Tannoy GOLD5 5" Dual Concentric Reference Studio Monitor

The Tannoy GOLD5 5" Dual Concentric Reference Studio Monitor is in our opinion the best sounding 5" nearfield monitor on the market today under $1500. The imaging, bass and smoothness of the 5"dual concentric driver leave everything else on the market sounding dull and lifeless.

Please note these are priced and sold as a single speaker.

At the heart of the GOLD 5’s superb performance you will find an all-new iteration of our legendary and exclusive Tannoy Dual Concentric Driver Technology. With seven decades of refinement behind it, the Dual Concentric™ driver represents a near-perfect point source, preserving the tonal character and harmonic structure of program material as no discrete-driver system can. The benefits are immediately obvious with flat response, controlled dispersion and a wider sweet-spot in both the horizontal and vertical planes.

Point Source Tulip Waveguide

In nature, all sounds emanate from a single point in space. By centrally-locating the high frequency unit of the Dual Concentric configuration, GOLD 5 acoustically replicates the single point sound source, delivering exceptionally natural performance with an incredibly wide imaging “sweet-spot”. Delivery is further enhanced by the implementation of a highly-innovative point source Tulip Waveguide with symmetrical dispersion, which provides a broad soundstage with remarkably focused and accurate stereo imaging.

Suited For All Placements

The ideal environment for listening is a room that is “flat,” neither too reflective (reverberent) nor too absorptive (where the sound is muffled). But since all rooms are not the same acoustically, your GOLD 5 comes equipped to function in a wide variety of environments. HF trim control, and a rear panel filter switch is provided to adapt the monitor’s low frequency characteristics for the effects of boundary conditions.

Bi-Amplification Via Class-AB

Why Class-AB? The duty of any amplifier is to take a small input signal and turn it into a louder output that maintains the characteristics of the original signal, and to be large enough to meet the demands of the loudspeaker it drives. While Class-A amplifiers sound great at low volumes, they waste a tremendous amount of power that is lost as heat when asked to output hundreds of Watts. And even though Class-B amplifiers are much more efficient, they tend to bring a great deal of distortion to the mix. A Class-AB amplifier combines the linear performance of Class-A with the higher efficiency performance of Class-B, producing a much better amplifier design for loudspeakers used in critical listening environments.

Flexible Connectivity

GOLD 5 allows you to connect up to 2 audio sources simultaneously thanks to its continually-active XLR and TRS inputs, and assign Left or Right when connected to a 3.5mm TRS jack plug. Switchable intelligent signal sensing circuitry is included, ensuring that when your system is not in use, your monitors switch into an environmentally friendly, power-saving stand-by mode.

Features:

• Premium 200 Watt bi-amped nearfield studio reference monitor for accurate sound reproduction with outstanding definition
• Ultra precise and neutral soundstage delivers non-fatiguing sound for extended listening sessions
• Legendary Tannoy Dual Concentric driver technology provides class-leading phase coherence and point-source imaging
• Front-firing bass port design allows for near-wall placement and ensures optimal low frequency performance
• Next generation 6.5” Dual Concentric driver secures unrivalled musical articulation and outstanding dynamics
• 1" titanium tweeter with Tulip waveguide produces detailed stereo image with widened “sweet spot”
• Class-AB system with transducer-matched LF and HF bi-amplification for accurate dynamics
• Continually-active XLR and TRS phone jack inputs let you connect up to 2 audio sources
• Dedicated input trim, bass and treble controls let you optimize the audio for your listening conditions
• Selectable automatic standby mode conserves energy
• Tannoy - over 90 years of British audio innovation
• Designed and engineered in the U.K.