[Jeff B.]

The resulting speaker is 95db efficient and very tube friendly.

This, of course, is a special purpose speaker designed for music reproduction with low power tube amps.

Hey!

     Yeah! Now he's talking my language!  aa

Take care,
Buddy

Yes, I also paid special attention to the impedance curve. The final impedance is a nearly flat 6 ohms above 100Hz. With this impedance and the high sensitivity it should be a delight for most tubes.
Jeff B.

[Imperial]

Ok. Voyager!

Salk Monumental Voyager or Salk MV-95
Tubefriendly, flat load.. Nice!
Salk Tube Voyager.
Royal Monument
Royal Obelisk

You got you're songtowers, maybe this is the Song Monuments, or Song Obelisks
You know... I keep coming back to the word Monument here!

It is a big deal this that you've got such a nice package for smaller tube amps.
And it is unusual to see this driver configuration in this visual package.
It's like you are sure you have seen that shape before... but you most likely have not!
The designer of the visual aspect of this speaker really did a great job!!! It is unique in the look department.
Most of the time the low power friendly speakers look like huge matchboxes... Either seen from the side with narrow baffle or from one of the large flat sides and a big baffle.
Just take a look in my gallery of speakers, almost all of them look like this.
But this is a different thing all together
I know, its a name the speaker thread this, but I really also would point out the visual design is smashing good!


Imperial

[ecramer]

Cleopatra's Needle

[Big Red Machine]

Ok. Voyager!

Salk Monumental Voyager or Salk MV-95
Tubefriendly, flat load.. Nice!
Salk Tube Voyager.
Royal Monument
Royal Obelisk

You got you're songtowers, maybe this is the Song Monuments, or Song Obelisks
You know... I keep coming back to the word Monument here!

It is a big deal this that you've got such a nice package for smaller tube amps.
And it is unusual to see this driver configuration in this visual package.
It's like you are sure you have seen that shape before... but you most likely have not!
The designer of the visual aspect of this speaker really did a great job!!! It is unique in the look department.
Most of the time the low power friendly speakers look like huge matchboxes... Either seen from the side with narrow baffle or from one of the large flat sides and a big baffle.
Just take a look in my gallery of speakers, almost all of them look like this.
But this is a different thing all together
I know, its a name the speaker thread this, but I really also would point out the visual design is smashing good!


Imperial

I like Monument.

[chrismercurio]

"95"

named for it's efficiency....

C

[Rob Babcock]

I like Steles.

[avahifi]

Will you have a set of the new "E95" speakers at the RMAF?

Note that E95 is even better than the E85 now available elsewhere. 

Hoping that an Ultimate 70 will not be too powerful for them. 

Outstanding work, amazing how you keep doing this.

Of course if you wanted to run a set of E95s in a different room with some other brand of very low powered single ended tube amps that would not be a problem with us.

Frank Van Alstine

[craigamrine]

Howabout the Orion?

... for no other reason than it just sounds kinda cool.




lovin my HT1's...   buying more and more acoustic music because of these things

-Craig

[mcullinan]

Im thinking Land of the Lost...
How about The Sleestack (not sure of the spelling though)
Gorgons
The SuperHTs
MrTs
Tubular Ones
SETFriendlies
Tube Towers
Low Powers Freakazoids
Pillars of Power
Its only funny till someone loses an eye towers
dB1 Specials
no viagra needed towers
Music Mates
Musical Envoys
Energy
Synergy Ones
Low watt ass kickers

[Imperial]

I like big butts and I can't deny ... oh oh... is the keyboard on... 
Hehe...

What I mean is...
Uhm...

Check out my signature Mcullinan.. I think you will like it...  ...Master.

Imperial

[Imperial]

You have your... SETI

S.E.T.I  = Salk extra tube impedance...  OK... But stil!!!
S.E.T.I  !!!

Imperial

[jsalk]

Frank -

Will you have a set of the new "E95" speakers at the RMAF?

