[Frans]

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/axpona-2013-part-4/?page=2

Weird backhanded lead-in, not sure what's going on.

[Nuance]

Well, it sounds like he liked the sound but not the Salk forum fans.  As a professional writer he should have controlled his emotions and simply talked about the sound quality.  There, now he has something else to complain about regarding Salk forum fans.   I should point out, though, it isn't Salk fans that say Salk doesn't get mainstream attention, but rather fans of the Internet Direct business model.  They knock the big magazines because most ID companies get little to no attention, and for reasons I think are fairly obvious (hint: they involve money).   

[Frans]

The author should indeed stick to how they sound.

I just spent several days of quality time listening to the venerable Infinity Renaissance 90 speakers - and good as they are, they are not even close my Soundscapes. This wide gap wasn't something I was expecting, but with my reference material they completely failed to pull me in - like I was used to.

Same goes for several other recent experiences involving other well-known brands sporting cables that cost the same as my whole setup.

Salk speakers are really something special indeed, but this perceived media snubbing (more attributable to the inavailability of review models due to the custom direct model) can easily paint frustrated owners in a bad light.

[Frans]

Here's one from Dagogo: http://dagogo.com/axpona-2013-day-three-highlights

And Hometheatershack: http://www.hometheatershack.com/forums/forum-announcements-news/66134-axpona-2013-official-show-report-joe-alexander-hts-2.html

[DMurphy]

Well, he didn't get the ST and Silk models identified correctly, but his comments about the SS8 were certainly welcome.