Tannoy KINGDOM ROYAL User manual

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Manual

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4 Tannoy - A short history
8 Introduction to the Kingdom Royal
10 Tannoy Dual ConcentricTM drive unit
14 SupertweeterTM
16 Bass driver
18 Crossover
22 Enclosure
24 Unpacking instructions
28 Positioning
30 Amplier choice
32 Cable choice
CONTENTS
34 Amplier connections
36 Single wire connections
40 Bi-wiring theory
42 Bi-wiring connections
44 Bi-amping
46 Grille removal
48 Loudspeaker system adjustment
50 Running in
52 Note on auditory perception
54 Care of cabinet
56 Fault nding
58 Warranty
60 Specication

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In the early days of broadcasting, radio
sets needed both low and high voltage
DC power that had to be supplied by
batteries. The lead acid batteries used
in the radio sets of the time needed
regular recharging.
In London, in 1926, Guy R. Fountain
perfected a new type of electrical
rectier with the aim of designing a
charger more suitable for use in the
house. His rectier consisted of two
dissimilar metals held in a special
electrolyte solution. One metal was
Tantalum and the other an alloy of
Lead. So successful was this invention
that Guy Fountain founded a British
Company called Tannoy (a contraction
of the words ‘Tantalum’ and ‘Alloy’).
Tannoy soon became internationally
known and highly regarded in all
aspects of sound reproduction.
Moving coil loudspeakers with DC
energised magnets began Tannoy’s
continued success in the eld of
loudspeaker technology. A discrete
two-way loudspeaker system followed
in 1933 and shortly after a range of
microphones and loudspeakers capable
of high power handling.
Tannoy has always been at the forefront
of the communications revolution,
developing its own equipment and
production technology. The company
built a fund of knowledge and experience
that has proved invaluable in the
development of loudspeakers for a truly
wide range of applications. The now
famous Tannoy Dual Concentric™
principle was created and developed
under Guy Fountain’s direction around
1950. It is highly regarded by music
enthusiasts, and recording and broadcast
studios because of its unique properties
in faithfully reproducing sound to a very
high quality standard.
TANNOY - A SHORT HISTORY

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Guy Fountain retired from the company
in 1974, but the Tannoy company
continues his philosophy dedicated
to the accurate and realistic reproduction
of music for both enthusiasts and
professionals around the world.
The Tannoy Research and Development
unit has further rened the innovative
Dual Concentric™ principle. Using the
latest design and material technologies,
with sophisticated circuit techniques in
crossover design, Tannoy has produced
a loudspeaker system with superb
reproductive capabilities and
exceptionally wide dynamic range.
Tannoy is now part of the TC 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.

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The Kingdom Royal is a statement in
engineering excellence, hand crafted
to exacting standards and setting a
new reference for musical performance.
Distilling 80 years of Tannoy expertise
into a new agship loudspeaker
of unrivalled accuracy, musical
coherence and dynamic range.
Four years of extensive research,
cutting edge technologies, new
processes, and extensive design
detailing have resulted in the most
revealing and musically articulate
loudspeaker Tannoy has ever built.
INTRODUCTION TO
THE KINGDOM ROYAL

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INTRODUCTION TO
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