Ruark Talisman MK1

[dantheman91]

Hi Guys

I have finally given in to buy a pair that have been sat in a local shop since early this year the price is fair and can sell on if need be - the shop is never open but have got them down to a price less than £50 - I hear they are amplifier dependent so what would be the best amplifier to match them with the condition is great I don't really need them but i just want to try them as i liked my Swordsman i owned last year
Amplifier choice

Quad 33/34/303
Pioneer A300R Precision
Luxman SQ 507x
Technics 909 Pre and Power
Tsibury Passive Pre - QED Passive Pre / Linn LK 85 Power Amplifier
Denon PMA 350SE
Yamaha AX 596
NAD 3020
Pioneer A300
Yamaha CR 820 / CR 1000
Marantz PM 310 / 2225
Quantum Electronics 1A100
Musical Fidelity E100
Nytech CTA 252

:):):)

[Gaz]

I can't offer any comparison but I had a pair a few years ago and they sounded very nice with my old NAD 3020.

[Stryder5]

I have Ruark Templar I and they sound great with any amp I've tried, currently Audio Analogue Puccini SE.

Gary

[mightymonoped]

I have Ruark Templar I and they sound great with any amp I've tried, currently Audio Analogue Puccini SE.

Gary

Ah, glad to hear that as I always wanted to pair some Templar 1’s with my Puccini SE as I reckoned it would be a great match [emoji4]


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[Stryder5]

Hi Tony,

Do you have the SE with remote, and do you have a remote?

If you need one I can copy mine to a SeKi slim for you, remotes seem rare.

Gary


Ah, glad to hear that as I always wanted to pair some Templar 1’s with my Puccini SE as I reckoned it would be a great match [emoji4]


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[mightymonoped]

Hi Tony,

Do you have the SE with remote, and do you have a remote?

If you need one I can copy mine to a SeKi slim for you, remotes seem rare.

Gary

Don’t have Puccini anymore Gary, I traded it in for an Icon Audio amp. Was a great little amp (pre-remote SE model).


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[Lawrence001]

Hi Guys

I have finally given in to buy a pair that have been sat in a local shop since early this year the price is fair and can sell on if need be - the shop is never open but have got them down to a price less than £50 - I hear they are amplifier dependent so what would be the best amplifier to match them with the condition is great I don't really need them but i just want to try them as i liked my Swordsman i owned last year
Amplifier choice

Quad 33/34/303
Pioneer A300R Precision
Luxman SQ 507x
Technics 909 Pre and Power
Tsibury Passive Pre - QED Passive Pre / Linn LK 85 Power Amplifier
Denon PMA 350SE
Yamaha AX 596
NAD 3020
Pioneer A300
Yamaha CR 820 / CR 1000
Marantz PM 310 / 2225
Quantum Electronics 1A100
Musical Fidelity E100
Nytech CTA 252

:):):)I don't know the mk1 do they have the translucent polypropylene drivers like other mk1 Ruarks eg.the Crusader?

I can tell you from experience with the mk2 that they scale up very well with quality source and amplification and deserve the best you have in that list. I certainly wouldn't pair them with an old Nad or similar as they deserve much better. Audio Analogue is certainly more like it, or musical fidelity A3/308/5 etc. I imagine a class A like the Sugden would also sound nice, or one of the many class A Chinese clones now proliferating on eBay.

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[walpurgis]

i liked my Swordsman i owned last year

Still got mine :).

They're no Tannoys, but are fun and don't sound a bit lost like many smaller speakers. I'm driving mine with my TPA3116 mini amp and it's a great combo. You should try one, you'd be shocked at how good it is (the TPA3116 that is), it'll beat the PMA-350SE for sound quality!

[Stryder5]

Still got mine :).

They're no Tannoys, but are fun and don't sound a bit lost like many smaller speakers. I'm driving mine with my TPA3116 mini amp and it's a great combo. You should try one, you'd be shocked at how good it is (the TPA3116 that is), it'll beat the PMA-350SE for sound quality!

I bought a TPA3116 on your recommendation, haven't tried it yet, been trying to get the best SQ out of the Topping D30 and CCA. 15v Linear supply to Topping and 5v Linear supply to CCA and optimising software. The results are surprising that despite the relative cost of these components they make music in a beautiful way.

Gary

[dantheman91]

Collecting these tonight...:)

[dantheman91]

Very pleasant listen stunning mid range they flow music..☺ stuck them on technics 909 pre and power amps.☺Quad next..

Happy listening few beers and a take away..������

[Roy S]

Happy listening few beers and a take away

Sounds like the perfect evening Dan :cool:

[Floyddroid]

Great speakers. They sound great with Exposure amps I found. I don't think Roark made many bad speakers and I was sad when they stopped designing and manufacturing.

[dantheman91]

Sounds like the perfect evening Dan :cool:

Cheers Roy.☺

[dantheman91]

Great speakers. They sound great with Exposure amps I found. I don't think Roark made many bad speakers and I was sad when they stopped designing and manufacturing.


Running Quad 405 and Tisbury passive Pre....very good indeed that mid range is fab improving the bass with toe in perfectly acceptable possibly the best speakers for the room look fab too.

[Lawrence001]

Glad you're liking that Tisbury. My Ruark Solstice are epic!!

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