Tannoy PRECISION 60, PRECISION 80, PRECISION 6D, PRECISION 8D Advanced Information

ACTIVE STUDIO MONITORS

Taking full advantage of significant advances in digital speaker measuring techniques such as Klippell™ symmetry and non­linear distortion analysis, laser scanning interferometry, acoustic CAD simulation and our own cutting edge acoustic technologies,
Tannoy engineers have developed two new active monitors. The new Precision D range incorporates the latest Tannoy Dual
Concentric™ driver and WideBand™ Technology to deliver near field monitoring speaker designs that set new standards of
acoustic performance and accuracy.

Precision D active monitors provide superior bandwidth, significantly low levels of distortion, very smooth response, extremely
accurate phase control, high sensitivity levels and input source flexibility. Add in a comprehensive calibrated EQ facility for
mid / near / close field working in full / half /quarter and eighth space environments, midband and high frequency trim shelving
controls, a choice of power and cabinet sizes, analogue and digital input trim facilities, and user requirements can be satisfied
for all listening environments and applications.

Tannoy’s core technology, the Dual Concentric™ is unlike ordinary drive units in that it is effectively two drivers, properly
merged into one. The high-frequency unit is positioned on the back of the low frequency driver so that they are on the same
axis. As a result sound energy is propagated from the same point and delivered through the centre of the low frequency cone
providing a true point source. This integrated approach provides a constant time delay over the frequency spectrum offering
better transient performance and sound quality with better harmonic alignment than a displaced source monitor design. The
crucial benefit at the mix position is the delivery of a more natural and cleaner sound with greatly enhanced intelligibility.

Characteristic of the Dual design is a very wide 'sweet spot' with an exceptionally even response throughout the listening
area and extraordinary transient response. This phase accurate Tannoy designed drive unit has, for all these reasons, been
the choice of professional studio engineers for decades.

Tannoy has been at the forefront of developing loudspeakers with WideBand™ performance. Extending the high frequency
roll-off out to 51kHz corrects the time or phase response at the upper end of audibility, resulting in enhanced accuracy and
‘air’, improved clarity within the essential mid band area, and even enhancing definition of low frequencies. Tannoy WideBand™
Technology is an essential component of the Precision monitor design delivering increased tonal accuracy of the individual
instruments in the recording process - a mix-critical factor allowing the best EQ and placement decisions to be made.

Tannoy engineers have researched ways of dealing effectively with the acoustic effects of mid, near and close field listening
distances, in order to compensate for the relative size and distance of the acoustic source and resultant spherical / plane
wave dilemmas. Additionally, the effect of boundaries near a monitor speaker, such as walls, support tables and mixing
console surfaces can change the air load on the low
frequency cone piston and consequently the radiating
efficiency in the 100Hz to 800Hz region.

A set of DIP switches on the rear control panel of the
new Precision D active monitors allow the selection
of an optimum speaker response for real life and often
difficult monitoring situations so that the frequency
response at the listener’s ears is always as linear and
flat as possible. Optimisation can be preset for far
field (>2m), mid field (1~2m), near field (~1m) and
close field (<0.5m) situations in combination with free
space (4pi), half space (2pi), quarter space (pi) and
extreme eighth space (pi/2) corner situations. Precision
D Active monitors can therefore be optimised for
varying listening distances in difficult acoustic spaces;
varying meter bridge positions, against and adjacent
to walls or reflecting surfaces, in corners, in corners
on shelves or brackets, table top / space restricted
PC/Mac based sound editing environments and stand
mounted or soffit mounted configurations. (see graph
overlleaf).

Precision D 6D 8D

Frequency response (1) 59Hz-51kHZ 44Hz-51kHZ
Max SPL (2) 116dB 119dB
Distortion < 0.5% < 0.4%
Dispersion (@-6dB) 90 degrees 90 degrees
Drive Units - LF/MID 165mm (6”) Dual Concentric

TM

200mm (8”) Dual ConcentricTM  
constant directivity constant directivity
driver with multi fibre driver with multi fibre 
paper pulp cone paper pulp cone

Dual Concentric

TM

HF 25mm (1”) titanium dome 25mm (1”) titanium dome

neodymium magnet system neodymium magnet system

SuperTweeter

TM

25mm (1”) titanium dome 25mm (1”) titanium dome
neodymium magnet system neodymium magnet system

Shielded Yes Yes

Electronic System

Inputs 600Ω balanced Combi XLR/Jack

SPDIF RCA

SPDIF Sample Rate 44.1 – 96kHz 44.1 – 96kHz
Sensitivity 775mV for 100W 775mV for 100W
Crossover Frequency 2.5kHz 2.2kHz
Amplifier Output Power LF – 75W LF – 120W

HF – 35W HF – 60W
ST - passive feed from HF ST - passive feed from HF

Outputs SPDIF Slave out RCA SPDIF Slave out RCA
User Controls

Power Supply Fixed mains voltage - region specific (to order) 110/220/230v

Cabinet

Type Optimised bass-reflex loaded
Construction MDF cabinet and front baffle, tongue and groove front and back
Finish Black cabinet, grey painted baffle with brushed aluminium inlay
Accessories

NOTES :

(1)

+/- 3 dB , measured at 1m in an anechoic chamber.

