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Tannoy's CVS4 Micro speaker puts some Dual Concentric tech above your head
The small footprint and point-source radiation of a concentric driver setup (tweeter mounted on the dust cap of a mid/woofer) make a lot of sense for installed use, so it's no surprise to see Tannoy -- a longtime proponent of its Dual Concentric drivers -- would use the technology for its CVS4 Micro in-ceiling speaker. The 0.75-inch tweeter is paired up with a 4-inch bass unit in a can-type enclosure for easy in-ceiling installation, even in low clearance installs. Better still, these you can feed these either 70V or 110V and everything will be ok thanks to the built in transformer. Bad news for the bassheads, though -- the low end only reaches to 90Hz.
Tannoy intros Revolution, Revolution Signature speaker lines
We're used to waiting for speakers to establish themselves before "signature" editions are issued, but Tannoy has skipped that convention by bringing out both its Revolution and Revolution Signature lines out at the same time. Both make use of the Dual Concentric point source drivers and rigid cabinetry the British firm is known for, but spring for the Signature upgrade and you'll also get treated to curved cabinets and a WideBand tweeter that extends out to 54kHz. In either lineup, you'll find DC4-named stand-mounted, floorstanding and LCR models that have a 0.75-inch tweeter and 4-inch mid/bass drivers; the Signature line also adds in DC6 models with 1-inch tweeters and (you guessed it) 6-inch mid/bass drivers. It's all available now, but this is Tannoy, so don't expect any bargain pricing.Read - Tannoy Revolution Read - Tannoy Revolution Signature
Teac's Tannoy ST-100 super tweeter
Oh you know how we're such suckers for anything that's extravagant, Japanese, and that would make a completely superfluous addition to our mounting collection of, um, unnecessary ridiculous and absurdly overpriced Japanese toys. Enter the Tannoy ST-100 super tweeter, the black truffle of high-end high-range speakers. If a 24K gold "evaporation" titanium dome diaphragm (we'll take their word for it) capable of playing back audio frequencies up to 100kHz -- far outside the range of normal human hearing -- gets the ink flowing in your check-writing pen, be warned: Teac expects you to part with yen;252,000 (about $2,200 US) for a pair of these things, so be damned sure your source plays DVD-Audio and SACD.[Via AV Watch]