I doubt we will have these at RMAF.  Just not enough time to build another pair right now.  In addition, we already have a few pairs we are bringing.  In that past I used to brint a lot different speaker models, but most we never hooked up.  Now I try to travel a little lighter.  So we'll have HT3's, SongTower QWT's, perhaps HT1's and amybe another design as well.

- Jim

[JP78]

jim why did you paint the top a different color?  forgive the silly question, but is it detachable?  where and what types are jeff's crossover?

[jsalk]

JP78 -

jim why did you paint the top a different color? 

Well, this was our first shot at building this very complicated cabinet.  The main section was built and veneered and the top was added later.  Since there is a large black dowel that runs front to rear between the bottom of the cabinet and the plinth, we thought that repeating this color on the top would tie the two together.

Next time I will probalby veneer the top.  But we decided against doing it this time because the grain would not be continuous since the top was built separately.  We're looking at perhaps a few other minor modifications where the top is concerned.  It's time to experiment a little.

forgive the silly question, but is it detachable?

No.  It is solidly epoxied into place.

where and what types are jeff's crossover?

The woofer is crossed at approximately 500 Hz with a second/fourth order acoustic.  The mid to tweeter crossover is just a little below 3kHz with an in-phase fourth order L/R crossover.

- Jim


[/quote]

[mcullinan]

I like big butts and I can't deny ... oh oh... is the keyboard on... 
Hehe...

What I mean is...
Uhm...

Check out my signature Mcullinan.. I think you will like it...  ...Master.

Imperial

Hehe funny!
Mike

[Jeff B.]

JP78 -

jim why did you paint the top a different color? 

Well, this was our first shot at building this very complicated cabinet.  The main section was built and veneered and the top was added later.  Since there is a large black dowel that runs front to rear between the bottom of the cabinet and the plinth, we thought that repeating this color on the top would tie the two together.

Next time I will probalby veneer the top.  But we decided against doing it this time because the grain would not be continuous since the top was built separately.  We're looking at perhaps a few other minor modifications where the top is concerned.  It's time to experiment a little.

forgive the silly question, but is it detachable?

No.  It is solidly epoxied into place.

where and what types are jeff's crossover?

The woofer is crossed at approximately 500 Hz with a second/fourth order acoustic.  The mid to tweeter crossover is just a little below 3kHz with an in-phase fourth order L/R crossover.

- Jim

[/quote]

As one of the few people to actually see the real speaker, and even live with it for a while, I would like to say that the cap is much cooler looking in real life than it appears in the photo. In fact, right at first I didn't know what I was going to think of this design, but once I was looking at it I felt the cap was a true work of art and one of the things that really set this speaker off visually. My wife loved it too. I was very proud to have played my part in a speaker that looked this cool, but I have to give others credit for that.

Jeff B.

[Kris]

OK, back into naming. How about Salk ZT, from the Zeus Thunder?

[JP78]

forgive the silly question, but is it detachable?

No.  It is solidly epoxied into place.

Could you make the top where it would pop up an inch or two and slowly spin while you were playing them? Or align the speed of rotation with the SPL?

i only asked if the top were detachable because the top looks like it has been removed in the second photograph.  this seems counterintuitive to my thoughts of the top portion contributing to the internal volume.  it is obvious now my eyes were playing tricks on me.  apologies.

name suggestions: 
salk prism
salk kismet

[Only Vinyl]

First of all I am a new member to the forum and normally an introduction would be in order but there are three people that I must thank for working together to make this pair of speakers a reality.  Jim Salk - someone I have never had the honor to meet in person but was the first manufacturer to listen completely to my request and follow through with a design that went beyond my expectations.  Bruce Campbell - I have no clue who you are but your workmanship is the true definition of perfection.  These speakers are just flat out gorgeous.  Jeff Bagby - Wow, what a work of art on the cross over.  The imaging, detail, bass control, just a wonderful musical presentation.

IMO, Jim is an exceptional person - he really took a chance with someone he never met.  He had to assume that I was someone he could trust and that I would not back out and be extremely patient through this entire process.  Many thanks for the willingness to work with me to take this project to completion.

