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_RoDa_

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« on: 17 Apr 2026, 02:22 pm »
Hi

I'm Rolf from Norway. Discovered this forum when I was searching for information about my recently bought speakers.
My new speakers are the Seas Acuity from a local builder in Norway. I actually live in the city of Moss in Norway, where the factory of Seas speaker drivers is located.
The Salk Sound Exotica Monitors have the same speaker drivers as the Acuity kit from Seas and that was how i stumbled across this forum.

My system today is:
streamer/digital - Eversolo DMP-A6 Master Edition
DAC - Border Patrol DAC SE-i
turntable - Rega P7 with Exact cartridge
RIAA amplifier - Graham Slee Era V Gold
amplifier - Cayin CS-100A
subwoofer - Kef KC62
speakers - Seas Acuity (until recently it was Dynaudio Confidence C1 Platinum)

A few pictures

Best regards
Rolf

Seas Acuity - built by a local legend - extreme edition with cabinets made from Corian. Worth a thread on it's own


Seas Exotic drivers



Room overview, with the old speakers






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« Reply #1 on: 18 Apr 2026, 12:12 am »
Welcome aboard.  Very nice gear you have there.

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« Reply #2 on: 18 Apr 2026, 12:22 am »
Welcome to the forum.. You have an excellent system.. very nice..

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« Reply #3 on: 18 Apr 2026, 01:10 am »
Welcome to AC!

I like your speakers! I very nearly bought similar speakers a few years back, but ended up buying something else. If you have anything to say about them, I’m all eyes on  :thumb:

Michael

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« Reply #4 on: 18 Apr 2026, 09:01 am »
Welcome to AudioCircle _RoDa_

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« Reply #5 on: 18 Apr 2026, 12:43 pm »
Welcome!

_RoDa_

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« Reply #6 on: 18 Apr 2026, 08:16 pm »
Thank you so much guys!
I guess the speakers are the most interesting part of the system, everything else is something everyone can buy.  :)

The speakers are built by a speaker builder and carpenter in Norway.
https://www.instagram.com/overndesign/
He, and his friends, has a lot of own designs, but these are stricktly the Acuity design from Seas.
https://www.seas.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=626:seas-acuity-kit&catid=66:seas-diy-kits&Itemid=250

Or, maybe not. The speaker cabinets made from Corian makes them really special.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corian
Bathroom, kitchen, and now speakers  :lol:
Just to give a litte insight to how massive these speakers are, each speaker, without stands, weigh 84 lbs. Yup, 84 pounds.  8)

A few pictures from overdesign from the building process.














Regards
Rolf

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« Reply #7 on: 19 Apr 2026, 12:01 am »

This Alnico mid-range will have a good sound.
Why the builder used these aluminum plates inside the box ?

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« Reply #8 on: 19 Apr 2026, 12:44 pm »
Hi
As far as I understand, the plates are there to spread the pressure from the internal braces to a broader surface area on the side walls.
The plates have bitumen on the other side, and the braces are threaded so they were tightened against the side walls.
(and plenty of loctite and Tec7)

Regards
Rolf

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« Reply #9 on: 19 Apr 2026, 01:03 pm »
But it will have acoustics stuffing on wall ?

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« Reply #10 on: 19 Apr 2026, 05:17 pm »
Yes, that is correct. I just shared a few pictures of the process from the speaker builder.
Here you can see all the pictures from the building thread on the norwegian forum.

https://www.hifisentralen.no/forumet/threads/seas-acuity.109339/attachments

I bought them from him.

Regards
Rolf

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« Reply #11 on: 19 Apr 2026, 06:50 pm »
Welcome aboard Rolf!  Beautiful system and very nice introduction.
My father’s family immigrated to the US from Thune about this time last century so I’m always interested to hear of life in Norway.  Corian cabinets make it all that more interesting.

