So... I must admit that I just learned about Salk this weekend, and I have been reading as much as I can about them on AudioCircle as well as avs. I really enjoyed speakerquest and perfect speaker threads by Nuance and funkeymonkey, who have extensively auditioned some of the more popular choices in the $2000 speaker range with far better descriptions and accounts that I could ever come up with. And yet, throughout, I really haven't heard too much comparison between the Salks and Maggies (ST vs 1.6QR, or HT3 vs 3.6), although they were mentioned in the OP of Nuance's speaker thread on avs.
I realize that the FR of the Salks pretty much take the Maggies by a wide margin (if they even have measurements), but I've always loved Maggies since I first listened to them at a great audio store. But there is a coherence, warmth, and musicality about Maggies with vocals that makes the music I love come to life.
So for those members, like brett11, who have owned Maggies in the past, or those who have auditioned them, can I expect similar 'Maggie' attributes to come through with the SongTowers without sacrificing off-axis and placement issues? I will be driving these next pair of speakers (in a ht setup as well) with a Halo a51, so power issues with the Maggies, or the Salks, shouldn't be a major concern.
Any comments or opinions would be greatly appreciated - thanks for the positive atmosphere around this forum. Cheers!