Tannoy Westminster Royal

The Westminster Royal is Tannoy's crowing achievement. This loudspeaker offers a compound horn-loaded enclosure driven by classic Dual Concentric technology. The Westminster Royal sets the standard for low frequency, dynamics and presence that no other system canmatch. This horn-loadedclassics pushes back the limits of loudspeaker design, while remaining a magnificent and timeless piece of furniture.

Based around the Alcomax 3 version of the famous 15-inch Tannoy Dual Concentric the Westminster Royal now features the benefits of signal handling by gold-plated terminals with bi-wire/passive wiring and a hard-wired time compensated crossover network. The Alcomax 3 magnet system gives the Dual Concentric an exceptional transient response and increased sensitivity.

The substantial 530 litre cabinet - clad in fine walnut veneers with solid walnut edgings - conceals a complex horn loading system that gives greatly increased efficiency and a wavefront area approaching that from real instruments. The Westminster Royal is effortlessly capable of the realistic reproduction of truly low frequencies and the widest dynamic range. Van den Hul wiring is used throughout.

Removal of the wood-framed grille with its specially woven cloth, using the ornate scrolled key, revelas an engraved brass plate behind which are the treble energy and roll-off high current switches. The Tannoy Westminster Royal is one of reproducing the dramatic real-world dynamic range of musical instruments without apparent effort.

Specifications

Power Rating: 120 watt RMS (500 watt peak)

Recommended Amplifier Power: 50 - 200 watt/channel

Sensitivity ( 2,83 V at 1 m): 99 dB

Maximum SPL: 120 dB at 1m for 120 watt RMS (126 dB at 1m for 500 watt peak)

Nominal Impedance: 8 ohm

Minimum Impedance: 5,5 ohm

Frequency Response: 18 Hz - 20 kHz , ±3 dB

Crossover Frequencies:

300 Hz acoustical;

1000 Hz electrical

Crossover Control:

±3 dB over 1 kHz to 20 kHz shelving;

+3 dB to -6 dB per octave over 5 kHz to 20 kHz slope

Crossover Type: Bi-wired, hard-wired, passive, low-loss,time compensated Type 1109

Driver Type: 15-inch Dual Concentric High Compliance Type 3889/W

Enclosure Type: Compound horn

Enclosure Volume: 530 litre

Dimensions (H x W x D): 1395 x 980 x 560 mm (1590 x 1080 x 660 mm packed)

Weight: 138 kg complete (154 kg packed)

Enclosure Material: Solid walnut with 25 mm birch ply, crossbracing and very heavy internal damping