An extremely good friend came by tonight because he knew I had just received the speakers and he was very anxious to hear how they sound.  His one comment, "You are there" really expresses the musical presentation that these speakers deliver.  

As to the black top - I feel it is a nice touch to the design.  It integrates very well with the finish.

Introduction:  I am a member of HAS (Houston Audio Society) and actually also one of the three people that worked at getting the idea and formation of HAS off and running.  We are into our sixth year and are looking forward to many more.  I am the moderator of our Yahoo page and I know first hand the responsibilities that carries.  Two channel is what I enjoy, I let the wife have the television, this has worked very well for the almost 34 years that we have been together.

Jim, Bruce, Jeff - thanks again,
John Z.

[jsalk]

Only Vinyl -

First of all I am a new member to the forum and normally an introduction would be in order but there are three people that I must thank for working together to make this pair of speakers a reality.  Jim Salk - someone I have never had the honor to meet in person but was the first manufacturer to listen completely to my request and follow through with a design that went beyond my expectations.  Bruce Campbell - I have no clue who you are but your workmanship is the true definition of perfection.  These speakers are just flat out gorgeous.  Jeff Bagby - Wow, what a work of art on the cross over.  The imaging, detail, bass control, just a wonderful musical presentation.

IMO, Jim is an exceptional person - he really took a chance with someone he never met.  He had to assume that I was someone he could trust and that I would not back out and be extremely patient through this entire process.  Many thanks for the willingness to work with me to take this project to completion.

An extremely good friend came by tonight because he knew I had just received the speakers and he was very anxious to hear how they sound.  His one comment, "You are there" really expresses the musical presentation that these speakers deliver.  

As to the black top - I feel it is a nice touch to the design.  It integrates very well with the finish.

Introduction:  I am a member of HAS (Houston Audio Society) and actually also one of the three people that worked at getting the idea and formation of HAS off and running.  We are into our sixth year and are looking forward to many more.  I am the moderator of our Yahoo page and I know first hand the responsibilities that carries.  Two channel is what I enjoy, I let the wife have the television, this has worked very well for the almost 34 years that we have been together.

Jim, Bruce, Jeff - thanks again,
John Z.

Thanks for the kind words - truly appreciated.

A few notes...

Bruce Campbell is a very talented "upscale" furniture designer.  When I first met him, he was finishing work on a truly incredible bathroom vanity ($42,000).  His dining room tables go for $15,000 - $30,000.  He does things with wood that are simply beyond the scope of anything I could ever imagine. 

When I asked him for some ideas for this project, he came up with about 20 sketches of possible cabinet designs taking into account the requirements (volumes, height, baffle requirements, etc.).  Some were VERY unique (cabinets the shape of guitar bodies, cabinets in multiple sections, etc.).  But we all seemed to gravitate to the simplicity and elegance of the obelisk design.  So Bruce drew it up, full-scale, on a 1/8" sheet of Masonite and handed it over.  It was up to us to figure out how to build it.  And while it looks simple, figuring out all the internal and external angles was quite a challenge.  But we got it done in the end.  And we thought the crotch mahogany was a very nice choice.  So we're glad you like the results.

Many people here are probably not all that familiar with Jeff Bagby.  Jeff is well known in the DIY speaker world.  He has authored a number of software programs for speaker design and is a truly gifted crossover designer.  I met Jeff about 5 years ago a few days after we completed the very first pair of Veracity HT1's.  Jeff heard them at an audio gathering and we have enjoyed a nice relationship ever since.  A few years ago we worked on a project that resulted in our HTS Home Theater speakers series.  After some success with that design, Jeff asked me if we'd be interested in working on a high-efficiency design.  That was a few months before you contacted us regarding your project.  I'm very certain Jeff will be very pleased with your assessment of his work.

So, on behalf of Jeff, Bruce and my assistants Mike and Sam, I want to thank you for the opportunity to work on this project.  We thoroughly enjoyed the challenge you made possible.  Thanks again.

- Jim