The massive Canterbury crossover has been redesigned to provide a cleaner and more accurate signal to the new 15in Dual. Capable of high-volume listening without fatigue, the Gold Reference Dual brings even greater naturalness and presence to the Tannoy Canterbury loudspeaker. The use of new Mylar™ surround materials offer improved damping and motor cooling, resulting in exceptional clarity and articulation throughout the HF range.
The Canterbury GR’s HF unit marks a significant leap forward in the technology and performance comprising a new aluminium-magnesium alloy compression driver diaphragm that has been heat treated to further improve it mechanical integrity under HF loads. The cone is terminated with a twin roll surround of impregnated fabric for improved damping characteristics. The low-frequency section of the GR driver has a new fibre enriched paper pulp cone material to realise further improvements in the cone’s mechanical characteristics.
The legendary 15" Dual has been upgraded extensively for the Gold Reference series with many of the enhancements being ‘trickle-down’ technology from Tannoy’s flagship Kingdom Royal development project. The new 15in Gold Reference driver is Tannoy’s most powerful and articulate Dual to date, boasting an incredible 600-watt peak power handling and offering over 96dB efficiency in the 235 litre Canterbury GR cabinet. The Canterbury Gold Reference is designed for those who demand the power and passion of the 380mm (15.00”) Gold Reference Dual Concentric™ driver yet require a more compact loudspeaker than the magnificent Westminster Royal GR. Definitely include them on your list if you’re shopping in this price range. And if you’re also looking for that traditional look that includes expertly-crafted woodwork and metalwork, these Tannoys are your speakers. excellent speakers that are detailed, integrated, dynamic and warm, and not many speakers can say that. If you’re a fan of Tannoy, the new Legacy Series deserves closer inspection.Tannoy Canterbury Gold Reference Loudspeaker (each) Must be purchased in pairs. Stands 34 inches tall with a 12-inch driver and two ports and the Arden is a 3-foot-tall floorstanding model with a 15-inch driver and three ports, a design said to ease room placement. Two ports the Cheviot is a slender floorstander that The primary difference between the models is size: The Eaton isĪ 21-inch-tall bookshelf model with a 10-inch driver and All are highly efficient-with sensitivity ratings of 89, 91, and 93 decibels-and boast a vintage-looking gold panel on the front baffle with settings for Treble Energy and Treble Roll Off, adjustable in 1.5- and 2-dB increments, respectively. Honoring the heritage of the original HPD series-which was introduced to bring the sound of the recording studio to home hi-fi-the new Legacy models are handcrafted and quality-checked and tested at Tannoy’s factory in Scotland.
Updates include the use of an aluminum/magnesium alloy for the dome of the tweeter, said to extend response out to 30 kilohertz, an improved motor structure with a ferrite magnet and edge-would coils, and a sophisticated two-channel crossover network.
Compared with the Dual Concentric drivers used in the original HPD models, the new versions have been substantially upgraded, resulting in lower distortion, higher sensitivity, and improved clarity. The latest generation of that famous driver-the onlyĭriver in each model-is a paper/pulp cone woofer with a Dual Concentric tweeter mounted in its “throat.” Tannoy says the arrangement ensures that low and high frequencies are dispersed in a 360-degree pattern that follows the contour of the “tulip” waveguide surrounding the tweeter the waveguide also acts as a phase plug and aids time alignment. Although substantially updated with the latest materials and driver technologies, all three of the Legacy models-Eaton ($5,500/pair), Cheviot ($6,500/pair), and Arden ($8,000/pair)-share something special with their predecessors: They’re built around an updated version of the Dual Concentric driver Tannoy invented way back in 1947, two decades after Guy R. There’s a good reason for that: Tannoy’s new Legacy Series is based on the popular High Powered Dual (HPD) Series released in 1974, the year after Pink Floyd mixed The Dark Side of the Moon at London’s legendary Abbey Road Studios on a pair of newly installed Tannoy Lancaster monitors. Do you feel like you’re back in the ’70s, when vinyl ruled and fashion was…well, let’s just say, questionable?