Canton Townus 90 black lacquer (pack of 2)

Townus series flagship floorstanding speaker, the 90 borrows several technologies developed by Canton for its higher-end Vento range. The German manufacturer, based in the Taunus region in Hesse, created this series name by merging “Town” and “Taunus”, a way of linking modern urban life to its rural roots. The result: a three-way, 105 cm floorstander combining four drivers in a slim cabinet with rounded corners.

Titanium and ceramic drivers: technology transfer

Each Townus 90 houses four drivers. The two woofers and the 174 mm midrange use titanium diaphragms, a material that offers high rigidity with low mass. The woofers feature the Double Cone structure, a dual-cone diaphragm that limits distortion, while their sinusoidal Wave Surround suspensions allow for large excursions without loss of control.

The 25 mm tweeter is an aluminium oxide ceramic dome capable of reaching up to 40,000 Hz thanks to a waveguide designed to optimise dispersion. This titanium-ceramic combination comes directly from the work carried out on the Vento series, usually reserved for a higher price segment.

Down-firing bass-reflex system

Canton has opted for a down-firing bass-reflex port, located under the cabinet and directed towards the floor. This layout offers a practical advantage: the room is excited acoustically in a more uniform way than with a rear or front port, reducing the risk of unwanted rumbling caused by proximity to a wall. The wooden plinth, resting on four metal feet, provides the necessary space between the port and the floor.

The speaker incorporates DC (Displacement Control) technology, a high-pass filter patented by Canton. Its role is to prevent the woofer diaphragms from reacting to infrasonic frequencies, which are inaudible but a source of distortion. By eliminating these unnecessary excursions, DC technology delivers cleaner, better-defined bass, even at high volume.

Cabinet construction and finish

The high-density MDF cabinet features several internal braces and targeted damping. The internal wiring and crossover components are carefully selected, a point Canton emphasises in its communications. Each speaker weighs 24 kg, a sign of structural solidity.

Three finishes are available: high-gloss black, satin matte white, and walnut veneer. The cabinet’s rounded edges are not only aesthetic, they also improve sound dispersion by reducing diffraction. The drivers are integrated into the baffle with no visible screws, surrounded by aluminium rings machined using the Seamless Diamond Cut process. A magnetically attached acoustic fabric grille can cover the drivers if you prefer a more discreet look.

Connectivity and acoustic adjustments

The terminal accepts bi-wiring and bi-amping. Gold-plated connectors accommodate banana plugs or bare wire up to a generous gauge. Canton has also provided a level control and room-acoustic adjustment, offering welcome flexibility to tailor the sound to real-world listening conditions.

A neutral and demanding sonic signature

The Townus 90 offers a frequency response from 20 Hz to 40,000 Hz and an impedance of 4 to 8 ohms. It handles 150 W nominal power and musical peaks of 300 W. These characteristics make it a speaker that benefits from a quality amplifier, not necessarily the most powerful but capable of delivering stable current.

Canton has voiced this speaker for linear reproduction. The bass is not artificially boosted: it appears when it is present in the recording, and remains discreet otherwise. This choice has a side effect: poor productions are not flattered. The Townus 90 reproduces voices with precision and stable imaging, a strong point for acoustic recordings or movie soundtracks.

Integration into a multichannel system

The Townus series includes the Townus 30 bookshelf speaker, the Townus 50 centre speaker and the Townus Sub 12 subwoofer equipped with a 300 mm titanium driver. The whole range shares consistent voicing, making it easy to build a 5.1 home cinema system. Canton also offers the Smart Amp 5.1, a compact wireless amplification and streaming module capable of replacing a traditional AV amplifier.

Technical specifications

Acoustic design

• Type: 3-way bass-reflex floorstanding speaker
• Passive radiator: down-firing bass-reflex (oriented towards the floor)
• Crossover frequencies: 170 Hz / 3200 Hz
• Level adjustment: yes
• Room acoustic adjustment: yes

Drivers

• Tweeter
  • Quantity: 1
  • Diameter: 25 mm
  • Material: ceramic
• Midrange
  • Quantity: 1
  • Diameter: 174 mm
  • Material: titanium
  • Wave Bead technology: yes
• Woofers
  • Quantity: 2
  • Diameter: 174 mm
  • Material: titanium
  • Wave Surround suspension: yes
  • Double Cone technology: yes

Audio performance

• Nominal power: 150 W
• Music power: 300 W
• Frequency response: 20 Hz – 40000 Hz
• Impedance: 4 – 8 ohms
• DC technology (low-frequency filtering): yes
• TCC technology: yes

Construction and connectivity

• Binding posts: compatible with bi-wiring / bi-amping
• Connectors: gold-plated contacts, compatible with banana plugs
• Binding posts with integrated base: yes
• Finishing rings: aluminum, diamond-cut finish
• Front grille: magnetic attachment, acoustic fabric
• Acoustically optimized front baffle: yes

Cabinet and finish

• Cabinet type: high-rigidity MDF
• Feet: included
• Ready for decoupling spikes: yes

Dimensions and weight

• Dimensions (W x H x D): 25 × 105 × 36 cm
• Dimensions with base (W x D x H): + 4 × 3 × 4.5 cm
• Net weight: 24 kg

General information

• Box dimensions (W x H x D): 114 × 48 × 35 cm
• Weight with packaging: 27.8 kg