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What reviewers are saying
We read all the reviews. Here's what reviewers feel most strongly about:
- Canton's Reference line combines years of experience with advanced computer modeling and a dedicated testing laboratory, resulting in products designed with both precision and innovation.
- The brand emphasizes high-quality construction, utilizing stiff, multi-layer laminate cabinets with strategic internal bracing to minimize unwanted resonances.
- Canton's signature sound aims for a neutral and balanced presentation, delivering clear, detailed sound without excessive coloration.
- They often incorporate advanced driver technologies, such as ceramic-tungsten cones and aluminum-ceramic-oxide tweeters, to achieve optimal stiffness, damping, and dispersion.
Our favorite reviewer quotes:
- "The high precision and fine transparency with which the Reference 7 presented Andrea Kleinmann's harp (album "Saitenwind") in the listening room, for example, is something I would not have expected from the small floorstanding speaker in this form. Not so with the Reference 7: the bass strings buzzed with wonderful precision and speed, the basses bounced and the timpani came with a robust punch." (https://www.lowbeats.de/en/canton-reference-7-test-a-well-rounded-product-through-and-through)
- "With the Reference, not only were significantly more micro-details audible, but the entire fundamental range was cleaner, more purified – which raises the vocal reproduction to the next level. I don't even want to say that the Reference is significantly more spacious than the Karat GS – and yet its reproduction is more physical and powerful." (https://www.lowbeats.de/en/canton-reference-7-test-a-well-rounded-product-through-and-through)
- "We expected it, but still, it amazes us how holographically and tangibly each note flows from the Reference 1's drivers. The piano manifests clearly about two meters in front of us, with Fischer-Dieskau standing right in front of it." (https://7review.com/canton-reference-1-review)
- "The sound is pure immersion, making us feel like we're part of the performance. Adjusting the mid-range slightly enhances the transient response, creating an almost out-of-body experience." (https://7review.com/canton-reference-1-review)
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