Tannoy Kensington Owner's Manual

Summary of Kensington

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    Tannoy limited, home audio division, coatbridge, scotland, ml5 4tf. Tel: +44 (0) 1236 420199 fax: +44 (0) 1236 428230 6481 0379 kensington the kensington the o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l 1926 estd..

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    Tannoy - a short history in the early days of broadcasting radio sets needed both low and high voltage dc power and this had to be supplied by batteries. The lead acid batteries commonly used in the radio equipment of the time therefore needed regular recharging. In london, in 1926, guy r. Fountain ...

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    4 k ensington the in order to take advantage of the driver earthing feature within the prestige range and to optimise performance further, use a shielded or screened loudspeaker cable. The screening termination should be connected to the earth or 'ground' (green) terminal on the loudspeaker and to t...

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    6 k ensington the bi-amping (see fig. 4) bi-amping extends the principle of bi-wiring one stage further. In this connection option separate power amplifiers are used for bass and treble signals in each loudspeaker. Four mono (or two stereo) amplifiers of the same type are required for a stereo pair ...

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    8 k ensington the the low frequency section the low frequency section of the dual concentric™ driver has exceptional power handling and dynamic range. The low frequency cone piston is produced from selected paper pulp. This is specially treated to absorb internal resonance modes the twin roll fabric...

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    10 k ensington the care of the cabinet the cabinet is constructed from carefully selected solid hardwood and veneers that have been hand finished to exacting standards. The wood should only be cleaned with a dry cloth or with a light application of quality non-silicone furniture polish, taking care ...

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    12 k ensington the set-up diagrams figure 1: terminal panel connections high frequency positive(+) terminal 'earth' or 'ground' terminal low frequency positive(+) terminal high frequency negative(-) terminal low frequency negative(-) terminal hf+ hf - l f+ l f - figure 2: single wire mode and earth ...

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    14 k ensington the figure 5: front crossover panel 15 technical specifications cabinet dimensions enclosure volume enclosure type rec. Amplifier power power rating maximum spl total harmonic distortion sensitivity nominal impedance minimum impedance dispersion phase response frequency response cross...