Prestige CANTERBURY SE Owner's Manual

Prestige CANTERBURY SE Owner's Manual

Prestige loudspeakers

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O W N E R ' S M A N U A L
Estd.
1926

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  • Page 1 O W N E R ’ S M A N U A L Estd. 1926...
  • Page 2: Tannoy - A Short History

    Tannoy is now part of the TG Group, whose goal is to design, produce and distribute the best engineered, most recognised and respected brands of high performance audio products in the world.
  • Page 3: Unpacking Instructions

    Always keep the packing in such circumstances for subsequent examination. Tannoy strongly suggests that you store the complete packaging set for possible future use. Initial Positioning Locate the loudspeakers so that the favourite listening position is approximately 15°...
  • Page 4 SINGLE WIRE MODE AND EARTH (GROUND) FIG. 1 FIG. 2 TERMINAL PANEL CONNECTIONS LEAD CONNECTION TO RIGHT SPEAKER HIGH FREQUENCY HIGH FREQUENCY NEGATIVE(-) TERMINAL POSITIVE(+) TERMINAL POWER AMPLIFIER LOW FREQUENCY LOW FREQUENCY POSITIVE(+) TERMINAL NEGATIVE(-) TERMINAL TO 'GROUND' OR 'EARTH' CONNECTION 'EARTH' OR 'GROUND' TERMINAL ON AMPLIFIER (OPTIONAL) LINK WIRES IN PLACE...
  • Page 5: Bi-Wiring Theory

    'slow' signals and light current, 'fast' signals. Of course, the loudspeaker must be fitted with two pairs of terminals to take the two sets of cables; your Tannoy loudspeakers are of course equipped for just this type of connection.
  • Page 6: Grille Removal

    Grille Removal Special acoustically transparent cloth is used in the grilles. However, for ultimate fidelity the enthusiast will find it is best to use these loudspeakers with their grilles removed during listening. The large front grille is removable for access to the front panel controls. Insert the key provided into the lock at the bottom of the main grille assembly and turn anti-clockwise to release.
  • Page 7 ™ One of the unique advantages of the Tannoy Dual Concentric™ principle is that the low and high frequency sound radiation is generated on the same axis. The high frequency unit is mounted behind, and concentrically with, the low frequency unit. High frequency sound radiates from the centre of the low frequency unit through a carefully designed high frequency exponential horn.
  • Page 8: Note On Auditory Perception

    Human hearing relies on the constant nature of the time delay with the intensity to locate natural sounds accurately. A pair of Tannoy Prestige loudspeakers can uniquely reconstruct stereo images and provide excellent localisation of recorded sounds. The Tannoy Dual Concentric™...
  • Page 9: Fault Finding

    The determination of the cause of failure will be made by Tannoy Ltd or its authorised Distributor or Service Agent based on physical inspection of the failed parts.
  • Page 10: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications PERFORMANCE RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER 50-275 Watts per channel POWER RATING 140 Watts RMS 575 Watts peak MAXIMUM SPL 117.5dB (140 Watts RMS / 1m) 124.5dB (575 Watts peak / 1m) SENSITIVITY 96dB (2.83 Volts @ 1m) NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 8 Ohm FREQUENCY RESPONSE 28Hz - 22kHz...
  • Page 11 NOTES...
  • Page 12 Tannoy United Kingdom T: 00 44 (0) 1236 420199 E: enquiries@tannoy.com Tannoy North America T: 00 1 (519) 745 1158 E: inquiries@tannoyna.com Tannoy Deutschland T: 00 49 (0180) 1111 881 E: info@tannoy.com Tannoy France T: 00 33 (0)1 7036 7473...

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