Canton Ergo RC-A

Data

General

  • Manufacturer: Canton
  • Model: Ergo RC-A
  • Years of manufacture: 2001 - 2004 (also available in 2011 as a discontinued model with digital power amplifier)
  • Made in: Germany
  • Colour: beech, cherry, ash black
  • Dimensions: 1150 x 260 x 347 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: ca.35kg (after real measurement; model with analogue amplifier)

  • New price/pair: since approx. 2001: 5000,- DM (later 3000,- Euro / 6000,- DM)


Technical Data

  • Construction: 3-way, bass reflex, floorstanding speaker, partially active bass module.
  • drivers:
    • woofer: 2x 220 mm, polypropylene (PW-220).
    • midrange driver: 1x 180 mm, aluminium (AM-180)
    • tweeter: 1x 25 mm aluminium manganese dome (ADT-25)
  • power handling (nominal/music power): 250/350 Watt
  • Rated / music power 250 / 350 Watt bass module analogue power amplifier (with digital power amplifier 200/ 300 Watt)
  • Efficiency: 89.7 dB/1W/1m
  • Frequency response: 18 - 30,000 Hz
  • Transitional ranges: 180 / 3,200 Hz
  • Impedance: 4 Ohm


Special Features

  • On and off automatic
  • Integrated, powerful output stage for the bass range originally designed as an analogue output stage with 350W max.(black cooling fins) later as a digital amplifier (300W max.) without cooling fins.
  • gold-plated single-wiring connector panel
  • The loudspeaker has an additional LFE-NF input. This allows the LFE channel (subwoofer) to be switched to the bass output stage in surround mode.

Remarks

  • 5cm larger (higher) than the RC-L model (H: 110cm)
  • Should better be used only in rooms with at least 25m²; in smaller rooms too bass heavy.
  • Same cabinet size as Ergo 1002

Other models of the same series:

Predecessor model:

Successor model:

  • none

Pictures

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