Tannoy DC-2000 (1997)

The Tannoy DC-2000 is a floorstanding loudspeaker from 1997. Documentation on it is thin. The archive has no period reviews and no design details have surfaced, but the basic specs are consistent across the two database listings that record it. A period advertisement from HiFI-Stereo (February 1990, p.141) shows the related DC3000 model with a dual-concentric DMT driver and 8-inch bass unit.

Both sources agree on the essentials. Nominal impedance is 8 ohms, and rated frequency response runs from 48 Hz up to 30 kHz. Power handling is listed at 150W continuous, with 250W maximum, and sensitivity is a moderate 90dB. The name shows up with different hyphenation across listings - DC-2000, DC 2000, and DC2000 - but they all refer to the same speaker.

Plenty is not documented. No source explicitly confirms a dual-concentric layout, despite the "DC" prefix suggesting one. Cabinet construction, crossover details, dimensions, weight and original price are also missing. The 30kHz upper limit is stated as rated output in the sources. Whether that is usable response or a specification ceiling is not verified.

Year: 1997
Type: Floorstanding loudspeaker
Impedance: 8 ohms
Frequency response: 48 Hz – 30 kHz
Power handling: 150W (max. 250W)
Sensitivity: 90dB

The gaps here are real: driver layout, cabinet design and how these sounded are all unrecorded. Anyone with a pair or the original literature could fill them in.