Canton Expands Chrono Speaker Series
By Joseph Palenchar -- TWICE, 7/2/2008 9:27:00 AM
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The $1,400-each Chrono 511 taps the top of
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The shallow-depth wall-mounting Chrono 511 DC and Chrono 501 tower are available at suggested retails of $425 each and $1,400 each, respectively. They join four other speakers and a powered sub in the series.
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Like the rest of the Chrono full-range models, the 511 DC and 501 use ADT-25 aluminum-manganese dome tweeters, which use a one-piece aluminum-manganese dome and voice-coil former for high performance and heat dissipation. The tweeter also uses Canton's flared "transmission" style front plate and a surround design to widen dispersion, enhance off-axis linearity, reduce distortion, and reduce susceptibility to break-up modes to extend the effective operating range out to 40kHz.
The Canton Chrono 511 DC, at just less than 4 feet in height, is a three-way bass reflex model with two 9-inch aluminum-cone woofers and a 7-inch aluminum midrange. Bass response extends to 20Hz. A proprietary high-pass filter eliminates signals below the audible frequency range, which could otherwise generate harmonic distortion in the audible lower bass range. As a result, the speaker delivers “clear, linear bass reproduction at much lower frequencies than could be attained with conventional crossover designs,” the company said.
The Chrono 501 is a compact two-way sealed-enclosure speaker that can be used for surround channels because it is wall-mountable. It features a 6-inch aluminum bass driver that extends bass response to 40Hz.
Both models feature gold-plated speaker terminals, and the 511 adds biwire/biamp capability. The 511 features black wood-grained finish with gloss black baffle and aluminum accents. The 501 is available in the same black finish or in an all-silver finish.
