The original Talisman was launched in 1990, and they did something most speakers never managed: they made people fall in love with how a speaker looked before they’d even heard them play. That slim silhouette, that sloped baffle, Talisman felt like they belonged in a home.
Talisman-R carries this legacy into the now. The connection between the original and new is clear, but with years of accumulated knowledge, Talisman-R incorporates innovations that bring a new level of performance along with a design that marries perfectly with our 100 Series aesthetic.
- Reference floor-standing design
- New decoupled baffle system
- Tuned bass reflex design with dual flared port
- Ruark 27mm silk dome tweeter
- Ruark 17cm/6.5" NS+ long throw woofer
Like the original, Talisman-R is a high-quality two way, bass reflex design and retains our preference for natural driver materials, featuring a custom designed 165mm long throw treated fibre NS+ woofer along with 27mm silk dome tweeter. The drivers are unified via a carefully optimised crossover, with particular attention paid to phase integration, using premium audio-grade capacitors, resistors and low-loss inductors, for best signal transfer and reduced distortion. The outcome is speakers that produce a lifelike stereo soundstage with a natural and deeply engaging sound.
An area where Ruark have paid special attention is in the development of the Talisman-R enclosures. In any loudspeaker, as much energy is transferred back into the cabinet as is projected forward, so controlling this energy is essential to achieving low-distortion sound. The visible bolts on Talisman-R’s front baffle are integral to our decoupled baffle design, securing the baffle via elastomer bushes that, together with a dual damping strip, help prevent vibration from the drive units from passing into the main cabinet. Internally, the enclosure is carefully braced to further reduce resonance and lined with compound wadding, which absorbs energy across a broader frequency range and helps control internal standing waves. The result is an enclosure with exceptionally low colouration, delivering sound that is clean, natural and pure.
The design and considered materials of Talisman-R make them as much a part of a room as the sound they create. Their form makes them inherently stable, but to further aid stability the plinth of each is machined from solid steel with threads on each corner for the supplied adjustable rubber feet and carpet spikes. This extra mass lowers their centre of gravity further towards the base, so they are firmly grounded and when viewed from the front gives Talisman-R an attractive floating appearance.
Audio
Frequency response 40Hz - 22kHz (typical in-room)
Tweeter 27mm silk dome with neodymium motor
Woofer 17cm/6.5” Ruark NS+, long-throw driver, treated fibre cone, 35mm 2-layer copper voice coil with Strontium ferrite motor
Cabinet type Dual-flared tuned bass-reflex with decoupled baffle technology
Cabinet volume 14.5 litres
Tuning frequency 42Hz
Nominal impedance 6 ohm (min 3.8 ohm @ 5kHz)
Crossover frequency 2.2 kHz
Crossover type Optimised 2nd order, premium audio film capacitors, low-loss inductors
Sensitivity (2.83v @ 1m) 87 dB
Recommended amp power 50-250W
Connection type Dual gold-plated 4mm multi-way binding posts for single-wire or bi-wire connection. compatible with banana plug, spade terminal or bare wire
Grille Removable magnetic frame with acoustically transparent fabric
Placement Floorstanding
General specifications
Fused Walnut veneer baffle with Charcoal cabinet and mottled fabric grille,
Satin Charcoal lacquer baffle with Charcoal cabinet and mottled fabric grille
Product dimensions (single speaker) H850 × W210 × D250mm
Product weight (single speaker) 17.6kg
Carton
Carton dimensions (single speaker) H975 × W325 × D395
Packaged weight (single speaker) 20.5kg
