The tannoy iw 4dc inwall speaker deploys tannoys smallest dual concentric driver, just 4. Jan 12, 2009 the little 100mm dual concentric unit, partnered here by a similarly sized bassonly driver, is the smallest dc ever and was originally developed for tannoys arena multichannel audio visual. Sep 15, 2007 are your driver surrounds in good order. All vx speakers offer birch cabinets, a variety of hangingmounting options and black or white finish.
I went to see what tannoy has now in this area and it seems that they offer some studio monitors that have the dual speaker config but im confused by the fact that they have a super. Gst the flagship revolution xt 8f is a substantial floorstanding loudspeaker offering the scale and dynamics of real live music in a loudspeaker that. The dc driver has a midbass cone of a multifibre mix paper treated with a waterproofing resin. Page 1 aw the tannoy i6 aw is a premium quality all weather installation loudspeaker based around a 165mm 6. Dicrete driver speaker systems using noncoaxial sources have an inherent design flaw in that each drive unit is an acoustic source of its own. Ideally richer sounds i have a voucher and ideally sub. Tannoy dual concentric studio monitors advice please. Arena highline is not just another home theatre speaker its a tannoy clearly not just another speaker company. Tannoy speakers speaker accessories, tannoy sound reinforcement speakers dual concentric driver, tannoy studio monitors, commercial ceiling monitors. I dont really want to go down the 2nd hand route as have been burnt before. Built around the venerable dual concentric 2 way point source technology that boosted tannoy to the upper echelons of high fidelity manufacturers, with the ensuing reputation to match, the t165 houses the then new 2528 dc 10 driver, a departure from traditional paper cone to polyolefin polymer family.
Tannoy installation loudspeakers dvs series canford. This in turn means that a simpler crossover can be used, providing even greater sonic benefits. Tannoy cms 403dce 4 ceiling loudspeaker with dual concentric. View and download tannoy eyris dual concentric owners manual online. This debut model employed a highfrequency compression driver or tweeter concentrically mounted within a 15 inch bass driver or woofer. Tannoy sound reinforcement speakers dual concentric. Listen to tannoy dual concentrics over a period of time and then listen to some of your favourite material on conventional multi driver designs and something sounds wrong, no matter how superficially impressive the multi driver setup sounds.
Hi, im looking for advice on the best amp to use for my 70s tannoy devon speakers. Very natural sounding but modest with bass, which spoils the balance of sound and. Tannoy cms 403dce 4 full range directional ceiling loudspeaker with. May 11, 2008 yet again, tannoys dualconcentric driver confirms its timeless benefits by tech staff 11 may 2008. Advertised frequency response of the 15 dual concentric monitor black. If you are an audiophile or enjoy listening to music once in a while, it helps to have speakers that capture the full range of sound. Tannoy revolution xt6f floor standing speaker single. It may also be used in cavity wall installations constructed with standard. Tannoy dvs4t loudspeaker 80w, 6 ohms, 70100v 100mm dual. Specifically designed for fast, simple and cost effective installation in new and existing buildings, the 100mm 4 pointsource dual concentric driver can be entirely angled towards the listener within the fixed ceiling mounting ring. Crosssection of the 15 dual concentric monitor black.
Tannoy arena highline 500 centre speaker archive hifix. Featuring the tannoy dual concentric driver system, these enclosures are otherwise identical to the di5 models. Suited for applications indoors or out, the i6 aw consistently delivers a powerful performance under a wide range of environmental conditions. Coaxial drivers are available from the usual suppliers of pa raw components too. The tannoy cms401 dce is a full bandwidth ceiling monitor system suited to highlevel music and speech reinforcement applications requiring exceptional sonic quality with uncompromised reliability. See also, the lauch of the dual concentric at the london radio show, 1947 on the tannoy web site click thumbnail image at right. In effect, the dual is a single chassis comprising two separate drive units properly merged into one, with the high frequency unit mounted in the centre of the pole piece of the low frequency unit. Tannoy 4 fullrange directional ceiling loudspeaker with dual. A genuine, tannoy dual concentric driver, in a pointedback cabinet but with dimensions of only 916in tall and a footprint of 8 14in wide by 5 18in deep not much larger than an ls35a. Cms series, blind mount, ceiling speakers, pre mount, all weather loudspeakers, installation series, tannoy subwoofers, repair your old. A coaxial loudspeaker is a loudspeaker system in which the individual driver units radiate sound from the same point or axis. Tannoy little gold monitor are one of the most transparent speakers i have heard but with a bit of edge to it.
