Well, the dust has settled, the first production pair went out the door this past week and we're ready to launch the first speaker in this new line. So it is time to unveil the new name...
In case you are wondering, the "QWT" stands for "quarter wave tube," the type of transmission line cabinet design used in this model.
SongTower was the first name submitted (thanks, db Cooper) and I thought it had a nice feel. Dennis was not wild about it at the time. But we started internally referring to the design as the SongTower. After a while, it just seemed to fit and Dennis warmed to it as well. And as other great names were suggested, we seemed to keep coming back to SongTower. Soon, it just seemed right to us.
We then talked about an obvious problem with the name. The word "tower" just didn't work with other speakers that would eventually be part of the series. Then, these names emerged...
(in the works right now)
(design complete but not yet in production)
(in the development stage)
All part of the...
Of course, there were many, many more great names submitted and we really appreciate all the input offered. Even though these names were not eventually selected (and many of them would have worked just fine), we want you to know we appreciate the time and effort you put into brainstorming.
So we want to offer everyone who submitted a name, a new SongTower t-shirt (something like this)...
If you provided input in this thread in the form of a name suggestion (and only if), PM me with your name, address and shirt size. We'll have a t-shirt made up for you as our way of saying "Thanks" for your thoughtful name suggestions.
And stay tuned for our next naming thread coming soon...
- Jim
