Tannoy Specifications and Performance of Home Theater Systems F2 and F3 Models

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TECHNICALTECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONS

 

MERCURY F 1

MERCURY F2

MERCURY F3

MERCURY F4

MERCURY FR

MERCURY FC

PERFORMANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIER POWER

10 - 70

10 - 85

10 - 100

10 - 140

10 - 60

10 - 90

WATTS RMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONTINUOUS POWER HANDLING

50

60

70

100

40

70

WATTS RMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEAK POWER HANDLING

100

120

140

200

80

140

WATTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENSITIVITY (2.83 VOLTS @ 1M)

87dB

88dB

89dB

91dB

86dB

90dB

 

 

 

NOMINAL IMPEDANCE - OHMS

8

8

8

8

8

8

 

 

 

LOW FREQUENCY ALIGNMENT (-6dB)

55Hz

48Hz

35Hz

34Hz

59Hz

68Hz

 

 

 

FREQUENCY RESPONSE +/– 3dB

55Hz-20kHz

48Hz-20kHz

35Hz-20kHz

34Hz - 20kHz

59Hz - 20kHz

68Hz - 20kHz

 

 

 

DRIVE UNIT CONFIGURATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGH FREQUENCY:

25MM (1")

25MM (1")

25MM (1")

25MM (1")

25MM (1")

25MM (1")

NITRO-URETHANE LAYER DAMPED WOVEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

POLYESTER DOME,

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIELDED NEODYMIUM MAGNET ASSEMBLY

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOW FREQUENCY:

130MM (5")

165MM (61/2")

165MM (61/2")

2 X 165MM (61/2")

100MM (4")

2 X 100MM (4")

COATED MULTI-FIBRE PAPER PULP CONE

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHIELDED

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

CROSSOVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

CROSSOVER FREQUENCY

2.9kHz

2.8kHz

2.7kHz

2.7kHz

2.9kHz

2.8kHz

TYPE

 

Bi-wirable

Bi-wirable

Bi-wirable

 

 

4TH ORDER

4TH ORDER

4TH ORDER

4TH ORDER

4TH ORDER

4TH ORDER

 

 

ACOUSTIC

ACOUSTIC

ACOUSTIC

ACOUSTIC

ACOUSTIC

ACOUSTIC

 

LINKWITZ-RILEY

LINKWITZ-RILEY

LINKWITZ-RILEY

LINKWITZ-RILEY

LINKWITZ-RILEY

LINKWITZ-RILEY

CABINET

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENCLOSURE TYPE

FRONT REFLEX

FRONT REFLEX

FRONT REFLEX

FRONT REFLEX

REAR REFLEX

TWIN REAR REFLEX

CONSTRUCTION - MM (INCHES)

15MM (5/8) PARTICLE

15MM (5/8) PARTICLE

15MM (5/8) PARTICLE

15MM (5/8) PARTICLE

12MM (1/2) PARTICLE

15MM (5/8) PARTICLE

 

BOARD, INTERNALLY

BOARD, INTERNALLY

BOARD, INTERNALLY

BOARD, INTERNALLY

BOARD, INTERNALLY

BOARD, INTERNALLY

 

CROSS-BRACED

CROSS-BRACED

CROSS-BRACED

CROSS-BRACED

CROSS-BRACED

CROSS-BRACED

 

ENCLOSURE

ENCLOSURE

ENCLOSURE

ENCLOSURE

ENCLOSURE

ENCLOSURE

 

19MM (3/4) MDF FRONT 19MM (3/4) MDF FRONT 19MM (3/4) MDF FRONT 19MM (3/4) MDF FRONT 15MM (5/8) MDF FRONT 19MM (3/4) MDF FRONT

 

BAFFLE

BAFFLE

BAFFLE

BAFFLE

BAFFLE

BAFFLE

DIMENSIONS - INC GRILLE MM (INCHES)

300 x 170 x 220

380 x 204 x 275

850 x 204 x 275

970 x 204 x 290

210 x 140 x 160

150 x 430 x 170

 

(113/4 x 63/4 x 87/8)

(15 x 8 x 111/4)

(331/2 x 8 x 111/4)

(381/8 x 8 x 111/4)

(81/4 x 51/2 x 61/4)

(57/8 x 167/8 x 67/8)

VOLUME - LITRES (CUBIC FEET)

6.6 (0.24)

14.3 (0.53)

23 (0.85)

40 (1.5)

2.6 (0.1)

5.3 (0.2)

WEIGHT (EACH) - KG (LBS)

4.0 (8.8)

6.4 (14.1)

10.7 (23.6)

13.5 (29.7)

2.2 (4.8)

6.9 (15.2)

FINISHES

APPLE

APPLE

APPLE

APPLE

APPLE

APPLE

 

DARK OAK

DARK OAK

DARK OAK

DARK OAK

DARK OAK

DARK OAK

YOUR GUIDE TO HI-FI & HOME CINEMA

(MERCURY F4 / F2 / FC + TS10 Subwoofer AV system) “Tannoy’s new Mercury loudspeakers represent tremendous value.

Add the TS10 subwoofer and you’ve got yourself a home cinema system that will force

you to invite the neighbours round to watch ……very satisfying with both music and movies.”

Hi-Fi CHOICE (BEST BUY)

MERCURY F4

“the Mercury F4 does a top job of preserving and communicating the musical messages behind the sound.”

GRAMOPHONE

MERCURY F4

“The flagship model is a fine buy, with a good mix of poise and power.”

ESSENTIAL HI-FI & HOME CINEMA

(MERCURY F4 / F2 / FC AV system)

“If you want proper speakers from a brand you can trust for the price of a sub-sat, then we’d recommend them.”

Tannoy United Kingdom

T: +44 (0) 1236 420199

F: +44 (0) 1236 428230

E: enquiries@tannoy.com

Tannoy North America

T: (519) 745 1158

F: (519)

745 2364

E: inquiries@tannoyna.com

Tannoy Deutschland

T: 0180 1111 88 1

F: 0180

1111 88 2

E: info@tannoy.com

Tannoy adopts a policy of continuous improvement and product specification is subject to change.

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FR, F3, FC, F4, F1 specifications

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