The tannoy arena highline 500 centre speaker is designed primarily as a premium performance low profile, full range loudspeaker system for use in. Eyris dual concentric speakers pdf manual download. The cms401 dce features tannoys exclusive point source dual concentric driver. Apr, 2009 every so often i hear about the concentric woofertweeter coaxial style drivers that tannoy was famous for. Tannoy autograph mini loudspeaker each the autograph mini gr is a hugely scaleddown but authentic version of a loudspeaker that was famous throughout the audio world fifty years ago. Depending on the model, these may be energized by a single magnet or by two separate ones. The tannoy vx family of concentricdriver speakers is a broad one, boasting a range of concentric designs from a diminutive five inches all the way up to 15 inches. Inclusion of a wideband high frequency unit in the dual ensures that this drive unit delivers an exceptionally detailed and open sound stage for unrivalled intelligibility.
The unique advantage of the tannoy dual concentric principle is that the low and high frequency sound radiation is generated on the same axis. The drive unit is mounted in an injectionmoulded swivelling pod. Hi, im fred speckeen and i work as part of the innovation team at tannoy music group. The dual concentric delivers a spherical wave front that ensures even dispersion in the horizontal and vertical planes, providing exceptional offaxis performance. Tannoy dvs4 loudspeaker 80w, 6 ohms, 100mm dual concentric, yoke, black. The tannoy iw4 dc is a full bandwidth in wall speaker system, using a 100mm 4 tannoy dual concentric point source, constant directivity drive unit, designed for installation into standard stud partition wall systems. Tannoy has continued to develop the dual concentric concept, even when other more overtly modern products such as the constant directivity horn were capturing the headlines.
Tac tannoy arena series speakers the audio company. These were purchased at a garage sale a few years ago in the cheapest and. The midbass and tweeter sections are coincidentally aligned to a true point source. May 20, 2018 hi, im looking for advice on the best amp to use for my 70s tannoy devon speakers. Tannoy eyris dual concentric owners manual pdf download. The dual concentric tannoys have two magnets systems or motors, one for the main paper cone and the other for a hf horn integrated through the pole piece. Tannoy dvs4t loudspeaker 80w, 6 ohms, 70100v 100mm. Improving the performance of a classic tannoy driver by peter campbell, australia. Thanks to an allnew proprietary 4 dual concentric pointsource driver with. Im really happy to be able to say that after so many years that finally we are able to return to designing new studio monitors using tannoy dual concentric drivers. This with valve amplification is the nub of the tannoy 60s sound. The driver used in the dc200 appears to be built along the same lines but is 10 in diameter and consequently offers a better bass response, making it viable as a main monitor in the small studio. The omnimagnet dual is augmented with twin 100 mm 4 inch midbass drivers to. The first dual concentric loudspeaker, designated the monitor black, and designed by tannoys chief engineer at the time, ronnie h.
Tannoy dual concentric point source, constant directivity drive unit, designed for. But in the audio field, tannoy stands alone for its success in developing early. Using a single omnimagnet dual concentric driver, the xt 6. What are the advantages of a dual concentric speaker. This debut model employed a highfrequency compression driver or tweeter concentrically mounted within a 15 inch bass driver. The famous tannoy dual concentric loudspeaker driver principle was created and. The ams 6dcwh is a full bandwidth 320watt high sensitivity loudspeaker that utilizes our allnew proprietary 6 dual concentric pointsource driver with omni magnet technology on a torus ogive waveguide to deliver wide and consistent broadband directivity with enhanced intelligibility plus the linear response of our legendary studio monitors. A coaxial design, the speaker featured a hornloaded tweeter situated in the centre of the woofer. Barnfind classic mk1 ford escort with 900 miles from new.
The original 15inch dual concentric and those caps are necessary its a trademark first appeared in 1947, and was named the monitor black. Tannoy dvs4t loudspeaker 80w, 6 ohms, 70100v 100mm dual concentric, yoke, white. Its diminutive size and accurately detailed finish. Many design approaches have been featured but, for many, tannoy is synonymous with dual concentric loudspeaker drivers. The new 4 dual concentric driver offers enhanced dispersion creating an even more uniform spread of sound around the listening environment. Tannoy lgm 12 1990s vintage dual concentric speakers. Tannoy revolution xt8f floorstand speakers 8dualconcentric.
