How often a speaker (or any other component) brand is mentioned in a public forum is going to have a relation to how many units have been sold.
Salk is only sold direct; there are no dealers where someone who has never heard the speakers can audition. They also state they do not inventory speakers as a general rule so it could take a month or more for them to ship after you order. That affects impatient and impulsive buyers.
All of these serve to limit a someone like Salk's sales volume relative to many better known companies. Just using strictly hypothetical figures, if one company has sold a few thousand speakers and another company half a million, which is going to be mentioned more often in a discussion forum?
Obviously a lower sales volume does not preclude a high quality product. I've never heard a pair of Salks so can't comment further, but it sounds like you're interested. Did you call Salk and see if they have a current owner in your area who would allow an audition?
Salk is only sold direct; there are no dealers where someone who has never heard the speakers can audition. They also state they do not inventory speakers as a general rule so it could take a month or more for them to ship after you order. That affects impatient and impulsive buyers.
All of these serve to limit a someone like Salk's sales volume relative to many better known companies. Just using strictly hypothetical figures, if one company has sold a few thousand speakers and another company half a million, which is going to be mentioned more often in a discussion forum?
Obviously a lower sales volume does not preclude a high quality product. I've never heard a pair of Salks so can't comment further, but it sounds like you're interested. Did you call Salk and see if they have a current owner in your area who would allow an audition?