The tannoy reveal 601a two-way near field speakers has made a good impression on consumers in the market for home studio monitors. This speakers set is the active version of an earlier model weighing 8.3 kgs. and measuring 341 x 210 x 273mm. The outward look is conventional with a cabinet that features curved and contoured edges in the front baffle. The purpose of the design is to reduce diffraction at the edges. Diffraction happens with sharp edges that scatter the sound back to the listener and high frequencies have phase issues.
The cabinet is housed in a thick black panel with a metal back-plate that is flush-mounted. This back-late has the controls and it provides the amplifiers a heat-sink. In the baffle moulding is the elliptical waveguide where the soft-dome tweeter connects to. This model has a front-mounted bass port to avoid the interaction that happens when the rear-facing ports of the speakers are flushed to the walls.
The speakers have a pair of 130mm bass/mid driver with a soft-dome tweeter that’s 30mm in size. The bass driver has been refined to provide more linearity than previous models. Tweeter response is 30kHz allowing its monitor to deliver a frequency response of 60Hz-30kHz.
The speakers’ woofer is flushed back to the baffle and its edges are set back with the front of the cabinet. The 90-watt amplifier power is what drives the woofer and tweeter. The cross-over frequency is at 2.3kHz and there is an adjustment control that can match the high end to the room or to the preferences of the user. There is a volume control but no controls for low-frequency. The monitors are designed for what is called a quarter-space operation, which means that it is ideal for small rooms. You have a choice of unbalanced jack connectors or balanced XLR for the audio input. There is a standard IEC socket for the power and no ground connection. There is also a voltage selector of either 110 or 230 volts.
Author: Todd Johnson
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