ambient
Super Member
I picked these up in part because of MWalts excellent thread about the search for a modern speaker upgrade. I sold the DQ-10s, the KEFs and even the Sonys (SS-m7s) and took a calculated gamble with the Hawks.
All I can say is that the upgrade was well worth it. I listen to a fair amount of electronic music and I always felt I was missing something in the lower end. The hawks deliver superb bass, despite an innocuous 5.5" woofer. In fact the bass was a bit much in my room until I filled the lower chambers with about 3.5 lbs of sand each. I put on the The XX's first track and was blown away by the bass at the end of the track.
I listen to a lot of jazz and vocals as well, and timbre is what these speakers really do well. Imaging is superb as well. On Bill Evans' Waltz fot Debby, the brush on the drums decay nicely, and the upright bass is a good as I've heard it on my system.
These are simply incredibly well balanced speakers and are ideal floorstanders for smallish rooms (id be shocked if they didnt sound good in larger rooms though). With only a 7"x9" footprint, I have plenty of room to get them away from my rear and side walls; placement was pretty hassle-free.
I strongly recommend these for those with very varied listening habits, looking for true low frequency extension while not sacrificing an iota on the mids or imaging. These are real keepers, and at one half of retail, a steal.
I should add that I'm the second owner so they're fully broken in.
All I can say is that the upgrade was well worth it. I listen to a fair amount of electronic music and I always felt I was missing something in the lower end. The hawks deliver superb bass, despite an innocuous 5.5" woofer. In fact the bass was a bit much in my room until I filled the lower chambers with about 3.5 lbs of sand each. I put on the The XX's first track and was blown away by the bass at the end of the track.
I listen to a lot of jazz and vocals as well, and timbre is what these speakers really do well. Imaging is superb as well. On Bill Evans' Waltz fot Debby, the brush on the drums decay nicely, and the upright bass is a good as I've heard it on my system.
These are simply incredibly well balanced speakers and are ideal floorstanders for smallish rooms (id be shocked if they didnt sound good in larger rooms though). With only a 7"x9" footprint, I have plenty of room to get them away from my rear and side walls; placement was pretty hassle-free.
I strongly recommend these for those with very varied listening habits, looking for true low frequency extension while not sacrificing an iota on the mids or imaging. These are real keepers, and at one half of retail, a steal.
I should add that I'm the second owner so they're fully broken in.
