SongTowers - Product of the Year - times two!!

R Swerdlow · « **on:** 30 Dec 2008, 03:35 pm »

Audioholics has announced its Products of the Year http://www.audioholics.com/buying-guides/product-awards-and-gift-guides/audioholics-2008-product-awards.

It is gratifying (but no surprise to readers here

) that they made the SongTower their pick for the Floorstanding Speaker of the Year.

First it was Enjoy the Music, and now Audioholics has joined them in not only loving these speakers, but declaring them best of the year.

Congratulations to Dennis and Jim

Richard

carusoracer · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 Dec 2008, 03:40 pm »

Congrats!

Marbles · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 Dec 2008, 03:56 pm »

Congratulations!!!

The award was: "based on performance, features, and value."

To be clear, Salk has better floorstanding speakers in it's lineup.

Nuance · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 Dec 2008, 06:13 pm »

The Audioholics forum is a place I rarely hang out because of the self proclaimed know-it-alls who have very little listening experience, but the guys that run the forum seem to know their stuff, and they made the right decision.

Congrats to Jim, Dennis and the rest of the team!

DMurphy · « **Reply #4 on:** 30 Dec 2008, 06:49 pm »

Quote from: R Swerdlow on 30 Dec 2008, 03:35 pm

Audioholics has announced its Products of the Year http://www.audioholics.com/buying-guides/product-awards-and-gift-guides/audioholics-2008-product-awards.

It is gratifying (but no surprise to readers here ) that they made the SongTower their pick for the Floorstanding Speaker of the Year.

First it was Enjoy the Music, and now Audioholics has joined them in not only loving these speakers, but declaring them best of the year.

Congratulations to Dennis and Jim

Richard

Thanks for taking note of that, Richard. That's great. Of course, we have Tom Andry to thank for both awards. He reviews for both magazines. Still, he's listened to (and seen) quite a few speakers, so I'm very gratified, and I'm sure Jim is considering all of the flattering remarks about the build quality and appearance.

funkmonkey · « **Reply #5 on:** 30 Dec 2008, 07:05 pm »

Thats great news. Another congratulations to Jim, Dennis, and everybody at SalkSound!

R Swerdlow · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 Dec 2008, 07:11 pm »

Quote from: DMurphy on 30 Dec 2008, 06:49 pm

Thanks for taking note of that, Richard. That's great. Of course, we have Tom Andry to thank for both awards. He reviews for both magazines. Still, he's listened to (and seen) quite a few speakers, so I'm very gratified, and I'm sure Jim is considering all of the flattering remarks about the build quality and appearance.

Tom Andry was involved in both reviews? I didn't know that. I thought Nels Ferré did the Enjoy The Music review alone, and Tom Andry and Gene Dellasalla (spelling?) did the Audioholics review. Just the same, they all loved their SongTowers and both reviews declared them better than their prior reference speakers.

To be fair, many of us SongTower owners had said the same here well in advance of the pro reviewers, and none of us got the transmission line design details wrong!

DMurphy · « **Reply #7 on:** 30 Dec 2008, 07:27 pm »

No--you're right. I got the two reviews mixed up. Tom is the one who actually took measurements. Nels relied on mine. Now I remember. So that's good. We fooled two separate and distinct dudes.

R Swerdlow · « **Reply #8 on:** 30 Dec 2008, 07:41 pm »

Quote from: DMurphy on 30 Dec 2008, 07:27 pm

No--you're right. I got the two reviews mixed up. Tom is the one who actually took measurements. Nels relied on mine. Now I remember. So that's good. We fooled two separate and distinct dudes.

We fooled two separate and distinct dudes - OR - We earned "Product of the Year" twice.

Two ways of saying the same thing! Two points make a straight line (always). A third such positive review would make for a genuine trend.

Happy New Year

.

R Swerdlow · « **Reply #9 on:** 31 Dec 2008, 03:19 pm »

For anyone new here who is interested in SongTower reviews, both from owners and professional reviewers, here is a somewhat comprehensive list:

fsimms SongTower Impressions
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=44172.0

My SongTower Impressions
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36600
and some working photo links:
http://api.photoshop.com/home_7e53687d13c747d28ccec9a6980c7256/adobe-px-assets/a0c5734bee194fdb9a8c51a0bb77220e
http://api.photoshop.com/home_7e53687d13c747d28ccec9a6980c7256/adobe-px-assets/763dd32e03c64e46a5d3209c017a7481
http://api.photoshop.com/home_7e53687d13c747d28ccec9a6980c7256/adobe-px-assets/1fe476c13cc44c14a769654cf21c19bd
http://api.photoshop.com/home_7e53687d13c747d28ccec9a6980c7256/adobe-px-assets/2b778c95c2ce45f6aa432373d67150a3
http://api.photoshop.com/home_7e53687d13c747d28ccec9a6980c7256/adobe-px-assets/5e32892df5334d48abd18b49b2da3c2b
http://api.photoshop.com/home_7e53687d13c747d28ccec9a6980c7256/adobe-px-assets/ba771834cf1041849f263d0eb0a728c8

