Talon Khorus x or B&W 802

Kthomas,

The Khorus X works well in just about any environment. We have run them in as small a room as 11'x15' with outstanding results. The only issue really is that the smaller the room, the less bass response, this is of course due to the long wavelength of low frequency notes.

Regards...Mike - Father & Son Audio

Xenon101,

Sorry you feel that way. I clearly stated I was a dealer, there is no secret motive here to sell something. I simply shared my OPINION (which by definition is biased and is what forums consist of, a bunch of biased statements). Whether I am biased or not can only be decided by the forum readers. If you feel I am biased, no problem, I can live with that. My hunch is that you are a B&W owner and were offended by my OPINIONS (even though I clearly stated that B&W makes great speakers, they just aren't my "cup of tea"). If someone gained valuable information from my post, then THAT is the point. If not, then it will disappear into the mists of cyberspace. No harm done.

Regards...Mike - Father & Son Audio

Hey Mike,

Just want to compliment you on the very professional manner with which you handled, not only your initial response to this post, but your subsequent response to Xenon101's irrelevant post. The guy's only responded to 14 threads and is clearly not a major contributor to these forums. Kudos to you for being so diplomatic and professional.

BTW - You've got me wanting to seek out a Talon dealer!

-Dan

Mike,

I am a B&W owner. I appreciate your opinion regarding the Talon X speaker, dealer or not.

I WOULD like to say that you do not need a ton of power run the N802,N801, or the N800's. But if you really want to maximize the capabilities of these speakers, then one should pay extra attention to ALL of the upstream components..in my experience.

I have two questions:
Are the Talon Khorus and Khorus less forgiving and therefore more musical?

What is the best set-up you have heard using the Khorus or Khorus X speaker?

These questions are open to whomever would like to answer.
Thanks!

Dan...Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate it very much.

Avnut...You are correct, you don't need a ton of power with the B&W Nautilus series, but they really do sing with higher current amps. My "nuclear power station" comment may have come across that way, sorry about that. And as you stated, careful attention to upstream components (with ANY B&W speaker) is critical to get the best sound.

The Khorus (and the entire Talon line) are definitely more forgiving AND musical than the B&W line, IMHO. This is not egg on the face of either speaker, just a difference in the way they present the music.

The best set-up I have heard running the Khorus? Wow, that is a tough question...Mainly because I have heard them with so many different systems and they all had their pros and cons. If I had to pick just one it would be:

Acoustic Zen cables
Electrocompaniet EMC-1 MK2 CD Player
Edge M-8 Amplifier
Simaudio P-5 Preamp

Off the top of my head, other amps/preamps that I have been VERY impressed with running the Talon products are the latest Electrocompaniet, Rogue, Pass Labs, Simaudio, Jeff Rowland, Power Modules, and First Sound (I am sure there are others, just can't remember them right now).

Lately, we have been running the Khorus X in the showroom with a Power Modules (Belles) 350A and the Shanling CD-T100 direct into the amp with VERY good results.

Hope this helps.

Regards...Mike - Father & Son Audio