I think that Jim, Like Rick Craig, was unique to the industry...guys that would build what you wanted. If you had a design idea...specific drivers you were thinking of....specific woods you wanted used...Jim would get his expert pals to put on their thinking caps...guys like Dennis Murphy and Paul Kittinger and together they would figure out whether it could be built and whether it would sound great.
And for those of us that owned Salks over the years...we can attest to the fact that Jim's speakers sounded great. I'm sure that is part of the reason that he has so many speaker offerings...because over the years, a lot of different designs were imagined and built and they never lost their relevance because of their looks and sound.
We all wish you and Mary the very best and really hope that whatever you choose to do next...that you have a lot of fun doing it.