Here's a little background on my experience with the 1801's. When I began building speakers, I contacted Dave Ellis because I heard very good things about his 1801's. After building a pair, I was very impressed. I've been building them ever since.
About a year later, I built a speaker using the G2 ribbon. I didn't care all that much for that particular design, but I loved the tweeter.
Since Dennis had designed the crossover for the 1801, I asked him what he thought of the potential combination of the W18 (used in the 1801's) and the G2 ribbon tweeter. That idea became the Veracity HT1's and was the first design we developed together. It was such an enjoyable experience, we just kept on designing model after model.
In a very real sense, I would not be building speakers today if it were not for the 1801's. To this day, we still have a great working relationship with Dave and still build that design for customers.
You will note that the SongTowers, like the 1801's, use Hiquphon tweeters. The fact is, Dave Ellis supplies all the tweeters for these speakers.
I am very happy to have enjoyed great relationships with both Dennis and Dave over the years. We all seem to have similar goals where great sound is concerned.
And so it goes...
- Jim
