Tannoy KINGDOM ROYAL Manual page 20

At crossover component level, the
component choice to match the
new Kingdom Royal drivers was a
critical design concern. Many brands
and types of component were
auditioned and rejected before the
final configuration. Each crossover
uses the very latest ICW ClarityCap
MR polypropylene capacitors as these
were found to have the lowest internal
resonance and better self damping
than any other capacitor on the market.
Low loss laminated core inductors are
used throughout and non-inductive
heat-sink mounted thick film resistors
were chosen for their micro-dynamic
capabilities and thermal stability.
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Impedance matching the Dual
Concentric HF unit was another
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area of concern, with the very best
acoustic results coming from a custom-
built autotransformer rather than
traditional resistive circuit, in order to
maintain damping. Adjustments
for the Dual Concentric
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and SuperTweeter
are available using a new low-loss
switching panel mounted on the
front baffle.
On the rear panel very high quality
WBT binding posts are configured
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in Tannoy's unique five-terminal
arrangement that affords bi-wiring and
bi-amping as well as direct grounding
(via the fifth terminal) for the chassis of
the main drivers. The grounding of the
chassis helps to reduce radio frequency
interference providing a smoother
sound with improvements in detail
and transparency.
Tweeter
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energy levels
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