Name the "Beast/HT4"

Imperial · « **Reply #320 on:** 23 Aug 2009, 06:16 pm »

And... whats wrong with HT4 , we added a fourth dimmension... Time.
How about Salk Kon-Tiki , you know the boat that sailed the atlantic? Built by Thor Heyerdahl

Well, I was at the Kon-Tiki museum just a couple of weeks ago, and I have to say!!! Wow!
Quite interesting museum!
There are the large statues you know that was dicovered at the easter Island when they found land
after 101 days in 1947.

Kon-tiki was the name of the King who started building these large up to 100 feet tall stone figures.
The legend says that he fleed the old country building a massive reed/Balsa wood raft and found the easter Islands and settled there.
Gosh, I could talk for hours about this!!! Anyway!

So... I'm gonna go a little "indian native language here on you guys...

(Iroqouis/Huron)
We can write: Ka Tehalihwkhwa Anduak Anue. Then we say: The 4'th beast "was Singing".

Imp.

drab · « **Reply #321 on:** 23 Aug 2009, 07:09 pm »

Salk Oeuvre.

mritschdorff · « **Reply #322 on:** 31 Aug 2009, 11:43 am »

The Salk Symphonic Slam

Imperial · « **Reply #323 on:** 2 Sep 2009, 07:33 pm »

How about "Ivanhoe"?
Shurely, an name no speaker has yet been given!
The name Ivanhoe, is actually not from the book...

"Harald Sigurdsson Hardraada, konung of Norway, was married to Elisaveta of Kiev, doughter of Yaroslav I the Wise, the Grand Prince of the Rus .Yaroslav sent to Norway with his doughter a hundred russian warriors as an escort to protect and support her. They were her own personal guards. A man who called himself Ivan Huev was among them. In September 1066, Harald landed in Northern England with a force of around 15,000 men. There were the russians warriors with Harald. Harald died fighting at a final Battle of Stamford Bridge against the forces of King Harold Godwinson of England. Rest of his army left England, but a few of survived warriors joined to William the Conqueror who landed in South England a few days later. Survivors took part in the Battle of Hastings against King Harold Godwinson. After the battle William the Conqueror gave the titles and land to his associates. Ivan Huev became a knight, got some land, married to a saxon girl and stayed in England for the rest of his life. His descendants changed the name by the rules of French grammar. Ivan Huev - Ivanhuev-Ivanhue-Ivanhoe ( reduced ending is a common rule in Old French). Walter Scott found the strange and ancient-sounding name in an old document."

Salk Ivanhoe.

Maybe the speaker looks like a knights helmet?

Imp.

Nuance · « **Reply #324 on:** 2 Sep 2009, 08:35 pm »

Dennis alluded to the HT4's already having been named. We'll just have to wait and see what it is.

So how about it guys? What's the name you chose?

stc4life · « **Reply #325 on:** 2 Sep 2009, 09:54 pm »

It reminds me of the Sphinx. Is that already taken?

av_passion · « **Reply #326 on:** 2 Sep 2009, 11:35 pm »

Quote from: fsimms on 21 Aug 2009, 03:02 pm

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It looks like I'll be getting the new mini-beast (10" woofer) cabinet and a new FAL today. Looks like a fun weekend.

Dennis, how did the new FAL driver work out?

DMurphy · « **Reply #327 on:** 3 Sep 2009, 01:59 am »

Hi I got the new cabinet and worked up a tentative crossover. I didn't get a new Fal driver--I think Jim and Fal are still working out the final details. I'm not sure where that stands right now. All I know is that my Fal works fine with the 10" woofer, and the only real difference between the two versions (10" vs. 12") is sensitivity. The 10" is, not surprisingly, equal to the HT3 in that regard. The 12" is between 3 and 4 dB more sensitive. I love playing with expensive toys.

av_passion · « **Reply #328 on:** 3 Sep 2009, 07:08 am »

love playing with expensive toys... oh, yes we do!

Rocket · « **Reply #329 on:** 3 Sep 2009, 09:34 am »

Hi Dennis,

If I ever had the money to purchase the HT4 would a 160 watt (8 ohms) amplifier be able to be used to drive the speakers. I really like my Son of Ampzilla and I intend on purchasing another one and use it as monoblocks. It would cost a fortune to get another amplifier that sounds as good but provides more power i.e. I don't want to have to sell the SOA to fund another purchase.

Thanks for your help.

