金榜 Canton

在1976年由一群德国的Hi-Fi热爱者们创立。他们秉承了德国人认真、严谨的风格，以重播真实为他们的使命，开发生产最好的扬声器系统。德国金榜（Canton）公司，是德国最大的音箱制造厂之一，其音箱产品具有典型的德国风格，声音忠实、准确，动态强劲。上世纪90年代，金榜（Canton）在中国广受欢迎，许多发烧友对它都熟悉。德国产品的共同特点就是精细，在Burmester、MBL等音响品牌中我们不难发现德国人一丝不苟、严谨认真的态度。金榜（Canton）具有德国血统，在制作品质上当然也不例外。它所有音箱产品的元器件都经过严格的挑选，箱体的材料和加工工艺均是世界领先水平，厂方运用最先进的科技和严谨的工艺流程，确保产品的优良品质。金榜（Canton）的音箱做工都十分精细有质感，也许与它有超过30年的工艺技术有关。此外，每个音箱都有金属面网保护，也可自行拆卸，背部镀金的喇叭端子支持香蕉插，连端子座也是金属材质，用料十足可见一斑。

从创立伊始，德国金榜电子公司就一直是德国生产扬声器的领先厂家，并在其产品中始终如一地贯彻“Pure Music”的座右铭。德国金榜电子公司近年推出的几个系列的音箱产品为发烧友带来了全新的震撼和感受。公司的CEO Günther Seitz先生说：“音响市场始终是处于不断地变化之中，得益于DVD技术的普及，家庭影院产品目前正在以很快的速度向前发展，在这种情况下，数码影像同时要求有相应的音响产品与之配合，家庭影院需要有图像与声音完美的结合才会有真正的娱乐。

“ Canton”这个名字源于拉丁文的“Cantare” ，意思是“歌唱”和“音乐”。1984年，西班牙国王Juan Carlos非常欣赏金榜音箱的声音，且当时的音响杂志也经常地将金榜产品列为杂志封面推荐品牌；1992年，该公司隆重推出平衡、大动态、精细的低频重播系统，倍受欢迎；1995年，金榜音箱经过音响评论师、鉴赏家们经过无数次的鉴听、评比后被世界音响界著名的美国音响器材杂志“Stereoplay”4/95评为“第一真实扬声器”和“扬声器革新”等最高荣誉；1998-2002年，金榜公司遵循了“Pure Music”的宗旨，不断地推出了时尚的家庭影院音箱系列产品。2002年至2004年，更推出了充满个性化、时尚多彩的卫星小音箱系列，成为德国人最喜爱的产品之一，再次获得世界音响界、音响杂志的众多好评。

最近几年，金榜推出了一系列的新产品，外观较为时尚，并可兼容于家庭影院和适用于现代高格式数字音频技术，但其音质仍保持了以往的Hi-Fi水准。现在消费者不仅可以选用高品质的Karat或Ergo系列音箱，还可以选用年轻的LE系列音箱或Movie系列中的小型音箱来组合出自己喜爱的家庭影院音响系统，还可以在自己已有两声道系统的基础上加入模块化的音箱来构成完美的影院音响组合。

金榜Canton品牌的历史

Canton在音响界已拥有超过30多年的历史，1972年由4位热爱音响的发烧友组成了Canton的初形，当时他们只是利用业馀的时间来研究扬声器的?造技术，凭藉无比的热诚与及从不妥协的态度，终于在1972年的10月17日正式成立了Canton。最早期的Canton是建立于德国Niederlauken，正籍当时该区进行重建计划，留下了很多的空置大屋，而其中的一间便是他们的生产基地。Canton的生产理念便是要把最原始最传统的纯音乐重现，Canton这名称是结合拉丁词" cantare " （唱）和德语词"吨" （音乐声调）的意思。当时整间公司只有35名员工，所有的扬声器设计及?造过程都是在大屋的客厅中进行。