I know that the original crossover had different slopes on the driver and tweeter but that was not available in the hdp4. Reduced to a fraction of the size of the immense and revered original tannoy autograph this exquisite replica is the ultimate modern retro audio product. Jan 04, 2009 these tiny little replicas of the tannoy autograph speaker are bookshelf side yet output real sound. Designed for a variety of small and mediumscale soundreinforcement applications, the tannoy dvs series are ultracompact, surfacemounting loudspeakers. Tannoy revolution xt6 bookshelf speakers 6dualconcentric. Unlike ordinary drive units, dual concentric is two drivers physically merged into one. Tannoy dvs4 loudspeaker 80w, 6 ohms, 100mm dual concentric. From the smallest 100 mm 4 inch dual concentric driver in the affordable and compact revolution dc4 standmount loudspeaker right up to the enormous 380. Dual concentric driver technology provides classleading coherence and. Tannoy is best known for their dual concentric speakers where the tweeter is at the center of the midrange driver. Gst the flagship revolution xt 8f is a substantial floorstanding loudspeaker offering the scale and dynamics of real live music in a loudspeaker that looks every bit as good as it sounds. Di5 dc and di5 dct 100w 6 ohms, 110mm dual concentric. Tannoy autograph minitk retrostyle loudspeaker single. The little 100mm dual concentric unit, partnered here by a similarly sized bassonly driver, is the smallest dc ever and was originally developed for tannoys arena multichannel audio visual.
Tannoy revolution xt6f floor standing speaker single the smaller of two prestigious floor standing models in the revolution xt range, the revolution xt 6f is a compact loudspeaker that delivers a dynamic fullrange performance. A dual concentric driver generates most transient energy from the hf horn are your energy and roll off controls in good shape. Due to the pointsource driver design, the dvs series can be mounted. The tannoy arena highline 500 centre speaker is designed primarily as a premium performance low profile, full range loudspeaker system for use in conjunction with plasma or lcd flat screens. The right speakers make a big difference in your listening experience. Everything you need to know about choosing tannoy speakers. Yet again, tannoys dualconcentric driver confirms its timeless benefits by tech staff 11 may 2008. These were purchased at a garage sale a few years ago in the cheapest and most basic original tannoy box that i have heard of. Tannoy dimension td10 dual concentric driver 7900 0588. Fullrange directional ceiling loudspeaker with dual concentric driver blind mount, pair featuring 110 hz 50 khz frequency at 3 db. Tannoys dualconcentric also falls into this category and listeners may need a little time to. Tannoy autograph mini loudspeaker each upscale audio. Specifications arena satellite has a single 5 dual concentric driver.
Gst the revolution xt 6 is a midsize stand or bookshelf mounted loudspeaker that represents a purist tannoy configuration. The arena satellite and centre channel speakers feature tannoys exclusive point source dual concentric driver. Innovator of premium audio solutions utilizing cutting edge acoustic, electronic and digital expertise. It is popular to say that loudspeakers havent changed at all in the last half century. With the tannoy dual concentric drivers there is a tight physical integration of the high and low frequency drivers, leading to a coherent and linear phase response. According to tannoys white paper on dualconcentric technology, modern days iteration of the dualconcentric employs a tuliplike waveguide in place of a cones centerpiece, also situated inside the woofers throat and not prone to interaction with the woofers radiating surface that tannoy claims other coaxial designs are.
Tannoy dual concentric drivers a survey english tntaudio. Tannoy revolution dc4 tannoy revolution dc4 click to enlarge. The high frequency unit is positioned on the back of the low frequency driver. And like any other twoway speaker system, it requires a crossover, whether passive or active. Rackham, appeared at the london radio show in 1947. This article describes my experiences with a pair of 15 tannoy monitor gold dual concentric speaker drivers.
The dual concentric is a trade mark of tannoy and is important because it maintains proper time alignment between lf and hf sources, which is something other concentrics do not achieve. The arena products first were manufactured in 2005, were discontinued in 20092010. Coaxial drivers are used in pa style systems, including some very good products. Tannoys exclusive point source dual concentric driver technology provides wide dispersion characteristics and therefore excellent coverage of the listening area. Nov 12, 2016 tannoy little gold monitor are one of the most transparent speakers i have heard but with a bit of edge to it. The center channel is a twin driver design and has been equipped with a supplementary bass unit to augment power handling. The magic of the dc design is in its voice, ie the mid band speed. The eaw microwedge stage monitors use them, several lacoustics systems are coaxial, and the danley scm80, among others. As a result, the dual concentric driver tannoy refers to it in the singular as, a single chassis comprising two separate drive units properly merged into one. Tannoy dual concentric at the heart of the autograph miniows superb performance you will find an allnew iteration of our legendary and exclusive tannoy dual concentric driver technology. These tiny little replicas of the tannoy autograph speaker are bookshelf side yet output real sound. Tannoy also make damn good multi driver designs of course. Lf 100mm mixed fibre pulp cone, dynamic overload protection, hf 19mm.
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