Boybee's SongTower Impressions – Read the whole thread to find all 3 installments
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=49037.0
and at AudioAsylum:
http://www.audioasylum.com/reviews/Speakers/Salk-Sound/SongTower-QWT/speakers/26/265096.html

funkmonkey's SongTower Impressions (scroll down about half way)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=13285847&postcount=168

Enjoy The Music Review by Nels Ferré – Best of 2008 award
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0408/stalk_signature_songtower.htm

Audioholics Review by Tom Andry
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/floorstanding/salk-songtower-qwt

Also see the interesting forum discussion that followed this review
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47528

Audioholics 2008 Products of the Year announcement
http://www.audioholics.com/buying-guides/product-awards-and-gift-guides/audioholics-2008-product-awards

Nuance's Impressions of SongTowers with ribbon tweeters
http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47314
and at AVS Forum
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=14575239&postcount=3475

Sonic Flare Review by Sean Fowler
http://www.sonicflare.com/archives/salk-signature-sound-song-tower-review.php

Audioholics features SongTowers in Floorstanding Speaker Shootout
http://www.audioholics.com/reviews/speakers/floorstanding/1500-2000-floor-shootout-2009

If you have more links to add this list, feel free to post them in this thread.

randybessinger · « **Reply #10 on:** 31 Dec 2008, 03:30 pm »

Congrats and well deserved!

fishinbob · « **Reply #11 on:** 31 Dec 2008, 08:04 pm »

I knew my money was well spent. Now everyone else should know too.

Thanks again to Jim, Dennis, and to the rest of the Salk team, I love 'em.

MichiganMike · « **Reply #12 on:** 31 Dec 2008, 09:42 pm »

Boybees also posted another SongTowers review (largely derived from the audiocircle forum posts) at audioasylum.
http://www.audioasylum.com/reviews/Speakers/Salk-Sound/SongTower-QWT/speakers/26/265096.html

fsimms · « **Reply #13 on:** 7 Jan 2009, 08:17 pm »

Quote

Feel free to add your links to this list.

Don't forget the first one! Jim said that he sold a lot of SongTowers after I posted this review.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=44172.0

Bob

R Swerdlow · « **Reply #14 on:** 7 Jan 2009, 08:32 pm »

Quote from: fsimms on 7 Jan 2009, 08:17 pm

Don't forget the first one! Jim said that he sold a lot of SongTowers after I posted this review.

I must have been one of those people that Jim mentioned. Your impressions are now at the top of the list.

funkmonkey · « **Reply #15 on:** 7 Jan 2009, 11:40 pm »

Here's a link to the results from my audition of Boybee's SongTowers:
(scroll down to the second review)http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=13285847&postcount=168

oneinthepipe · « **Reply #16 on:** 8 Jan 2009, 12:15 am »

Quote from: funkmonkey on 7 Jan 2009, 11:40 pm

Here's a link to the results from my audition of Boybee's SongTowers:
(scroll down to the second review)http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=13285847&postcount=168

And I forgot, funkym, that you also like Erykah Badu. I was listening to the Baduizm album while I was reading your avs review, although my SongTower don't go as low as the HT-3. Nonetheless, there is a thread on the AVA forum about choosing a track to demonstrate AVA gear, and the entire Baduizm disc would be good to demo either AVA gear or Salk speakers (or both, in my case).

funkmonkey · « **Reply #17 on:** 8 Jan 2009, 01:14 am »

That entire disk is great. I liked it so much that I bought the deluxe version and gave my normal release to a good friend, and now he is hooked on Erykah too! Just a coincidence that both Boybee and I used a track from Baduizm to test speakers. Very wide range throughout the disc, lots of texture, and she has an amazing voice. Good recording to boot.

Warpdrv · « **Reply #18 on:** 11 Feb 2009, 10:45 pm »

Agreed.... it is because of you Funk, that I had to get the Erika Badu albums...

They are really great....

oneinthepipe · « **Reply #19 on:** 11 Feb 2009, 11:40 pm »

Quote from: Warpdrv on 11 Feb 2009, 10:45 pm

Agreed.... it is because of you Funk, that I had to get the Erika Badu albums...

They are really great....

I only have Baduzium. What are other good Eryka albums?