Canton – Vento 100 – 3-Way Bass Reflex Floorstanding Speakers (Pair)

Canton has redesigned the look and technology of their Vento premium speaker range. Thanks to the modern design, with discreetly curved side panels, rounded cabinet edges and high-quality surfaces with a perfect finish, the new Vento speakers have a very self-assured appearance. The harmoniously proportioned premium speakers offer a perfect balance between timeless elegance and powerful performance. This makes the Vento models universally applicable – they are an enrichment for the most diverse living spaces. Their flagship speaker in the series, the Vento 100, looks elegant and refined, despite its impressive cabinet size. Thanks to its excellent technical components, the large 3-Way bass reflex floor-standing speaker inspires with its stupendous dynamics and makes the hearts of audiophile music fans beat faster. The Canton Vento 100 impresses with the best Canton sound virtues, the highest durability and the finest workmanship.

Canton’s flagship Vento 100 speakers are equipped with newly developed drivers in the midrange and woofer range, which are visually recognisable thanks to their titanium graphite diaphragms. The drivers have an understated elegance due to their matte shimmering titanium graphite diaphragms, giving the Vento speakers a noble appearance. They nestle seamlessly into the high-gloss lacquered baffles without any visible screw connections. At the same time, their double cone technology and the wave surrounds capable of particularly large excursions ensure impressive dynamic capabilities. The new titanium graphite drivers are very stiff and have excellent damping properties. In addition, the new drivers work as perfect piston transducers and thus offer ideal conditions for reproducing acoustic signals one-to-one, without losses. The result: the speakers sound dynamic and relaxed in any music style.

“The high quality of the components used, and the impeccable craftsmanship are immediately obvious. The cabinet seems to be very well braced and exhibits excellent fit and finish. With its curved side panels, rounded cabinet edges, and glossy finish, this speaker looks gorgeous…

…The speakers seemed to be equally proficient in presenting the details and micro dynamics of the soft passages as well as conveying the energy and textures of the loud passages. The layering of the sound of the musical instruments in the portrayed soundstage was so vivid and convincing, delivering convincingly the grandeur of the whole orchestral presentation.”

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The new cabinets not only look very high quality, they also have to meet Canton’s high technical requirements. The revised design ensures that more interior volume is available to tune the speakers with more bandwidth in the low frequency range. As a result, the new Vento speakers perform with even more contour and cleanliness. In addition, the sharp-edged cabinet radii, the modified base and the new basic shape ensure less sound interference from the cabinet itself. The newly designed plinth makes the Vento 100 appear to “float”, giving the stately floorstanding speaker a light and elegant appearance. In addition, the base design ensures that the speaker is particularly uncritical in its placement. Thanks to the different cabinet finishes available, the modernly designed and timelessly elegant Vento loudspeaker models feel at home in many interior design styles. At the same time, the cabinets of the new Ventos meet the highest standards of workmanship and touch quality.

The speaker terminals in the new Ventos have been redesigned both visually and technically to ensure maximum conductivity. The solid screw terminals, designed in single or bi-wiring construction depending on the Vento model, hold cable cross-sections of up to 10 mm² and offer the possibility of accommodating speaker cables with banana plugs or fork bridges. The new terminals have a special high-quality and conductive material, with new terminals and a finer thread. As a result, Canton achieves reference-worthy contacting in the Vento series as well for perfect sound development and long-term stable contact to connected amplifiers. The innovations of the Vento series continue with the high-quality fabric covers. If necessary, they conceal a direct view of the technology and hold onto the baffles with powerful magnets. The straight top and discreetly curved bottom panels in black provide an unobtrusive, calm exterior.