German speaker manufacturer Canton has launched 40 new products at the IFA technology fair in Berlin, including new versions of its Karat, Chrono and GLE Series.

Canton Karat 790.2 DC

Other updates include new range of subwoofers and further improvements across the company’s home cinema packages.

The updated Karat Series uses trickle-down technology from Canton’s high-end Reference range with the floorstanders (the £2,400 790.2 DC, pictured, and the £1,900 770.2 DC) now available with new cabinet designs that retain the same slim front profile of their predecessors, but which manage to be both shorter and deeper.

Audio improvements include acoustic tuning taken from the Reference range crossover design and the introduction of the wave roll surround and motor assemblies to the bass drivers.

The same crossover and drive unit technology has also been applied to the £750 720.2 DC standmount and £500 755.2 DC Centre in the new Karat range, with all models available in white, titanium or black high gloss finishes.

The midrange Chrono SL Series speaker range will now be available with chrome design features and high-gloss finishes. The £1,300 Chrono SL570 is a new modestly sized two-and-a-half-way floorstander with a new driver arrangement that Canton claims improves off-axis response.
The new Chrono series includes three floorstanders – the £1,300 509.2 DC, the £1,050 508.2 DC and the £900 507.2 – and two standmounts, the £600 503.2 and the £500 502.2, as well as the £300 505.2 Centre and the £400 501 on-wall speaker.

The Chrono series also uses trickle-down technology from the SL series in more affordable cabinets, with the 508.2 DC using Canton’s downward firing port for improved output efficiency and less audible distortion.
All the Chrono models are available in white or black vinyl with high gloss finished baffles.

The entry-level GLE series includes Reference level wave surround driver technology and new crossover designs. The two floorstanders are the £800 490.2 and the £650 470.2 while the standmounts are the £400 430.2 and the £350 420.2, and there’s also the £250 455.2 Centre and £280 410.2 on-wall speakers, all of which have been tuned to deliver equally well for stereo or home cinema reproduction.

All the GLE speakers are available in white, mocca/white, nut/white, beach/white, silver or black matt vinyl finishes.

Canton has also introduced the 100-watt DM8 soundbar with improved bass performance, three analogue inputs and a subwoofer output.