Tannoy TURNBURRY 85 LE, Owner'S Manual

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Introduction
Thank you for selecting Tannoy loudspeakers developed in the UK by our dedicated team of design engineers. Tannoy is the brand
of choice for discriminating music lovers around the world. Musical excellence is designed into our loudspeakers from the start.
Careful selection of the very best components combined with strict quality control procedures in the production process ensures
this level of excellence is maintained.
To gain maximum performance from your loudspeakers, please take time to read this owner’s manual in full before installation.
Once you have set up your new loudspeakers please complete and return the registration document or register your product online at
www.tannoy.com - this does not limit your legal rights.
In combining the best of traditional crafts with the latest production and design skills, the Turnberry 85LE fully embodies the Tannoy
philosophy. Cabinets in selected hardwoods are hand finished and polished to a standard that is unsurpassed.
The Turnberry 85LE is a truly special loudspeaker. Production is limited to 85 pairs, and we are confident that you will continue to enjoy
your investment for many years to come.
Tannoy - A short history
In the early days of broadcasting radio sets needed both low and high voltage DC power that had to be supplied by batteries.
The lead acid batteries used in the radio sets of the time needed regular recharging.
In London, in 1926, Guy R. Fountain perfected a new type of electrical rectifier with the aim of designing a charger more suitable for
use in the house. His rectifier consisted of two dissimilar metals held in a special electrolyte solution. One metal was Tantalum and
the other an alloy of Lead. So successful was this invention that Guy Fountain founded a British Company called Tannoy (a contraction
of the words ‘Tantalum’ and ‘Alloy’). Tannoy soon became internationally known and highly regarded in all aspects of sound reproduction.
Moving coil loudspeakers with DC energised magnets began Tannoy’s continued success in the field of loudspeaker technology.
A discrete two-way loudspeaker system followed in 1933 and shortly after a range of microphones and loudspeakers capable of high
power handling.
Tannoy has always been at the front of the communications revolution, developing its own equipment and production technology.
The company built a fund of knowledge and experience, that has proved invaluable in the development of loudspeakers for a truly wide
range of applications. The now famous Tannoy Dual Concentric principle was created and developed under Guy Fountain’s direction
around 1950. It is highly regarded by music enthusiasts, and recording and broadcast studios because of its unique properties in
faithfully reproducing sound to an unusually high quality standard.
Guy Fountain retired from the company in 1974 but the Tannoy company continues his philosophy dedicated to the accurate and
realistic reproduction of music for both enthusiasts and professionals around the world.
The Tannoy Research and Development unit has further refined the innovative Dual Concentric principle. Using the latest design
and material technologies, with sophisticated circuit techniques in crossover design, Tannoy has produced a loudspeaker system with
superb reproductive capabilities and exceptionally wide dynamic range.
Tannoy is now part of the TG Group, whose goal is to design, produce and distribute the best engineered, most recognised and
respected brands of audio products in the world.