Castle Castle Loudspeakers
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Classic Range
Durham 3

Durham: Cherrywood veneer


REVIEWS (in Adobe Acrobat PDF format)

Hi-Fi Choice Review - May 2002

Gramophone Review - March 2002

A new compact loudspeaker from Castle Acoustics always creates a stir of expectation in the world of home audio. That's because its arrival generally marks a raising of the performance standard achieved by small systems.

We're confident that the new Durham 3 will maintain this proud record. Our new two-way, rear-ported design uses our proven 19mm, low modulus polyamide dome HF driver, which is offset on the front baffle to reduce diffraction effects and so to improve both clarity and dispersion. It is partnered by a 130mm die-cast bass unit, which uses a woven carbon fibre cone and Kapton voice coil former, wound with copper coated aluminium wire, for outstanding dynamics. Careful tuning of the reflex enclosure brings the Durham 3's bass extension down below 60Hz, giving performance that truly belies its compact (365x190x220mm) dimensions.

All magnet assemblies are fully shielded, making the Durham 3 ideal for use as a front pair in compact AV systems, or as a rear pair in more ambitious ones. Just to round things off, and to ensure that the Durham 3 looks as good as it sounds, we've radiused the front baffle, for a smoother, more distinguished appearance. As ever, there's a choice of eight real wood veneer finishes.



Frequency Response
55Hz-20kHz
Nominal Impedance
8 ohms
Sensitivity
88dB for 1w at 1m
Amplifier Requirements
15-75 watts
System Type
Reflex
Bass Unit
130mm (5 in.) woven carbon fibre coned, cast chassis
Treble Unit
19mm (.75 inch) low modulus polyamide
Dimensions Height
Width
Depth
365mm (14.6 in.)
190mm (7.6 in.)
225mm (8.8 in.)
Weight Each
6.3kg (13.9 lbs)
Weight Packed
14kg (30.8 lbs) pair