Canton CD 300 Series Home Theater System
- Product Name: CD 300 Series
- Manufacturer: Canton
- Performance Rating:
- Value Rating:
- Review Date: March 29, 2005 19:00
- MSRP: $ 5400
CD 300
Floorstanding speaker - $2,000/pr
Engineering Principle: 2½-way
Bass reflex system
Nom. /Music power handling: 110 / 170 watts
Frequency
response: 30 Hz - 30 kHz
Crossover frequency: 400 / 3.300 Hz
Woofer: 2 x
4" (110 mm) aluminum
Midrange: 2 x 4" (110 mm aluminum
Tweeter: 1 x 1" (25
mm) aluminum
Nominal impedance: 4-8 ohms
Dimensions: 4.8'' x 47.2'' x
6.3'' (12.3 x 120 x 16 cm
Weight: 26.4 lbs (12 kg)
Enclosure finish:
brushed aluminum silver
Cover: Silver metal grill
Special features:
Magnetically shielded, aluminum speaker base plate
Karat AS 200 SC Active Subwoofer -
$1000/ea
Engineering Principle: Bass reflex
system
Nominal/musical output: 140 / 200
watts
Frequency response: 22-150
Hz
Crossover frequency: 50-150 Hz
(adjustable)
Woofer 1 x 10" (260 mm)
Cellulose/graphite
Dimensions: 11.6'' x 17.7'' x
18.5'' (29.5 x 45 x 47 cm)
Weight: 50.6 lbs (23
kg)
Enclosure finishes: Lacquer graphite, cherry veneer, beech veneer, silver
lacquer
Special features: Downfiring woofer, magnetically shielded, adjustable
phase limiter, adjustable crossover frequency, adjustable bass level,
SC-technology
CD 360 F Flat
speaker - $800/ea
Engineering Principle: 2½-way closed
system
Nom. /Music power handling: 110 /
170 watts
Frequency response: 33 Hz - 30
kHz
Crossover frequency: 400 / 3.300
Hz
Woofer: 2 x 4" (110 mm)
aluminum
Midrange: 2 x 4" (110 mm)
aluminum
Tweeter: 1 x 1" (25 mm)
aluminum
Nominal impedance: 4-8
ohms
Dimensions: 4.8'' x 23.6'' x 3.9'' (12.3 x 60 x 10 cm)
Weight: 17.8
lbs (8.1 kg)
Enclosure finish: brushed aluminum
silver
Cover: Silver metal
grill
Available accessories: Table top
stand TS 360 F
Special features:
Magnetically shielded, wall brackets included
Pros
- Excellent bass extension (with the AS 200 SC)
- Clean highs without overabundant sibilance
- Can play fairly loud
- Beautiful, elegant design with high appeal
Cons
- Noticeable off-axis frequency dip
- Missing a bit of air on the top end
- Subwoofer not as tight at high SPLs
- Pricey
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