[Ace Deprave]

I finally placed my order (after coveting Salk speakers for 4 years) for Supercharged Songtowers and a Supercharged Song Center. I chose the W16 upgrade for the towers, since my current sub (Velodyne CT-100) is not of the musical variety...I figure I will listen to 2 channel music sans sub, and only use the sub for home theatre. Maybe next year I will look into a Salk Rhythmik if I see (hear) the need.

Now the waiting (and stalking the progress tracking website) begins!

[MikeC78]

Our babies should be born around the same day!!    Same as you, I've been drooling and researching his speakers for about the same time.  On top of that, I decided to upgrade to the W16's in a matter of minutes! 

I'll be receiving the exact same SCST's, except mine will be plain jane satin black.  I can't wait to get these and do a review on them... They will be replacing Polk LSi15's.

[broom1998]

Gratz on the purchase ,The tracker can make you crazy, some steps are quick and others are long.

[Art_Chicago]

Congrats!
Just curious what specs of SCST with Seas W16 upgrade are and why they were picked over say H2-TL?
thanks

[stlrman]

Any special veneer? Congrats!

[Ace Deprave]

I chose them over the HT2-TL because of cabinet size, and price. My plan was originally for standard Songtowers, so I have stretched the budget to as high as it will go.

I chose a combination of veneers. Natural curly maple, except for the front baffle, which will be espresso dyed walnut.

[Tone Depth]

Get prepared for awesome 3.0 music.

I chose them over the HT2-TL because of cabinet size, and price. My plan was originally for standard Songtowers, so I have stretched the budget to as high as it will go.

I chose a combination of veneers. Natural curly maple, except for the front baffle, which will be espresso dyed walnut.

[Art_Chicago]

I chose them over the HT2-TL because of cabinet size, and price. My plan was originally for standard Songtowers, so I have stretched the budget to as high as it will go.

I chose a combination of veneers. Natural curly maple, except for the front baffle, which will be espresso dyed walnut.

with this upgrade, how deep would they play?

[Ace Deprave]

with this upgrade, how deep would they play?

I haven't seen specs, but here are quotes from Jim and Dennis that I read on AVS before I talked to Jim about which way I would go:

Jim:

The 5" W15's and 6" W16's are quite similar in terms of performance parameters. The difference is the cone size. The W16's will be capable of moving more air down low so the bass will seem to have a little more weight and heft. The W16's frame size is the same as the W15's. So the width of the cabinet can be the same 8". The performance in the bass region will sit about half way between the Supercharged SongTowers and the Veracity HT2-TL's with their 7" W18's. Other than that, there is no significant performance difference.

Dennis:

I didn't have a regular SCST for comparison, but I was certainly impressed with the performance of the W16. It's usually found in small, premium priced monitors (Like the $7,000 Joseph Audio Pulsar), so I wasn't expecting much in the deep bass department. But when I finished the crossover and ran some test tones, it was literally shaking the room at 32 Hz. Lots of reach and power handling. Of course, they cost something between $$$$$$$$$$ and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.

[Ace Deprave]

Great news! My speakers have reached the "veneered" stage! I'm a little bit closer to glory.   

[Nuance]

Congrats!

[Ace Deprave]

Congrats!

Thanks! It's tough trying to contain my excitement and anxiousness while they're being built!

[Ace Deprave]

The time is almost here. My L&R are at the "Final Assembly" status, and the Center is at the "Final Topcoat Finish" status. I'm very, very, much looking forward to them, and hope they'll be shipping this week!

 

[Ace Deprave]

Oops, duplicate post. Guess I'm a little too excited!

[MikeC78]

Same here, Ace!!  This is the most excitement I had in a long time!   Can't wait to share our impressions, once we finally get our ears away from them.

[DRSmith]

I finally placed my order (after coveting Salk speakers for 4 years) for Supercharged Songtowers and a Supercharged Song Center. I chose the W16 upgrade for the towers, since my current sub (Velodyne CT-100) is not of the musical variety...I figure I will listen to 2 channel music sans sub, and only use the sub for home theatre. Maybe next year I will look into a Salk Rhythmik if I see (hear) the need.

Now the waiting (and stalking the progress tracking website) begins!

Congratulations… I can see myself coveting Salks for about 4 years as well!  I have the Velodyne CT-120…. maybe my next upgrade… although, I wouldn't mind upgrading my center… oh…. and did I mention my AVR.     Way to many things to upgrade.     This is a FUN hobby isn't it?  We look forward to hearing what you think of these new speakers!  BTW, what are they replacing?

[Ace Deprave]

Congratulations… I can see myself coveting Salks for about 4 years as well!  I have the Velodyne CT-120…. maybe my next upgrade… although, I wouldn't mind upgrading my center… oh…. and did I mention my AVR.     Way to many things to upgrade.     This is a FUN hobby isn't it?  We look forward to hearing what you think of these new speakers!  BTW, what are they replacing?

Thanks!

I'm replacing Polk RT12 Left & Right, and CS200 Center, all circa 1995. This is going to be a HUGE upgrade!

http://www.polkaudio.com/products/cs200

http://www.polkaudio.com/products/rt12

[DRSmith]

Yes!   

[Ace Deprave]

Ok, they're complete, and ready to ship! Now the long wait for them to be delivered.

I get to constantly refresh the FedEx website instead of Jim's progress status page!

I really hope I will receive them this week, but the Thursday holiday may mess that up for me.