1979年Canton首次发表了超低音扬声器配置微型卫星扬声器组合，在那时他们已认定这种系统配置会有很大的发展潜力，于是便锐意向这市场进发，时至今天这类型扬声器的市场发展得相当蓬勃。一年之后Canton为乐迷带来了Ergo系列，也是第一代的座地式扬声器，并?用了独立驱动连接方法，方便用家以多组放大器直接驱动各单元，此外，智能控制保证了高精度的声音。

在1983年Canton把业务扩展到汽车扬声器的领域，并推出了第一套Pullman汽车用扬声器，在这领域上Pullman的质量是最优越的，甚至是西班牙国王胡安卡洛斯一世亦十分欣赏它的音色表现，在他的坐驾上亦安装了Pullman扬声器。

为了配合未来的发展，1989年Canton成立了针对研究高音质效果的无反射式实验室，在这个实验室?Canton的专业团队进行了多项严格的测验及量度，经过了一年的研究和开发时间，Canton的工程师再次创?出了生产扬声器的新标准，自我研发出一套专用测量软件，该软件亦是日后众多扬声器系列的设计基础，其后研发的DC及SC技术也是根据这个测量指标而衍生出来。这项科研成果令Canton的扬声器在低频操控方面发挥出更为精确准绳的音色。

1995年Canton再次于产品设计上进行了改革，研发出数位扬声器，这个系列并荣获?欧洲音响奖?之?最佳音响革新奖?。1998年推出了首独符合THX规格的环绕扬声器，THX是由著名电影「星球大战」的导演－佐治鲁卡斯所定立的音色标准，目的是要确保家庭影院的效果能接近电影院水准。

除了设计传统的扬声器之外，Canton也勇于开发一个属于年轻消费者的市场，1999年便生产了"Popsmarts"系列，这系列最特别的地方是大胆地?用了?丽而鲜明的色彩，再配搭半透明的外壳(音箱)，"Popsmarts"既有时尚的观感同时也具备优良的音色效果，推出到市场后瞬间已经获得很理想的销情，大受年轻一族所欢迎。而外形纤瘦的Karat系列也于同年发表，随后于2000 / 2001年便推出了Canton’s影院系列，适蓬当时DVD软件于市场上大行其道，消费者对于家庭影院的效果日渐提高，因此音色出众的影院系列便成为该市场上的畅销产品之一。

Canton一直没有忽视Hi-End音响市场，并且不惜工本与时间，投入大量的资源，与及收集了多位德国扬声器设计师的独特心得，揉合本身多年研究的成果，为发烧友创造一系列顶级Hi-End的扬声器。2002年Canton首度推出旗舰型号“Reference 2 DC”，在设计这款新型号的期间，?用了全新的数据分析系统，配合模拟测试，目的是要把每一部份的元件运用至最优化的程度，当中所产生出来的每一项微细数据都能影响到扬声器最终的表现，工程师根据有关资料来作出多番的修改及磨合，把技术推进至物理上近乎极限的层面。结果成就千锤百?的Karat Reference 2 DC，它亦代表了Canton的精湛技术与及未来发展路向。Canton'的CEO,Mr. Günther Seitz.更表示:“我们把现有最顶尖的技术都投入在这开发过程上，我们的专业团队不断地进行技术上的分析、模拟测试、人手组装每一微细部份，改良各项声学上的表现，直至我们能满意它的表现为止。最终得出来的成果，代表了我们对音色上最高的尊重和深切的诚意。”

紧贴潮流脉搏的Canton是首间?用高品质音效结合无线传输技术的扬声器生产商，于2005年推出了市场上第一套无线多声道组合－CD3500。令扬声器摆脱了线材连接的限制，?用多重方向传输技术，无损音色上的各种细节，即使把扬声器摆放于家中的任何一个角落，仍然可以享满室美乐的乐趣。整个系统以微波传或乙太网路传输，不受任何的手机或其他无线产品的频率互相干扰。同年Canton发表了第二代旗舰型号“Vento Reference 1 DC”，音色效果?华至更通透更富音乐味，负载功率达至900瓦，能充分配合各种不同类型的功放，发挥出高端发烧的诱人音色。