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« Reply #12 on: 19 Apr 2026, 09:45 pm »
Yes, that is correct. I just shared a few pictures of the process from the speaker builder.
Here you can see all the pictures from the building thread on the norwegian forum.

https://www.hifisentralen.no/forumet/threads/seas-acuity.109339/attachments

I bought them from him.

Regards
Rolf
Nice photos, thanks for sharing  :thumb:

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« Reply #13 on: 21 Apr 2026, 06:46 pm »
Nice photos, thanks for sharing  :thumb:

Thank you :)

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« Reply #14 on: 21 Apr 2026, 06:48 pm »
Welcome aboard Rolf!  Beautiful system and very nice introduction.
My father’s family immigrated to the US from Thune about this time last century so I’m always interested to hear of life in Norway.  Corian cabinets make it all that more interesting.

Thank you :)
I live about 15 miles from a place called Tune, maybe that is where your father’s family comes from?
Regards
Rolf

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« Reply #15 on: 22 Apr 2026, 02:46 am »
Thank you :)
I live about 15 miles from a place called Tune, maybe that is where your father’s family comes from?
Regards
Rolf
That is possible but now I am unsure and need to spend some time researching where my people came from. I’d always been satisfied with the family lore of my great grandparents immigrating from an area near Oslo named Thune. 
But now I see that Thune is not a place but the name of a prominent jewelry brand among other associations.  Mixed up in the family history is someone operating a jewelry store in Southern California. Maybe that’s where the it came from.  Not sure but now I’m curious…

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« Reply #16 on: 22 Apr 2026, 03:22 pm »
And that was when this threas shifted into My Heritage territory!   :icon_lol:
Pure fun!

What I found here in Norway (using AI for help)
Tune in Østfold (Sarpsborg)
The most likely origin is the former municipality of Tune, located in the county of Østfold in South-East Norway.
Location: Tune is now part of the city of Sarpsborg, situated about an hour's drive south of Oslo.
The Great Migration: Østfold was one of the regions in Norway with the highest rates of emigration to America. Between 1850 and 1920, thousands of people left the Tune area seeking better opportunities in the U.S., often departing via the nearby ports of Fredrikstad or Oslo.
Industrial Changes: A century ago, the transition from traditional farming to industry (like the Borregaard mills) caused significant social shifts, prompting many families to seek a new life in places like California.
The Name: In Old Norse, the name was Tún, meaning "an enclosed field" or "farmstead." It is one of the oldest parish names in Norway.
Viking Heritage: The area is world-renowned for the Tune Ship, a Viking ship discovered in a burial mound here in 1867, and the Tune Stone, a famous runestone.

A litttle bit of vinyl, so that I'm not thrown out of the forum.





I'm interested in knowing about the Salk Sound Exotica Monitors.
My Acuity from Seas DIY kits does not have the same "ruler flat" frequency response as the Exotica from Salk.
I tried to ask the guys on the website a bit about the crossovers in an e-mail, but it seems that it's no longer an active e-mail address listed on the website.
I don't want to do anything wrong, so I'm just asking how I can go forward to find ut more about the differences between the Exotica Monitors and the Acuity.




Regards
Rolf

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« Reply #17 on: 23 Apr 2026, 08:37 pm »
Greetings & Welcome to AC Rolf   :thumb:  Lovely system   8)  Jim closed up shop a couple of years ago is likely why you're not getting a response. There is a Salk Owners circle here - https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?board=82.0          You might post your question there as it will get better response, and Jim does drop by on occasion.

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« Reply #18 on: 23 Apr 2026, 10:53 pm »
And that was when this threas shifted into My Heritage territory!   :icon_lol:
Pure fun!

What I found here in Norway (using AI for help)...

Many thanks!  And now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

As ArthurDent recommended the Salk circle is a great place.  It would be good for a question or two to revive what was once a pretty lively discussion.

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« Reply #19 on: 24 Apr 2026, 09:48 am »
Thank you both!
You guys really know how to make a new member feel welcome.
I'll do my best to give back in form of good posts from my side.

Regards
Rolf