Canton Digital 1.1 Floorstanding Speakers
Canton Digital 1.1 Floorstanding Speakers
USER REVIEWS
[Jun 05, 2003]
Fredrik Wahlgren
AudioPhile
Strength:
Capability to resolve complex music passes. You clearly hear all the instruments, even though a deep bass is running in the bottom scale. It keeps you interested in the music. You find yourself sitting completely satisfied and just enjoying the music. You do not need to play load. They are so powerful, that music just pours out of them even at moderate volumes. Best of all, they are a beutiful furniture, which is good for the WAF-factor (Wife Acceptence Factor).
Weakness:
Heavy like nothing else. You must be two person to move them longer distances. You can adjust their position yourself but that's about it. They are somewhat painful to adjust. Firstly you must find a PC with Win98 or lower OS!!! Secondly it takes quite a few measurements before you get the hang of it. Also if you move the speakers, they need to be measured all over. On the plus side is that the measurement method is automatic. You just have to push some buttons in the program. No big deal. A very fine pair of speakers. I upgraded from a pair of Canton RCL. I was allways pretty satisfied with my RCL. They played just fine in my ears. Therefore it was with big interest I hooked up these giant speakers. Would they play better or wpuld they just just sound big and boomy like many other so called high end crap. After quit a hazzle with the measurement sequence (see weakness below) I finally got them adjusted the way I wanted. Then it started - the MUSIC! They are actually very good. That's about as much you need to say. They do everything just right. The ability to play any music effortless is great. It resolves complex music with ease. They dig deep, have a firm heavy bass, a nice clear mid and a clear hig end. The RCL played great but these are better. I wonder why Canton let go of the active filter technology. I thought it worked fine with the RCL. It makes all the difference with Digital 1.1 A tips: Do a 7 point ball measure like they recommend in the manual. That means point 1 in your head listening position, then 6 points 30 cm out 90 degrees round, up and down from centre of your head. This will smooth the correction curve and improve the sound reproduced radically from just having a one point measure. I can definitly recommend Canton Digital 1.1! Other part of my hifi set: -CD Classé 1.5 -Preamp Classé CP 35 -Amp Dynamic Precision DPA 6.32 2x250W -Interconnects Harm.Tech Truth Link XLR -Speaker Cable Harm Tech Pro 11 Similar Products Used: Canton RCL, TDL RTL3, Acoustat Spectra 11, Infinity Epsilon(?), Martin Logan Request and more |
[May 09, 2001]
Michael Johansson
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Delicate craftsmanship. Bass extremely precise. Soundstage incredible - since they will optimise themselves to any room - they will outperform most competitor speakers anywhere you put them. These speakers can not show weakness in sound performence.
Weakness:
Big, heavy, not easy to move around(but who does? And besides - you wont have to)? Very EXPENSIVE anywhere outside europe. Recommend to use Amp of the warmer side - or cables of warmer character. Can sound very Cantonish if not. But then again - some like this quality, some doesn't. Make your own ears the judge of that... I was ging to buy new main speakers. This time I was going for something extra. But I was wise...I had time, I had money, and I where to develop my sense of listening. Similar Products Used: Canton Ergo RC-L, Martin Logan (forgot name - 'big'), B&W Nautilus 802, 803, 804, Snell XA-75ps, NHT 3.3, Revel Ultima, Kef (forgot name), QRS Tellus, Dali Grand, JBL (forgot name), Mirage OM-5, Infinity Kappa-series, JM Lab (forgot name), plus lots and lots of others, same brand or different. |