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Ruark Talisman-R Floorstanding Speakers

£1,499.00

The Talisman-R is the return of Ruark's best-known loudspeaker, first launched in 1990 and the model that built the company's reputation for speakers that look as good as they sound. The slim silhouette and sloped baffle are carried over, but the engineering is all new. It's a two-way bass-reflex design with a custom 165mm long-throw treated-fibre NS+ woofer and a 27mm silk dome tweeter, joined by a phase-optimised second-order crossover using premium audio-grade film capacitors and low-loss inductors. The visible front bolts are part of a decoupled baffle system: the baffle is secured through elastomer bushes with dual damping strips so drive-unit vibration doesn't pass into the main cabinet, which is itself braced and lined with compound wadding to control resonance and standing waves.

The Talisman-R is the return of Ruark's best-known loudspeaker, first launched in 1990 and the model that built the company's reputation for speakers that look as good as they sound. The slim silhouette and sloped baffle are carried over, but the engineering is all new. It's a two-way bass-reflex design with a custom 165mm long-throw treated-fibre NS+ woofer and a 27mm silk dome tweeter, joined by a phase-optimised second-order crossover using premium audio-grade film capacitors and low-loss inductors. The visible front bolts are part of a decoupled baffle system: the baffle is secured through elastomer bushes with dual damping strips so drive-unit vibration doesn't pass into the main cabinet, which is itself braced and lined with compound wadding to control resonance and standing waves.

Technical Information

Specifications – 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: 2.2kHz

  • Crossover type: optimised 2nd order, premium audio film capacitors, low-loss inductors

  • Sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m): 87dB

  • Recommended amplifier 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

Specifications – General

  • Product dimensions (single speaker): H850 × W210 × D250mm

  • Product weight (single speaker): 17.6kg

In the box (per speaker)

  • Talisman-R (single)

  • Quick Start Guide

  • Adjustable rubber coned feet

  • Adjustable carpet spikes

Carton (single speaker)

  • Carton dimensions: H975 × W325 × D395mm

  • Packaged weight: 20.5kg

Warranty

  • Two-year guarantee, extended to three years free when registered online with Ruark