Talon Raven C or Khorus?

For the price I would pick up a pair of used Khorus's and enjoy. I have owned their orig Perrigrines for 3 yrs and I won't give them up, they use the same drivers and design of the Khorus. I can imagine that the Ravens sound nice but what you can pick up a used pair of the Khorus for You can't go wrong I'd love to have a pair but I love my Perrigrines.

I own a pair of`original Khorus's, & a pair of original Peregrines on Sound Anchor stands. The Khorus's have a better frequency response on both ends, compared to the Ravens. Both are great speakers, but when listening to hi-rez the Khorus's top end of 35,000 will be appreciated!The Peregrines, & the Ravens sound very similar to previous auditions. Honestly I don't think you could go wrong with either, if you can however stretch the budget, the low end of the Khorus's will continually suprize you. Good Luck!

IMO the Raven C sounded better to me then did the original Khorus speaker. Never compared them to the newer version.

Happy Listening.

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I agree with Bigkidz. (Hi Peter!)

I had set of Raven 2002's, but traded up to Raven C's and a Falcon C center channel. The 'C' version is VASTLY better then all earlier versions of the Raven, so any comparisons involving an early Raven design really does not apply since he asked about a Raven C.

The amplification you intend to use also affects which generation of Talon will work best. Early-model Talons are very lush and warm, and respond best to very articulate and transparent amps.

Later models, with the ceramic tweeter, revised internal chassis structure and CMRC crossovers are extremely neutral, clear and detailed. So amps that worked perfectly with the older models may sound too bright with these newer designs.

I guess it's all in what you are looking for and the rest of the system that you are starting with. But, if you focus your system's synergy around the speakers' needs effectively, you can't really go wrong with either.

BTW - My comments in the above response come from actual experience with the older & newer Raven designs, because I had the unique opportunity when I traded my Raven 2002's for the Raven C's to compare them TOGETHER at the same time in my room with my equipment before shipping the 02's back.

The C's came directly from the factory brand-new, with Bybee filters installed and all the latest updates. BUT - they had ZERO hours on them, so the comparison 'should' have heavily favored my 1-year old 02's. I expected it to be a close fight, but it only took 10 minutes of A/B'ing and shaking my head to come to the obvious conclusion --> There was NO comparison - the C's were devastatingly better in ALL areas, especially treble extension AND smoothness. The ceramic tweeter used in the C models is just superb.

Another big difference between early and late models is the design of the rear-firing port that is common to both Khorus & Raven. The older ones utilized a small, round aluminum insert. For the newer models, Talon designed a much larger slot cut-out with NO insert. The round port on my 02's would make noticeable rattling and chuffing noises when there were long, weighty bass notes. It drove me crazy, and definitely helped justify the cost to upgrade to the C's.

The new, larger slot-loaded port has more area to disperse the fast-moving escaping air, so it doesn't chuff. And since there is no metal insert used anymore, there is no way for it to rattle.

Just some more info to consider, but YMMV......
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