(2)

Peak SPL at mix position for 1 pair driven

6483 0938

Features:

40mm thick contoured baffle 
with brushed aluminium inlay
Dual Concentric™ constant 
directivity drive unit
Driver lossy-coupled to cabinet
10 screw driver chassis fixing
Tannoy SuperTweeter™ takes 
the monitor bandwidth 
performance out to 51kHz
Extended HF phase response
Ferrofluid™ cooled HF units
SPDIF 96KHz input with slave 
output to second speaker
Left/Right/Mono select on SPDIF
Balanced XLR/Jack Combi input 
connector
+6/-12dB trim control on SPDIF 
and analogue line input.
80Hz high-pass switch (for AV use)
Front mounted On/Mute/Energy 
saver switch
Front mounted LED status 
indicator
Rear mounted mains isolation 
switch
Far/Mid/Near field select
Full//Half/Quarter/Eighth space 
select
Bass alignment select
Mid band trim select
HF trim select
Factory HF trim for service / 
workshop calibration
Full CSA/CE/CCC/CB approvals

Tannoy Precision D active monitors will accept a standard SPDIF digital input,
retaining the signal in the digital domain. In digital mode the SPDIF interface
has both receive and transmit-onwards connections to enable loop through to
the second speaker to preserve the SPDIF 75 ohm termination impedance.
A three-position switch on each monitor speaker selects whether the speaker
decodes the left or right channel of the digital stream. A true mono position is
provided for monitoring the mono combination of the stereo signals, for example
when monitoring programme material for off air mono broadcast and limited
bandwidth radio transmission intelligibility. Balanced analogue inputs are also
provided allowing either XLR or 3 way jack plugs. 0dBv corresponds to full
output and a trim control operates +6dB to –12dB re 0dBv on both analogue
and digital inputs (post DA converters)

Rigid cabinet design, point source, constant directivity driver, WideBand™
Technology and a powerful calibrated EQ facility combine to provide
class-leading precision in studio monitoring.

LOW LOW MID UPPER MID HIGH

Q at -3dB Point Amplitude dB Frequency Amplitude dB Amplitude, dB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

DIP SWITCHBANK 1 DIP SWITCHBANK 2

Reveal/Precision DIP Switch EQ Chart (Diagramatic View)

LOW LOW MID UPPER MID HIGH

Q at -3dB Point Amplitude dB Frequency Amplitude dB Amplitude, dB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

DIP SWITCHBANK 1 DIP SWITCHBANK 2

+3dB OFF OFF OFF

ON ON ON

ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON +2dB ON ON

DOWN ON ON ON - 2dB ON ON Normal +0.75dB ON +1dB ON

ON ON - 4dB ON ON FLAT FLAT

UP

-2dB OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Large OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

ON - 6dB ON ON -0.75dB ON -1dB ON

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

-3dB - 8dB ON '-1.5dB ON ON -2dB ON ON

OFF OFF OFF

-3dB ON ON ON

+3dB

+1.5dB Large Medium Normal +1.5dB +2dB

+0.75dB +1dB

0dB Flat Flat Flat Flat

-2dB -0.75dB -1dB

-1dB -4dB -1.5dB -2dB

-6dB -3dB

-2dB -8dB

-3dB

( AV 80Hz HiPass on slide switch)

50Hz 100Hz 1kHz 5kHz

LOW LOW MID UPPER MID HIGH

Q at -3dB Point Amplitude dB Frequency Amplitude dB Amplitude, dB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

DIP SWITCHBANK 1 DIP SWITCHBANK 2

+3dB OFF OFF OFF

ON ON ON

ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON +2dB ON ON

ON ON - 4dB ON ON FLAT FLAT

-2dB OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Large OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

ON - 6dB ON ON -0.75dB ON -1dB ON

OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

-3dB - 8dB ON '-1.5dB ON ON -2dB ON ON

OFF OFF OFF

-3dB ON ON ON

Precision DIP switch EQ chart (diagramatic view)

Reveal/Precision DIP Switch EQ Chart (Diagramatic View)

LOW LOW MID UPPER MID

Q at -3dB Point Amplitude dB Frequency

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

DIP SWITCHBANK 1

DIPSWITCH KEY: +1.5dB FLAT OFF +1.5dB

ON ON ON ON ON ON ON ON

ON FLAT OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF

DOWN ON ON ON - 2dB ON ON Normal +0.75dB

OFF -1dB OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Medium OFF OFF

ON ON - 4dB ON ON FLAT

UP

-2dB OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF Large OFF

DUAL CONCENTRICTM POINT SOURCE,
CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY DRIVER

Front panel mounted on/standby/mute LED indicator

Rear trim +6/-12dB

80Hz hi-pass switch (for AV use)

16 - way DIP switch selection for optimum response (see chart)

Activ-Assist PC/MAC based software-measuring system to

assist with the setting of the DIP switches to reach a substantially

linear and flat response at the monitoring position.

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Applications:

Home studios/composition
Project studios, users of PC/MAC 
DAW’s
Professional recording, broadcast, 
post production studios & editing 
suites
Off air monitoring
Educational facilities
Closefield/nearfield Monitoring
Surround Monitoring
Playback quality monitoring