Rarely seen on the used market and never in this condition. Exceptional
Talon Hawk monitors with Accuton ceramic bass/mids and ceramic tweeters.
These were upgraded by Talon in 2021 with their latest crossover design
and tuned in their personal listening room before being returned to me.
Piano
black finish is near flawless, 8/10, maybe 9/10. (Only exception is the
silkscreened crossover plate on the back of one speaker has a scratch.)
If
you are a fan of beautiful, articulate midrange, these Talons will
marvel you with their presentation of tone. As they are monitors, they
can be played as a pair or combined with a subwoofer.
Fast shipping and carefully packed. I also buy Talon speakers if you have a pair for sale!!!!
From
the manufacturer's marketing sheet: The Talon Hawk is our reference
grade. Every detail of speaker design and manufacturing is meticulously
examined. The finest drivers from Accuton used. From our proprietary
acoustical suspension to solderless point to point wiring, nothing is
left to chance. What is so amazing about the Hawk is its convincing bass
out of such a small cabinet. As with all our reference grade
loudspeakers, the accuton ceramic tweeter can be upgraded to the diamond
version. Standard finish is Piano Black.
More on the exceptional
Accuton bass/mid driver: The C180-6-191 is a 7' inch bass-midrange for
small bookshelf monitors or slim floor standers. The medium sized voice
coil with 38mm titanium voice coil former provides high midrange
resolution. The long excursion is for high SPL capabilities. Consider
this as a successor to C173-6-095, but with higher excursion and smaller
box size. This driver might be interchangeable with the C180-6-095
using the same crossover.
Original specs per the factory were:
Frequency Response: 40Hz - 40kHz
Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
Minimum Impedance: 6 ohms
Efficiency: 88 db
Driver complement:
7" ceramic midrange (Accuton)
1" ceramic tweeter (Accuton)
Dim: 18.5 x 13.75 x 11 inches (H,W,D)
Weight: 45 lbs (per speaker)
Excellent review way back when: soundstage.com/planethifi/planethifi.htm