The Tannoy Gold 5 is interesting for music playback with 2 speakers or 4 in the latest Microsoft surround configuration.
200 Watt Bi-Amplified Nearfield Studio Reference Monitor with Proprietary 5" Dual Concentric Point Source Technology
https://www.tannoy.com/product.html?modelCode=P0C2B
- It measures 294 x 183 x 252 mm, which is the height of an A4 sheet, and becomes almost invisible in the living room.
- The total power of 4 x 200 W allows you to play music even in a very large room without amplifiers distortion.
- It has a stereo mini jack that has the function of "transmitting the signal" to the next speaker, which makes installation from a PC very easy.
- There is also an eco-friendly auto "sleep" feature, which is beneficial with increasing energy costs.
- 200 watts gives SPL 107 dB
Class-AB system with transducer-matched LF and HF bi-amplification for accurate dynamics
Why Class-AB? The duty of any amplifier is to take a small input signal and turn it into a louder output that maintains the characteristics of the original signal, and to be large enough to meet the demands of the loudspeaker it drives. While Class-A amplifiers sound great at low volumes, they waste a tremendous amount of power that is lost as heat when asked to output hundreds of Watts. And even though Class-B amplifiers are much more efficient, they tend to bring a great deal of distortion to the mix. A Class-AB amplifier combines the linear performance of Class-A with the higher efficiency performance of Class-B, producing a much better amplifier design for loudspeakers used in critical listening environments.
There also 2 larger models with a 300 watt amplifiers for a 6.5 and 8 inch Dual Concentric
300 watts in Tannoy Gold gives SPL 110 dB
4x 300 watts is enough for even a large room
Frequency response:
GOLD 7: 65 Hz – 20 kHz ± 3 dB; 46 Hz – 20 kHz -10 dB
https://www.tannoy.com/product.html?modelCode=P0CMZ
GOLD 8: 54 Hz – 20 kHz ± 3 dB; 40 Hz – 20 kHz -10 dB
https://www.tannoy.com/product.html?modelCode=P0C2C
Music playback is more precise with Dual Concentric
Discrete driver speaker systems using non-coaxial sources have an inherent design flaw in that each drive unit is an acoustic source of its own. While the components are physically aligned on one axis, they are displaced in source and can only be coherent at one specific listening point. When delays are applied to compensate for driver alignment, signals can only be aligned along a narow listening plane on one axis. Even systems with ratatable horns suffer from a significant 'suck-out' in the crossover region, and no amount of DSP processing can correct this phenomenon. The constant directivity characteristic of the Dual Concentric overcomes such time alignment problems
Dual Concentric was offered in the 1940s and is constantly being improved
Tannoy has produced coaxial loudspeakers, for the hi fidelity home consumer market since the early 1950s. Their "Dual Concentric" drivers early series included in order of introduction: Tannoy Blacks, Tannoy Reds, and Tannoy Golds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaxial_l ... Home_audio
The Litle Gold Monitor model appeared in the golden age of hi-fi with the reigning compact cassette. They had a passive crossover and are still used by manufacturers of high-end amplifiers as a reference. Now it has served as a model for the modern active crossover range.
Tannoy Ltd is a British manufacturer of loudspeakers and public address (PA) systems. The company was founded by Guy Fountain in London, England, as Tulsemere Manufacturing Company in 1926".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannoy
In Britain any PA system is sometimes colloquially referred to as a Tannoy, after the company of that name, now owned by TC Electronic Group, which supplied many of the PA systems used previously in Britain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_address_system
Multichannel playback
This configuration is available on a PC with analog output for multi-channel audio
The new Tanoy Gold works very well even with orthodox quadraphony, but other sockets should be chosen.
It is no different for a traditional home theater setup.
They are available Low Profile 18 or 15" Subwoofer This enclosure makes it ideal for mounting behind the cinema viewing screen for the ultimate in discreet subwoofer placement.
The 4,000-Watt DCS118B is a direct radiating 18" subwoofer system designed specifically for cinema installation applications.
https://www.tannoy.com/product.html?modelCode=P0CANA dual ported bass reflex system, the DCS118B features a high powered 18" low frequency driver that provides extended low frequency response to well below 30 Hz – for chest-pounding bass. Fast and accurate transient response enables the DCS118B Subwoofer to generate copious quantities of tight low end output that is virtually distortion-free – creating a truly dynamic and immersive experience.
At home with 5 or 7 Tanoy Gold, all you need is a 15" driver for extended low frequency response to below 35 Hz and 800 Watts continuous, 3,200 Watts peak power
https://www.tannoy.com/product.html?modelCode=P0CAM