, how far from a rear wall is best for these? Guessing a few feet?