Canton Ergo RC-S
Data
General
- Manufacturer: Canton
- Model: Ergo RC-S
- Years of manufacture: 1998 - 2000
- Made in: Germany
- Color: beech, cherry, black ash (all in real wood veneer)
- Dimensions: 920 x 230 x 307 mm (H x W x D)
- Weight: approx. 18,5 kg
- Original price approx.: DM 2.500,- (version cherry)
Technical Data
- Type: 2.5-way, bass reflex, floorstanding speaker
- drivers:
- Low frequency: 1x 200 mm
Low / midrange: 1x 200 mm Tweeter: 1x 25 mm aluminium-manganese dome tweeter power handling (nominal/music): 150 / 250 Watt
- Efficiency: 88 dB/1W/1m
- frequency response: 20 - 30.000 Hz
- Crossover: 150/3000 Hz
- Impedance: 4 - 8 Ohm
Special Features
Control unit with power supply (black box) for equalization of bass and treble; is looped in between preamplifier and power amplifier. Bass and treble can be controlled in 5 steps each.
Connector panel with 4 connectors for bi-wiring and amplification.
- Control unit was part of every RC-K/-S/-L pair when new
As with the other RC models (exception: RC-A) the RC-S only achieves its full sound and frequency range in conjunction with the control unit, which is connected between the pre and power amplifier and linearises the frequency response, compensates for errors in the frequency response and lowers the bass range even further, so that the loudspeaker also reaches the specified lower frequency. Without the control unit (control-unit or blackbox) the RC-S,-L and -K do not achieve the desired bass response, and the rest of the sound spectrum is also far from being reached. Each model -L/S/K also has its own control unit and should never be used with the control unit of another model if you want to experience the optimum sound image (each unit is precisely matched to the corresponding model).
Here is a list of the adjustable Control Units:
- Fonissimo RC: RC 2 (4050)
Ergo SC-L: SC-L/RC (0227): The adjustable special model of the Ergo SC-L (exceptionally the unit of the RC-L can also be used)
- Ergo RC-L: RC 1 (4040)
- Ergo RC-S: RC 3 (4774)
- Ergo RC-K: RC 4 (5196)
Predecessor model:
Successor model:
Pictures
Reports
Comparison test in stereoplay 12/98