Canton官方网站的品牌介绍：

In 1972, four hi-fi enthusiasts joined together with the goal of always producing the best speakers of their class. The founding partners were Hubert Milbers (Managing Director), Otfried Sandig (Marketing and Sales), Günther Seitz (Engineering/Technology) and Wolfgang Seikritt (Research/Development). The new company benefited from the very beginning from the four’s varied experience and knowledge. Naturally, teamwork was a success factor from the start. With four aces, an extra-large portion of entrepreneurship and excellent connections in the marketplace, they were successful from the start.

Thanks to a regional reform that left a village school building and house empty in Niederlauken, the company quickly found its first home. Music should also chime in the company’s name so that the brand would always be connected with the highest quality in audio reproduction - in the tradition of "pure music". As a result, the name Canton is a combination of the Latin word "cantare" (to sing) and the German word "Ton" (musical tone). The company was registered on 17 October 1972. Canton started officially with 35 employees on 1 January 1973 assembling speaker enclosures. The development work was done in the living room.

Why not? The philosophy of the Canton developers was: speakers belong in the living room and must therefore be tailored to fit this environment and the people in it. Canton’s speakers were from the very beginning designed not only to excite the audio freaks, who were mostly men, but also to please the aesthetic senses of women who were delighted with the refined appearance of the enclosures. The women were won over by the compact and aesthetic design of the enclosures, while the men were impressed by the sound and enormous power of the speakers.

Canton introduced its first subwoofer satellite system in 1979 and, in doing so, set standards for a market that is still booming today. In 1980, Canton added the first Ergo floor-standing speaker to its program. Hybrid-amplifiers were used to drive each speaker chassis. In addition, an intelligent control guaranteed highly precise sound.

In 1983, Canton expanded its program with the Pullman car loudspeaker. The Pullman Set 300 is the best in its class and even the Spanish King Juan Carlos is enthusiastic about the sound of the Canton system in his convertible.

To further improve the conditions for the development of high quality speakers, Canton set up its own anechoic chamber in 1989. This chamber is the laboratory in which it is possible to perform all of the important measurements, which accompany every new development, under the optimum conditions. After years of basic research and development work, the Canton engineers have once again set new standards. Canton developed its own software which was fundamental for the development of the speaker generations based on the DC and SC technologies. These excite the listeners with precise bass reproduction with punch and simply unbelievable overload tolerance. The latter, of course, improves the service life of the speakers.

In 1995 Canton revolutionized musical reproduction with digital speakers. The speaker was awarded the "European Audio Award" as the best "Audio Innovation". In 1998 Canton presented its first surround system that was designed in accordance with the THX specifications. This technology developed by Lucas-Film, which ensures the best quality sound in cinemas, also makes the home cinema an experience.

In 1999 Canton revealed its true colors with "Popsmarts". These colorful, transparent enclosures are particularly appealing to the young. In the same year, Canton also launched its new, slim line speakers ? the Karat Series. In 2000/2001 Canton’s Movie Systems conquered the market. In the meantime, Canton makes approximately 40 % of its turnover with Movie Systems, which deliver authentic cinema sound to the living room at home.

With the Reference 2 DC, Canton presented 2002 its new flagship. With this speaker system, Germany’s leading specialist for speakers presents the ultimate "HighEnd". In the past months, Canton has concentrated its entire know-how on the development of this new flagship and spared no effort or cost to break through into a totally new dimension of sound. New analysis and simulation methods, which have themselves only recently become available, were used to optimize each individual component. Important details were simulated during the construction phase, which allowed various technical aspects of their operation to be examined. The resulting information enabled Canton’s engineers to make a precise forecast of their interaction with other parameters. As a consequence, Canton could exploit every last technical nuance and optimize every component to the limits of the physically possible. Result: the Karat Reference 2 DC, a masterpiece, with which Canton has achieved a major innovative advance. The new showpiece is predestined to be a reference and technology carrier for future generations of speakers. “We put everything into this development that is currently possible. Our team analyzed, simulated, made handmade models to work out details, built prototypes and tuned the acoustics in countless auditions, until we were finally satisfied with the results. What we have achieved is a masterpiece that is the embodiment of a great deal of love and respect for detail”, stated Canton's CEO, Günther Seitz.

