Westminster Royal GR short review: the true classic of Tannoy

Carl B

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Tanoy is a well-known global Hifi brand, and Tannoy's flagship product is a magic among Hifi enthusiasts. These high-end sound systems not only have excellent sound quality, but also have a classic appearance with high recognition. Tannoy Westminster Royal GR, the flagship of the British Tannoy speaker aristocracy series, is the top audio in the minds of fans.

Westminster Royal GR short review: the true classic of Tannoy

It has been eighty-eight years since Tannoy, the world famous British company, started its business in 1926. Recently, Tannoy launched the New Westminster Royal GR, which integrates the fine tradition and modern cutting-edge technology of Tannoy and writes another landmark chapter for Tannoy's brilliant history.

Westminster Royal GR is the flagship of Tannoy prestige series. It has the largest volume, about 140 cm in height and 1 meter in width. The volume in the box is 530 liters. Therefore, the music energy it can produce is also abundant.

Westminster Royal GR inherits the advanced technology of Kingdom Royal in many aspects, but the speaker still maintains the traditional elegant appearance and uses the most classic dual concentric coaxial unit of Tannoy.

Compared with the various compromises that have to be made in the design of the slender small box, the large box that can accommodate large units has a better experience in sound quality.

Tannoy still uses big box to make sound box to ensure the best sound effect.

Westminster Royal GR takes the retro to the extreme. The all wood appearance and a large coaxial unit make the speaker look magnificent and classic.

Hand made with the best birch plywood, the composite horn can convey the dynamic sense of the instrument that other speakers cannot convey.

Luxurious oil wood veneer is used for panel and inlay. The classical tanoy lightning sign is decorated with gold, which exudes royal temperament.

Although it's a classic retro look, the sound is not out of date at all.

Westminster Royal GR short review: the true classic of Tannoy

Westminster Royal GR uses a top-level loudspeaker, which is full of shock, real and natural, penetrating and bright.

Low frequency dive is very deep, energy is very big, there is no exaggeration false overtone, very soft and gentle.

Make every part of the music instrument have a good performance.

The sound quality is real and natural, which makes Tannoy's speakers have been praised and loved by people for so many years.

Westminster Royal GR brings us familiar sounds: Tannoy's signboard appearance and signboard's sound style, but it's a brand new sound.

It has the quality that the high-end hifi speaker should have, and the big box really can completely restore the recording and re record the current situation.

And the design is luxurious, classic and magnificent. Put in the home absolutely let a person in front of a bright, exaltation furniture senior sense.

Westminster Royal GR is undoubtedly the true classic of Tannoy.

Westminster Royal GR Specifications

Recommended amplifier power: 20 - 350 W

Continuous power handling: 175 W RMS

Peak power handling: 700 W

Sensitivity: 99 dB (2.83 V @ 1 m)

Nominal impedance: 8 ohm

Minimum Impedance: 5 ohm

Frequency Response (-6 dB): 18 Hz - 27 kHz

Dispersion: 90 degrees conical

Drivers: Dual Concentric™ high frequency (52 mm (2”) aluminium/magnesium alloy dome with round wire voice coil). Dual Concentric™ low frequency (380 mm (15”) with paper pulp cone and twin roll impregnated fabric surround. 52 mm (2”) round wire voice coil.

Crossover Frequency: B200 Hz acoustical, 1.0 kHz electrical

Crossover Type: Bi-wired, hard wired passive, low loss. Time compensated. 2nd order low pass. 2nd order high pass Adjustment: +/-3 dB over 1.0 kHz to 27 kHz shelving, + 2 dB to -6 dB per octave over 5 kHz to 27kHz slope

Enclosure type: Compound horn

Volume: 530 L (18.7 cuft)

Dimensions: 55" x 38.5" x 22” (1395 x 980 x 560 mm)

Weight, each: 304 lb

Finish: High density birch ply, walnut veneered, with solid walnut trim and edging

Price: $25,000.00
 
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