Principle
Floor-standing speaker 3-way, bass reflex

Power rating
Nominal power rating 200 Watts
Music power rating 270 Watts
Impedance 4 Ohms
Frequency range 25 - 35000 Hz
Sensitivity 87 dB

Drive units
Drive units bass 2 x 170 mm
Drive units midrange 1 x 120
Drive units highrange 1 x 25 mm
Crossover frequencies 250 / 2200 Hz

Dimensions
Dimensions H x W x D (Incl. terminal, without base) 105 x 21 x 28 cm

Weight 33 kg

Finishes Black anodised 42
Silver anodised 43

MER INFORMATION HÄR

For almost twenty years
Now the Talis name has been a byword for speakers crafted from solid aluminium which offer extraordinarily good sound, look fabulous and are made to uniquely high standards. Aluminium as primary material opens up a wide range of options in terms of sculptural form, surface finish and design which are simply not attainable from cabinets made of wood.

Our use of sophisticated
Extrusion tools enables us to produce extremely rigid cabinets whose internal volume is high in spite of their slender, compact shape. This in turn allows the speakers to reproduce bass – even very low frequencies – superbly, whilst eliminating any trace of cabinet resonance. Not a single screw is visible in the organically shaped baffle, which is designed to generate a perfect radiation pattern over the full mid / treble range. The resultant imaging characteristics are phenomenally good. The latest generation of thoroughbred drive units and cross-overs are the key to the superb sound qualities of the new Talis loudspeakers. Talis – the perfect symbiosis of German engineering skill, design and performance.

Design Philosophy

The cabinets
Are based on profiled aluminium extrusions, and their refined construction is enormously strong and rigid as well as exuding a refined elegance. The thickness of the solid baffle enables us to machine the drive unit openings “organically”, i.e. there are no sharp edges or corners, allowing the sound to expand and detach itself from the speaker without reflections. This is an important factor in the incredibly spacious imaging ability of the Talis loudspeaker.

The all-aluminium construction
Offers a further advantage: the cabinet walls and cover are significantly thinner than those of wooden equivalents, and this makes it possible to enlarge the internal volume. The cabinets are also very heavy, and substantially stiffer than conventional designs. These two characteristics are extraordinarily important for accurate bass reproduction, because the cabinet is devoid of the slightest tendency to resonate; there are no resonant effects which could excite the mid-range drivers, and this promotes uncoloured mid-range reproduction. Cabinet-borne sound and all unwanted resonance are eliminated by the special absorbent material which lines the cabinet walls.

The substantial weight
Of the cabinet isolates it from the environment, eliminating the danger of external vibration affecting the loudspeaker. The drive units are the very latest result of our development work, and are perfectly tailored to the cabinets. They are fitted with huge magnets generating enormous force fields, large coils with high power rating, low-profile cone surrounds and extremely deep centring systems, rigid pressure-cast aluminium cradles and stiff cones made in a single piece with multiple stiffening measures.

The design provides
For unusually long, linear cone excursion. All these features enable TALIS speakers to generate a high-volume, high-pressure sonic image despite their compact dimensions; a level of performance you would normally expect only from significantly larger loudspeakers. The dispersion behaviour of conventional combined mid-range / treble units is highly frequency-dependent: mid-range drivers typically radiate sound in a very broad pattern in the lower mid-range, but tend increasingly to concentrate the sound at higher frequencies.

High-frequency drivers behave analogously.
At the transitional frequency between mid-range and treble unit this characteristic results in a sudden change between the concentrated sound of the mid-range driver and the very broad pattern of the treble unit, producing an unwanted effect on the sound stage, and an unsettling vagueness in the spatial image. That is why our “Ultra Wide Range” treble domes operate in a waveguide (sound guide) which is machined into the baffle. Its contours are precisely calculated to ensure that the dispersion characteristics remain smooth even at the transition frequency. Imaging and the sound stage remain stable, with no hint of frequency-dependent inconsistency.

The S 300 is a compact
Floor-standing speaker of great beauty. This unique loudspeaker is just 21 cm wide and 105 cm tall, and typifies the philosophy behind the entire series in terms of technology and sound quality: heavy cabinets made of solid aluminium, high-end speaker drivers and cross-over units, and an open sound image, devoid of distortion, with a wide dynamic range and superb bass response.
The newly developed drivers are the key to the S 300’s incredible performance. It incorporates two high-end bass drive units which generate a deep, high-pressure bass even at very high levels.

The mid-range unit
Provides perfect control of the full vocal range, and has a lively, dynamic character. The new super treble dome unit is airy, fast, dynamic and without any trace of edge or hardness.
The sophisticated three-way cross-over unit has an effortless ability to control all three frequency ranges superbly, ensuring an open, ultra-spacious sound stage.

For outstanding bass response
It is of crucial importance that the speakers stand on a firm, secure base, free of resonance, and are isolated from the sub-surface. That is why we have developed a new design of spike for these speakers. The heavy spikes are ma-chined from solid stainless steel, can be dismantled, and terminate either in pointed metal cones or plastic glide pads for delicate floors.

Technology

Under normal circumstances
A relatively small cabinet volume limits the loudspeaker’s bottom limit frequency and maximum sound pressure in the bass range. However, this does not apply to the S 300 because the net internal volume of the aluminium housing is much greater than that of a comparable wooden one.

At the same time our design engineers have developed extremely sophisticated High-End bass units fitted with high-performance magnet systems; they are also capable of extremely long linear travel thanks to their triple surround. The drivers are tailored precisely to match the cabinet, and their stiffened cones generate an incredibly deep, high-pressure bass which re-mains stable even at very high volume.

The mid-range driver
Is an ingenious design which provides perfect control of the full vocal range from 300 to 2000 Hz, while its lively, dynamic character creates an outstandingly natural impression. The embossed and stiffened cone is totally devoid of resonances, while a special triple surround eliminates any trace of overshooting.

The new super treble dome
unit forms the perfect complement, extending the transmission range up to 30,000 Hz and beyond; it is airy, fast, dynamic and without any trace of edge or hardness.
The sophisticated cross-over unit is assembled using the finest available components. Precisely calculated, fine-tuned for optimum cone travel and transmission characteristics, it has an effort-less ability to process extremely high levels, thereby ensuring that all three frequency ranges are superbly controlled.

Talis loudspeakers are built to uniquely high standards: every detail is faultlessly implemented – even inside the cabinet.