In 2003, Canton creates a home theater system in a sleek aluminum look; this is for all those people who have high expectations of not only their speakers’ sound, but of their speakers’ look also. The aluminum cabinet of the CD 100 floorstanders is only 9 cm wide, thus evoking stylish tones in every living space with a modern atmosphere. To match this, there are also the CD 10 satellites and the CD 50 center speakers.

In 2005, Canton is the first manufacturer to develop and produce a high-class series of fully wireless hi-fi speakers, the CD 3500 wireless. The result is perfect sound heard throughout the entire house. This new multi-room speaker is a convincing purchase with its stylish aluminum design and expert sound quality throughout the entire line ? totally without speaker cables. The new Canton technology with bi-directional data transfer guarantees a robust data stream with a high level of transmission quality between the transmitter and the receiver. The system operates soundlessly and it extremely unsusceptible to external sources of interference such as cell phones, microwaves or wireless LAN networks. The transmission is of course bug-proof as well as being completely harmless in terms of health. Multi-room has never been as simple, nor has perfect sound been as flexible until now.

In the same year, Canton’s flagship, the Vento Reference 1 DC, arrives on the market. The opinion of the trade press is unanimous (Stereoplay: “Absolutely top-class!” / Audio: “Phenomenal!” and “…qualifies as one of the best speakers in the world!”); it cannot get better than this. It is a true highlight in the sound laboratory, the crown jewel of every home stereo system. This high-end floorstanding loudspeaker outwardly impresses courtesy of its timeless, Vento-typical design; at the same time, it shines from a technical perspective courtesy of Canton’s complete reference know-how. The result is easy to hear: crystal-clear, unadulterated sound up to a maximal music power rating of 900 watts.

In 2006, even more sound arrives in the MP3 world. With the DSS 303 digital sound station, Canton introduces the new contender of the iPod class - a persuasive product with real “pure music”, excellent surround sound and a range of practical supplementary features. There are primarily three factors at the center of this development: sound, sound and sound again. It is therefore no wonder that the 2 x 50 watts strong docking station equipped with 2 aluminum coax systems is setting the new standards. Practical supplementary features include: integrated FM tuner, digital clock with an alarm function and an IR remote control. The DSS 303 is compatible with all iPod models and with the iPhone, thus serving as a charging station for them also.

Canton has been offering perfect surround sound with minimal time and effort since 2007 with its systems from the digital movie series (DM 1 and DM 2). Virtual surround is the key word, and it results in a great home theater with very little effort - in maximum listening pleasure with minimal installation. A surround center (DM 1) or two satellites (DM 2) - each according to taste - completes the high-performance subwoofers. Sound lovers are thus presented with a fully active 2.1 music and home theater system. As the heart of the system, the subwoofer possesses all of the control electronics, including the audio-interface. The DM 1 and DM 2 virtual surround systems produce a rich sound field using only two or three components, which in the past could only be achieved by 5.1 systems. To achieve this, the individual channels of a multi-channel receiver are frequency-specific processed using a special technique; they are merged into two channels in such a manner that it creates a spacious surround-sound impression. Highlights of the system include: a fully active 2.1 music and home theater system, a practical plug-and-play solution, an adaptive remote control, a system-integrated FM tuner and the 350 watts multi-channel amplifier.

Friends on tour: What do loudspeakers have in common with sport equipment? Top-of-the-line quality and perfect workmanship ? at least when the manufacturers are Canton and Rocky Mountain. These two experts of top-quality service are now taking off together; Canton is the official sponsor of the 2008 Rocky Mountain Racing Team. To commemorate this, there will now be the limited CD 300 special edition in the sporty Rocky Mountain design.

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