Speaker Asylum: REVIEW: Talon Audio Raven C Speakers by whitese

Model:	Raven C
Category:	Speakers
Suggested Retail Price:	$6500-7500
Description:	2 way floorstander
Manufacturer URL:	Talon Audio

Review by whitese on March 09, 2009 at 16:19:08
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for the Raven C

I have owned these for about 2 months. It was agonizing waiting for them to be trucked from Chicago to Eastern Shore in MD.

I bought them without ever listening to them, so it was a calculated risk, as most of the speakers I had owned were vintage (the newest ones i ever owned were Pinnacle Classic Aerogel tower and Platinum Audio Quattros), so maybe I was risking a sterile-super detailed non involving sound, but I was handsomely rewarded.

The Accuton tweeter is smooth as silk as well as the 10" woofer...Integration is seamless and bass is very well defined and uncannily deep. For the amount of money I paid for these 7500.00 dollar speakers (I paid 1800.00), its a ridiculous steal. I was debating between these and some Tannoy DMT15II's.

They are being powered by 2 McIntosh MC7100's bridged to 200 watts per channel.

Only bummer is that the speaker binding posts only accept spades or unterminated cable.

Product Weakness:	none that I can think of.
Product Strengths:	Bass, clarity, excellent imaging and no kid is toppling these over!

Associated Equipment for this Review:

Amplifier: McIntosh MC7100 (2)
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): McIntosh C712
Sources (CDP/Turntable): MCD7009, Sony PS-2250 TT, MR7084 tuner
Speakers: Talon Racen C, JBL L96
Cables/Interconnects: Grover.
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Classical, Classic Rock, jazz
Room Comments/Treatments: carpeted room/one open side.
Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner

Amplifier:	McIntosh MC7100 (2)
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	McIntosh C712
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	MCD7009, Sony PS-2250 TT, MR7084 tuner
Speakers:	Talon Racen C, JBL L96
Cables/Interconnects:	Grover.
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical, Classic Rock, jazz
Room Comments/Treatments:	carpeted room/one open side.
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner