Tannoy Studio Monitors

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Well known for their studio monitors, Tannoy is one of the longest established audio companies in the world, having made audio gear for more than 75 years. Tannoy’s expertise in sound reproduction is world-renowned. Tannoy monitors can be found in anything from pubs, clubs, public buildings, and places of worship to theaters and professional recording studios. Tannoy’s prestigious client list confirms their commitment to effective, reliable and efficient solutions wherever there is a requirement for exceptional and intelligible sound reproduction.

Tannoy Precision 8 Passive Studio Monitors - Pair
Precision 8 reference monitors from Tannoy address the needs of professional users in recording, broadcast and post-production. Designed using the latest techniques, including Klippell symmetry and nonlinear distortion analysis, laser scanning interferometry and advanced acoustic CAD simulation, the Precision range takes its place as the new reference monitoring standard for professional users.From the front: • 40mm MDF sculpted baffle stiff, heavy and rigid and minimizes diffraction. • Recessed drive units flush with the baffle surface minimizes diffraction. • 10 point fixing maximizes contact between drive unit and baffle. • Drive unit development using Klippell analysis equipment to minimize offsets and linearise the suspension components. • Cast chassis Tannoy Dual Concentric point source constant directivity driver. Effectively two drivers properly merged into one, with the HF mounted on the back of the LF unit so that both drivers are on the same axis. As a result sound energy is propagated from the same point and delivered through the center of the low frequency cone providing a true point source. This integrated approach provides a constant time delay over the frequency spectrum offering better transient performance and sound quality with better harmonic alignment than a displaced source monitor design. The crucial benefit at the mix position is the delivery of a more natural and cleaner sound with greatly enhanced intelligibility. • A key benefit of the Dual design is a very wide ’sweet spot’ with an exceptionally even response throughout the listening area and extraordinary transient response. This phase accurate Tannoy designed drive unit has, for all these reasons, been the choice of professional studio engineers for decades. • Tannoy SuperTweeter extends the amplitude response beyond 20kHz audibility to 50kHz to correct the phase response from 8kHz to 20kHz within the audible band. This preserves the harmonic structure of sounds and the stability of the stereo image. • Smooth tweeter faceplate contours prevent diffraction and cavity effects.From the side: • 18mm MDF cabinet construction provides stiffness and minimizes coloration. • Internal construction braces the sides and rear of the cabinet against the rear of the bass driver to provide a rigid reactive mass for the moving cone assembly. Ensures fast tight bass response and clear midrange. • Front baffle and rear panel tongued and grooved into the cabinet as a mechanical interlock for safety if wall mounted.From the rear: • Simple foolproof gold-plated terminal panel. No degradation due to bi-wire links in the HF signal path. • OmniMount friendly fixing points for wall mounting.

Tannoy Reveal 6D Active Studio Reference Monitors
A whole generation of artists and producers have built their award-winning recordings on the original Reveal active; now the Reveal 6D takes nearfield monitoring to a new level. Tannoy’s exclusive Activ-Assist technology allows you to tune the monitor to the room’s acoustics for an unparalleled sonic integration. Go ahead and connect it directly to the S/PDIF output from your DAW, or stay in the analog.MAIN FEATURESFrom the front: • 40mm MDF sculpted baffle stiff, heavy and rigid and minimises diffraction. • Recessed drive units flush with the baffle surface minimises diffraction. • New tweeter has wide band design extending the amplitude response beyond 20kHz audibility to 50kHz to correct the phase response from 8kHz to 20kHz within the audible band. This preserves the harmonic structure of sounds and the stability of the stereo image. • Smooth tweeter faceplate contours prevent diffraction and cavity effects. • 10 point fixing maximises contact between drive unit and baffle. • New design bass units have aluminium flux control rings around the voice coils and copper caps on the pole pieces linearises the voice coil motional impedance to reduce non linear (3rd order) distortion products caused by varying voice coil inductance. • Bass unit development using Klippell analysis equipment to minimise offsets and linearise the suspension components. • On/Mute (energy saving mode) via the Tannoy logo push switch. • LED indicator shows Active/Energy Saving modes.From the side: • 18mm MDF cabinet construction provides stiffness and minimises colouration. • Internal construction braces the sides and rear of the cabinet against the rear of the bass driver to provide a rigid reactive mass for the moving cone assembly. Ensures fast tight bass response and clear midrange. • Front baffle and rear panel tongued and grooved into the cabinet as a mechanical interlock for safety if wall mounted.From the rear: • Double insulated to prevent ground loops no safety earth required. • CSA/CE/CCC/CB full safety approvals including China. • Spare fuse in IEC mains connector. • On/Off mains isolator switch. • Substantial heat sinking for long term cool running and 24/7 reliability. • XLR and 1/4″ jack Combi connector for balanced input. • Switch adjacent to XLR selects digital or analogue input. • RCA input for SPDIF with 75 Ohm terminating impedance. • 2nd RCA for SPDIF output for slaving a stereo pair. • Yellow LED indicator lights up when digital lock is achieved. • 3-way switch selects which channel of the SPDIF stream is decoded, marked Left/Right/Mono. Switching is post 2 channel DAC. • Trim/Gain control over +6dB/-12dB range reference 0dBV (0.775V) input for full rated output. • Trim/Gain control works on SPDIF input post DAC. • Switch selection of 12dB/8ve 80Hz hi-pass filter for use with AV subwoofers.

