Jim Salk aerial photography

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fishinbob

Jim Salk aerial photography
« on: 19 Nov 2008, 03:47 pm »
What a guy...

Jim took this photo while perched on a ladder. I had requested a full length photo of my SongTowers which were mocked up with various drivers and baffles while laying down. Talk about going to great lengths, or in my case heights  :D



Just a few more days......

AliG

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #1 on: 19 Nov 2008, 04:07 pm »
Wow.... you lucky man...WTF  :o :o :lol: :lol:

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Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #2 on: 19 Nov 2008, 05:33 pm »
Sweeeet. ...  But did you order extra tall STs, or has Jim shrunk substantially necessitating the ladder ?   :scratch: :lol:

Enjoy !  :thumb:

fishinbob

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #3 on: 19 Nov 2008, 05:43 pm »
It gets scarier,but if you can stand extreme heights here's one....



 :lol:

rydenfan

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #4 on: 19 Nov 2008, 06:14 pm »
What exactly is the finish on those?

fishinbob

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #5 on: 19 Nov 2008, 06:25 pm »
What exactly is the finish on those?

They are satin black. 

rydenfan

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #6 on: 19 Nov 2008, 07:12 pm »
What exactly is the finish on those?

They are satin black. 

Oh, they looked to be silver in the pics.

fishinbob

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #7 on: 19 Nov 2008, 07:53 pm »
Better blacks in this one.... and no, the baffle on the left is not yellow :lol:

sanlanman

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #8 on: 21 Nov 2008, 06:38 pm »
Hmmmmm? With grilles on I like the silver baffle best. With Grilles off I like the black baffle best. What a conundrum that would be if I had ordered STs instead.

fishinbob

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #9 on: 22 Nov 2008, 03:40 pm »
Hmmmmm? With grilles on I like the silver baffle best. With Grilles off I like the black baffle best. What a conundrum that would be if I had ordered STs instead.

It helps to be decisive. There can be too many options sometimes. I looked at veneers, and looked at them again and again. And in the end, practicality overcame my indecision, and I went the KISS method and opted for black.  My pocketbook had a lot to do with my decision too. As for the baffles I've gone with the silver. Sort of a last minute choice but I feel at least they will be somewhat distinctive. They will be placed along side my new plasma so the black will be a nice fit and hopefully the bling effect of the baffle wont come off too strong. 
We'll see shortly. aa 

Bob

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Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #10 on: 22 Nov 2008, 04:18 pm »
The silver baffles on the satin black looks amazing!  Great choice.

fishinbob

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #11 on: 22 Nov 2008, 04:27 pm »
The silver baffles on the satin black looks amazing!  Great choice.
Thank you, and thank you for helping to make my choice of speakers to begin with  :thumb:

funkmonkey

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #12 on: 22 Nov 2008, 09:50 pm »
I agree with Nuance.  Nice choice fishinbob.  The "high-tech" SongTowwer RTs, look great!

jimdgoulding

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #13 on: 22 Nov 2008, 10:21 pm »
Anybody asks me about a moderate size room friendly full range affordable speaker and I will direct them to these beauties.   I listen with MTM configured speakers myself using twin 5” drivers.  Transient fidelity and recover time is one of their most engaging characteristics and the Song Towers are a transmission line design to boot.  A lot of thinking went into this design it appears to me.  Are those baffles ridged ala Celestion SL 600’s from yesteryear?  No matter, really, the tweeters have a bit of a guide going on.  To his credit, Jim deserves bloody hurrahs for availing these at the price.  More exposure and these got home run written all over them.  Or, maybe I'm just catching up.  I'm doing a number for a former reviewer in TAS (don't know as of this moment what he's doing in that capacity but he is connected) and he's gonna hear about these. 

Read your stuff at AVS, Nuance.  Fine work, sir.

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Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #14 on: 22 Nov 2008, 11:45 pm »
Hi   Although a lot of thought did go into the design, acoustic diffusors on the baffle was not one of them.   Tose aren't really ridges.  They just photograph that way. 



Anybody asks me about a moderate size room friendly full range affordable speaker and I will direct them to these beauties.   I listen with MTM configured speakers myself using twin 5” drivers.  Transient fidelity and recover time is one of their most engaging characteristics and the Song Towers are a transmission line design to boot.  A lot of thinking went into this design it appears to me.  Are those baffles ridged ala Celestion SL 600’s from yesteryear?  No matter, really, the tweeters have a bit of a guide going on.  To his credit, Jim deserves bloody hurrahs for availing these at the price.  More exposure and these got home run written all over them.  Or, maybe I'm just catching up.  I'm doing a number for a former reviewer in TAS (don't know as of this moment what he's doing in that capacity but he is connected) and he's gonna hear about these. 

Read your stuff at AVS, Nuance.  Fine work, sir.

jimdgoulding

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #15 on: 23 Nov 2008, 12:26 am »
Thanks, D.  I read that you were very hands on with this model.  Tell all what else yer into.  I know I'd like to know.  Cheers.

jsalk

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #16 on: 26 Nov 2008, 02:52 am »
Just thought I'd post some pictures of the finished speakers.  They are not the best photos, but enough to provide an idea...

Full shot...



With a grill...




And a close-up...




- Jim

fishinbob

Re: Jim Salk aerial photography
« Reply #17 on: 26 Nov 2008, 03:15 am »
 8) 8) 8) :thumb:
Oh my.... Come to me :drool:

Many thanks Jim.