Canalis Allegra 2.0
$17500.
The Allegra 2.0 is our flagship speaker. Designed around the Anima, it is our inspiration for the CS products. To reach our performance goals for this speaker Joachim Gerhard chose to separate the midrange/tweeter cabinet from the bass cabinet, which allowed him to extend the design goal. Separating the cabinets also gave Allen Perkins at Canalis opportunities for mechanical noise reduction and resonance control. Optimization and isolation of the bass and midrange have a lot to do with the Allegra 2.0’s effortless performance.
In the midrange/tweeter cabinet, the Allegra 2.0 shares the same driver compliment as the Anima models. Unlike the Anima, the Allegra 2.0 midrange driver is not called upon to reproduce low frequencies. The cabinet shape and internal volume are calculated to get the best performance with a sealed, rather than a ported, box. When testing the Allegra 2.0 it became obvious that the combination of separated bamboo cabinets and Allen’s mechanical treatments resulted in a significantly quieter mechanical structure. In fact the Allegro 2.0 surpasses the dynamics and resolution of even the Anima CS, while the bass cabinet delivers a fast and articulate bass response.
The Allegra 2.0 midrange/tweeter cabinet is mass loaded with a hard coupled ¾” stainless steel plate that forms the base of the cabinet. A mechanical decoupling system attaches this high mass assembly atop the bass cabinet. The decoupled mass approach significantly reduces the transfer of bass energy which would otherwise interfere with the midrange/tweeter response. The midrange/tweeter crossover board is securely mounted to the stainless steel base, floating on decoupling material inside the bass cabinet. This arrangement provides an extremely quiet and vibration-free environment for the crossover and significantly aids in lowering the noise floor of the loudspeaker. For the Allegra 2.0 we also upped the parts caliber (and cost) by using only the finest capacitors and custom-designed low-frequency inductors, courtesy of audio engineer Brian Daley.
Canalis Allegra 2.0
$17500.
The Allegra 2.0 is our flagship speaker. Designed around the Anima, it is our inspiration for the CS products. To reach our performance goals for this speaker Joachim Gerhard chose to separate the midrange/tweeter cabinet from the bass cabinet, which allowed him to extend the design goal. Separating the cabinets also gave Allen Perkins at Canalis opportunities for mechanical noise reduction and resonance control. Optimization and isolation of the bass and midrange have a lot to do with the Allegra 2.0’s effortless performance.
In the midrange/tweeter cabinet, the Allegra 2.0 shares the same driver compliment as the Anima models. Unlike the Anima, the Allegra 2.0 midrange driver is not called upon to reproduce low frequencies. The cabinet shape and internal volume are calculated to get the best performance with a sealed, rather than a ported, box. When testing the Allegra 2.0 it became obvious that the combination of separated bamboo cabinets and Allen’s mechanical treatments resulted in a significantly quieter mechanical structure. In fact the Allegro 2.0 surpasses the dynamics and resolution of even the Anima CS, while the bass cabinet delivers a fast and articulate bass response.
The Allegra 2.0 midrange/tweeter cabinet is mass loaded with a hard coupled ¾” stainless steel plate that forms the base of the cabinet. A mechanical decoupling system attaches this high mass assembly atop the bass cabinet. The decoupled mass approach significantly reduces the transfer of bass energy which would otherwise interfere with the midrange/tweeter response. The midrange/tweeter crossover board is securely mounted to the stainless steel base, floating on decoupling material inside the bass cabinet. This arrangement provides an extremely quiet and vibration-free environment for the crossover and significantly aids in lowering the noise floor of the loudspeaker. For the Allegra 2.0 we also upped the parts caliber (and cost) by using only the finest capacitors and custom-designed low-frequency inductors, courtesy of audio engineer Brian Daley.