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Tannoy Reveal 8d Active Studio Reference Monitor
You can’t mix properly if you’re monitors are keeping things from you. That’s why Tannoy calls these active studio monitors Reveal because if you expect your music to tell the truth, there can be no secrets kept between monitor and mixdown. Thanks to the extended range of the Reveal 8D, you get the big, deep low-frequency performance of an 200mm (8″) woofer combined with the same purity, articulation, and accuracy that comes from the Reveal 8D’s WideBand extended high frequency unit. Combining classic Reveal performance with 180 watts of bi-amplification, Activ-Assist equalization technology, extended LF response, up to 118dB of power output, and an SPDIF digital input, the Reveal 8D is ready for anything. Wide bandwidth for superior sound reproduction Makers of super high-end preamps have long known that a bandwidth (or frequency range) that extends well beyond the range of human hearing is an essential factor in quality sound reproduction due to the improvement of phase response in the audible frequency range. The inclusion of the Tannoy WideBand high frequency unit extends the high frequency phase response, which further enhances the R8D’s the open and detailed reproduction of mid-high frequencies. This ensures increased tonal accuracy of individual instruments in the reproduction process a mix-critical factor allowing the best EQ and placement decisions to be made. Even with conventional sources such as a CD, the extended bandwidth reduces phase errors and improves transient performance significantly below 20kHz. This leads to increased tonal accuracy at all frequencies and preserves the harmonic relationships between instruments.Improved cabinet construction for better performance To prevent unwanted resonant frequencies from clouding your mix, the Reveal 8D’s cabinet has been further braced and refined to provide the most rigid platform possible for the new driver designs. Securely attached to the solid baffle, with no less than 10 hex socket countersunk-head screws, an all-new bass driver performs with significantly reduced distortion. Magnetic circuit flux control rings and extensive Klippell-based symmetry analysis has made this performance improvement possible and the new driver provides tight, punchy and controlled bass response with a clean and open mid range for superb vocal intelligibility.Onboard optimization for taming room characteristics A set of DIP switches on the rear control panel of the Reveal 8D allows the selection of an optimum speaker response for real life and often difficult monitoring situations so that the frequency response at the listener’s ears is always as linear and flat as possible, which means no exaggerated frequencies to mess with your mix. Reveal monitors can therefore be optimized for varying listening distances in difficult acoustic spaces.

Tannoy Precision 8D Active Studio Monitor - Each
The Precision 8D reference monitor from Tannoy is an active version of the Precision 8 range incorporate powerful digital amplification and advanced electronic processing that together take full advantage of the drivers’ capabilities. The result is greater dynamic range and low-frequency extension, higher output levels, lower distortion and enhanced reliability.The Precision 8D reference monitor addresses the needs of professional users in recording, broadcast and post-production. Designed using the latest techniques, including Klippell symmetry and nonlinear distortion analysis, laser scanning interferometry and advanced acoustic CAD simulation. The Precision range takes its place as the new reference monitoring standard for professional users.From the front: • 40mm MDF sculpted baffle stiff, heavy and rigid and minimizes diffraction. • Recessed drive units flush with the baffle surface minimizes diffraction. • 10 point fixing maximizes contact between drive unit and baffle. • Drive unit development using Klippell analysis equipment to minimize offsets and linearise the suspension components. • Cast chassis Tannoy Dual Concentric point source constant directivity driver. Effectively two drivers properly merged into one, with the HF mounted on the back of the LF unit so that both drivers are on the same axis, As a result sound energy is propagated from the same point and delivered through the center of the low frequency cone providing a true point source. This integrated approach provides a constant time delay over the frequency spectrum offering better transient performance and sound quality with better harmonic alignment than a displaced source monitor design. The crucial benefit at the mix position is the delivery of a more natural and cleaner sound with greatly enhanced intelligibility. • A key benefit of the Dual design is a very wide ’sweet spot’ with an exceptionally even response throughout the listening area and extraordinary transient response. This phase accurate Tannoy designed drive unit has, for all these reasons, been the choice of professional studio engineers for decades. • Tannoy SuperTweeter extends the amplitude response beyond 20kHz audibility to 50kHz to correct the phase response from 8kHz to 20kHz within the audible band. This preserves the harmonic structure of sounds and the stability of the stereo image. • Smooth tweeter faceplate contours prevent diffraction and cavity effects.From the side: • 18mm MDF cabinet construction provides stiffness and minimizes coloration. • Internal construction braces the sides and rear of the cabinet against the rear of the bass driver to provide a rigid reactive mass for the moving cone assembly. Ensures fast tight bass response and clear midrange.