Salk Future TBD

Bummer and a big loss to the community. I had the honor of the being the caretaker for a week of the Chen Chen veneered Song3 Beats @jeffseight  secured for the AZ SpeakerFest. They were lovely speakers; almost bought a pair myself. I hope Salk is able to find another to take up the torch.

@roxy54 , we had another SpeakerFest last summer focused on stand mounts. It was even bigger than the one you attended. They are a ton of work and tough to organize yearly.

I have never owned any Salk speakers but from what I have gathered from reading and looking at his speakers I have admired the craftsmanship and Jim seems very professional and likable. This brand and Volti audio were on my bucket list for speakers I would like to own but just out of my price range. I wish Jim well and feel like he will be missed. Who knows, maybe I will pick up a used pair somewhere down the line...

Their should’ve been a succession plan in place. Think of Thiel, which was also a total fail in this regard. All owners of Salk speakers should now be worried about how they’ll get their speakers fixed should anything go wrong. That’s not a comfortable place to be.

I think Salk is just using off the shelf drivers, so driver replacement is actually easier compared to manufacturers that use bespoke drivers.

Actually Jim just posted that he will continue to service Salk speakers new and preowned but will no longer be making them.