Regards

Rod

Jeff B. · « **Reply #330 on:** 3 Sep 2009, 11:58 am »

Jeff here, not Dennis, but the 12" version has what would be considered pretty normal sensitivity for a speaker of this size and class - about the same, maybe even a tad higher than a B&W 801 - so 160 Watt amp should be able to drive to pretty decent levels just fine. As Dennis said, the 10" version is 3-4 dB lower, so it won't play as loud with the same input, but it should match that of the HT3 in sensitivity and output, if that is a good reference for you. Since woofer sensitivity determines the overall sensitivty, and I modeled the bass sections I thought I would comment.

Quote from: Rocket on 3 Sep 2009, 09:34 am

Hi Dennis,

If I ever had the money to purchase the HT4 would a 160 watt (8 ohms) amplifier be able to be used to drive the speakers. I really like my Son of Ampzilla and I intend on purchasing another one and use it as monoblocks. It would cost a fortune to get some as good but more powerful.

Thanks for your help.

Regards

Rod

Rocket · « **Reply #331 on:** 3 Sep 2009, 01:11 pm »

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for responding to my post. Just my luck that the 10 inch version is less efficient but if it is similiar in sensitivity to the ht3's 160 watts might be enough in a smaller room.

Regards

Rod

jhm731 · « **Reply #332 on:** 9 Sep 2009, 09:11 pm »

Quote from: DMurphy on 3 Sep 2009, 01:59 am

Hi I got the new cabinet and worked up a tentative crossover. I didn't get a new Fal driver--I think Jim and Fal are still working out the final details. I'm not sure where that stands right now. All I know is that my Fal works fine with the 10" woofer, and the only real difference between the two versions (10" vs. 12") is sensitivity. The 10" is, not surprisingly, equal to the HT3 in that regard. The 12" is between 3 and 4 dB more sensitive. I love playing with expensive toys.

What's crossover point from the 10" woofer to Fal driver?

DMurphy · « **Reply #333 on:** 9 Sep 2009, 11:11 pm »

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What's crossover point from the 10" woofer to Fal driver?

It's around 400 Hz. The problem isn't (or wasn't) too much demand on the low-end excursion capabilities of the FAL. We're only asking the FAL to operate over a very narrow range where it's at its best. the issue was higher up and I still don't understand quite what the cause might have been.

jhm731 · « **Reply #334 on:** 9 Sep 2009, 11:33 pm »

Quote from: DMurphy on 9 Sep 2009, 11:11 pm

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What's crossover point from the 10" woofer to Fal driver?

It's around 400 Hz. The problem isn't (or wasn't) too much demand on the low-end excursion capabilities of the FAL. We're only asking the FAL to operate over a very narrow range where it's at its best. the issue was higher up and I still don't understand quite what the cause might have been.

Thanks for the info.

Interesting that the FAL has issues above 400Hz, the frequency response measurments Mr.Salk posted look very smooth.

DMurphy · « **Reply #335 on:** 9 Sep 2009, 11:36 pm »

Which measurements are those? In any event, the issue wouldn't show up in a frequency response curve. You would have to measure distortion directly at a very high input level with precisely the right frequency.

jhm731 · « **Reply #336 on:** 10 Sep 2009, 12:50 am »

Quote from: DMurphy on 9 Sep 2009, 11:36 pm

Which measurements are those? In any event, the issue wouldn't show up in a frequency response curve. You would have to measure distortion directly at a very high input level with precisely the right frequency.

Measurements are on page 1 of this thread.

DMurphy · « **Reply #337 on:** 10 Sep 2009, 01:30 am »

Quote from: jhm731 on 10 Sep 2009, 12:50 am

Quote from: DMurphy on 9 Sep 2009, 11:36 pm
Which measurements are those? In any event, the issue wouldn't show up in a frequency response curve. You would have to measure distortion directly at a very high input level with precisely the right frequency.

Measurements are on page 1 of this thread.

Oh, those. No doubt some fabrication of a global home entertainment conglomerate. But my basic point remains--frequency response plots wouldn't reveal the kind of issue Jim has been dealing with.

Mudslide · « **Reply #338 on:** 11 Sep 2009, 04:13 pm »

Late entries, Jim? Has Salk Sentinel been suggested? Or Salk WindSong? Salk Symphony? Salk SoundStage?

DMurphy · « **Reply #339 on:** 11 Sep 2009, 11:22 pm »

I really like one of those. Though I believe it has been mentioned before.