Well, just remember, the 10" sounds exactly like the 12" and is nothing more than a flesh wound at $10k a pair. I plan on bringing a bunch of them with me as stocking stuffers at Xmas.
I bet Jim would like it if you stopped telling everyone that! Just kidding, he actually
said the same thing at the GTG. And he said the woofer cabinet would be thinner, the
same width as the mid portion. A much more svelte profile.
My story.....: I walked in to the Salk room while Bird On A Wire was playing, not sure
of the artist. Not my cup of tea however it was very obvious I was hearing something
special. The clarity of her voice and of each of the instruments was fantastic. The bass from
the bass and kick drum were completely realistic and tangable.The Ht-4produced a more
forward soundstage than I am used to. I was able to get lost in the music in a matter of
moments.
I like it.
When the song was over, another person in the room asks Jim if he could play the same
song on the HT-4! It had been playing on the HT-2's!!!
So Jim switches them over
and starts the song again. WOW!
I'm not a great listener and I'm a worse writer so
let me just say that what was so great a second ago just got better. The soundstage seemed
to me to still be forward although not quite as far as the HT-2. They almost seemed to slow
everything down so you're ears could keep up and discern the different instruments more easily.
After Bird on a Wire was done, Jim played Fanfare For the Common Man, again I don't know
by whom. Now this song was able to really showcase what the HT-4 is capable of! Again, not
my favorite, but there is so much more going on and you can still pinpoint every instrument!
I was sitting there in amazement when it occurred to me that this is what people mean when
they say, "The speakers just dissappeared!" I felt like I was in the fifth row at the L.A. Phil!
I wound up listening to the HT-4's several times and from all different angles, including sitting
on the floor outside the left speaker. I had the same experience from every location. They sounded
great from all axes; high, low, left or right did not matter. I have to say congratulations on
a fantastic product/instrument, Jim and Dennis et al.
Mudslide, it was great meeting you and thanks so much for the hard work you did helping put
this together.
Mike
