Canton CHrono SEriES

Canton’s Chrono Series comprises three floorstanding loudspeakers—the Chrono 519DC, Chrono 518DC and Chrono 517DC—two compact stand-mount models—Chrono 513DC and Chrono 512DC—a compact wall-mount model designed for home theatre applications (Chrono 511DC), a centre-channel, the Chrono 515DC and a powered subwoofer, the Chrono Sub10.2.

All models feature Canton’s unique aluminium-manganese 25mm dome tweeter, which in addition to its unusual dome material, also has an aluminium wave guide to improve dispersion.

Although the Chrono Series has been around for some time, Canton has gradually been improving it, yet so subtly and over such a long period that it almost appears unchanged, but if you look closely you’ll see the new diamond-cut aluminium rings on the drivers, the improved cabinet construction, the different down-firing bass reflex ports and more. Internally, the crossover networks use higher-quality components to deliver 18dB per octave slopes either side of the crossover points.

Canton’s top-line model in the Chrono Series, the 519DC, uses two 180mm aluminium-coned bass drivers, a 180mm aluminium coned midrange driver to support the manganese-aluminium tweeter. Canton rates the frequency response at 20Hz to 40kHz ±3dB and puts the sensitivity at 88.3dBSPL at one metre for 2.83V input. It retails for $2,899 per pair (RRP). For those after an instant home theatre speaker system, these speakers are available in the Chrono 519 pack, which retails for $5,696 and includes not only the 519DCs, but also the 515DC, 511DC and Sub10. For more information, contact Canton’s Australian distributor, Indi Imports, on (03) 9416 7037 or www.indimports.com