1801-TL

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1801-TL
« on: 7 Nov 2009, 03:26 pm »
I normally don't like to announce products before we have the first pair up and running.  But in this case, we already know the design is solid.

As you may know, we recently launched the new HT1-TL design and are building them for customers now.  One customer contacted us and asked if there was any way we could produce a slightly lower cost version of this speaker with a dome tweeter. Well, that got me to thinking...

For years, we have been building Dave Ellis' 1801's.  This is a very solid design with the Seas W18E001 and the Hiquphon OW1 tweeter - both incredible drivers.  And Dennis Murphy designed the crossover.  The 1801 design has built quite a following over the years.

It just so happens that the W18E001 used in the 1801's is the same woofer used in the HT1-TL's.  So the 1801 design would work perfectly in the HT1-TL cabinet with no modifications to the crossover.

Of course, Dave is now working on the 1801C using Accuton drivers.  So I did not know how he'd feel about having us build TL versions of his 1801B's.  But when I asked Dave about it, he said "go for it!" So we're now building a few pairs of 1801-TL's for customers.

Normally I would wait until the first pair was finished before posting anything.  But in this case, I thought that since some people might be actively looking at the HT1-TL design, it might be nice to let them know that there is an alternative option.

The HT1-TL's base price is $2995 per pair.  The base price of the 1801-TL's is $2695.  While the price differential is not all that great, it may be just enough to allow someone to take advantage of this great speaker system.

- Jim
« Last Edit: 7 Nov 2009, 05:27 pm by jsalk »

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Re: 1801-TL
« Reply #1 on: 7 Nov 2009, 04:53 pm »
Great news, Jim! I am kinda sorry for the new customers who will have to make a tough decision on which pair of Salk speakers <3K they need  :lol:

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Re: 1801-TL
« Reply #2 on: 7 Nov 2009, 09:38 pm »
Great news! Will an 1801C-TL version be available when that variant is ready?

jsalk

Re: 1801-TL
« Reply #3 on: 8 Nov 2009, 01:14 am »
Great news! Will an 1801C-TL version be available when that variant is ready?

I don't know if the Accuton driver Dave is using would work in a TL cabinet.  I also do not know what plans he has for the speaker.  When the time comes, I could certainly explore that with Dave.

- Jim

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Re: 1801-TL
« Reply #4 on: 8 Nov 2009, 02:50 am »
Jim:

Is the 1801B-TL essentially the equivalent of an HT1-TL but with the OWII tweeter rather than the LCY 110 tweeter?

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Re: 1801-TL
« Reply #5 on: 8 Nov 2009, 03:09 am »
Jim:

Is the 1801B-TL essentially the equivalent of an HT1-TL but with the OWII tweeter rather than the LCY 110 tweeter?

You got it.  Jim asked me to do the HT1 way back in the day after he heard the 1801 and wondered how it would do with a ribbon tweet.