Canton - Germany A 55
The Canton A 55 delivers abyss-deep bass with commanding dynamic impact, built for music that demands scale, slam and effortless authority. Lite MAGAZIN highlights its audiophile poise alongside muscular pressure, making this substantial three-way floorstander an exciting prospect for orchestral climaxes, electronic grooves and high-energy listening.
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Just Okay
Sound Quality
83/100
Build Quality
50/100
Value for Money
85/100
Pros
Exceptionally deep, authoritative bass performance.
Delivers powerful dynamics and convincing large-scale impact.
Combines high-energy presentation with an audiophile overall sound.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 83/100
The available listening review describes an audiophile, high-impact presentation with substantial dynamic force and exceptionally deep bass. It offers no separate assessment of the midrange, treble refinement, or stereo imaging, so those aspects remain less clearly documented.
Bass
95/100
Lite MAGAZIN praises the A 55 for "abgrundtiefem Bass"—exceptionally deep bass—alongside convincing pressure. That is strong evidence of serious low-frequency extension and authority from this large three-woofer floorstander.
Mid
75/100
The review calls the overall sound audiophile, but does not separately discuss vocal realism, tonal color, or coherence through the midrange. There is therefore limited direct evidence about how the A 55 handles this region.
Treble
75/100
No specific comments address treble air, detail, smoothness, or possible brightness. The available review gives a positive overall impression but leaves the high-frequency character largely undescribed.
Soundstage Imaging
75/100
The available listening coverage does not discuss stage width, depth, image focus, or placement sensitivity. Buyers looking for a clear account of spatial performance would need further auditioning or review evidence.
Dynamics
92/100
Lite MAGAZIN explicitly highlights the A 55's pressure and dynamics as part of its audiophile presentation. The review suggests a speaker that can deliver music with force and scale rather than sounding restrained.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
50/100
The specification lists a substantial 49 kg HDF cabinet, height-adjustable feet, magnetic grilles, and bi-wire/bi-amp terminals. However, the available review does not assess fit and finish, cabinet resonance, terminals, or long-term construction quality.
Value for Money
85/100
At approximately €4,798–€5,198 per pair, the A 55 competes in a demanding premium-floorstander market. The available review is highly positive about its sound, but does not compare it directly with price rivals or offer a clear judgment on value.
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Specifications
- Item no.
- 04014
- Shipping
- Pallet
- Warranty period
- 5 years
- Available accessories
- CantoLink 400
- Carton contents
- A 55 device feet fabric cover with magnetic holder operating instructions
- Weight
- 49 kg
- Packing dimensions
- 128,5 x 67,5 x 46 cm
- Packing weight
- 56 kg
- Dimensions (WxHxD)
- 37,5 x 115,2 x 51,5 cm
- Acoustic principle
- 3-way bass reflex system
- Principle passive resonator
- Bass reflex
- Radiation direction resonator
- Downfire
- Tweeter quantity
- 1
- Tweeter size
- 25 mm
- Tweeter material
- aluminum Oxide Ceramic
- Midrange driver quantity
- 1
- Midrange driver size
- 174 mm
- Midrange driver material
- aluminum-ceramic-tungsten (wave surround, TCC)
- Woofer quantity
- 3
- Woofer size
- 192 mm
- Woofer material
- Aluminum ceramic tungsten (wave surround)
- Nominal load capacity
- 280 watts
- Music load capacity
- 440 watts
- Transmission range
- 20...40.000 Hz
- Crossover frequencies
- 220 / 3.000 Hz
- Impedance
- 4...8 ohm
- Efficiency 2.83V/1m
- 88,5 db
- Maximum cable diameter
- 10 mm
- Woofer Wave surround
- yes
- Midrange Wave Bead
- yes
- Front cover material
- full-size fabric cover
- Double Cone
- yes
- Transmission Front Plate
- yes
- DC switch technology
- yes
- Unit socket included
- yes
- Size supplement (WxDxH)
- 10x3x3,2 cm
- Unit feet
- yes
- Height-adjustable unit feet
- yes
- Bi-Wiring / Amping Terminal
- yes
- Cabinet material
- high density fiberboard (HDF)
- TCC
- yes
- Mounting type front cover
- magnet mounting
- Terminal banana plug suitable
- yes
Manufacturer's Description — Canton - Germany
Informations
- 3-way downfire bass reflex system
- 440 watt
- ceramic-tungsten technologie
- magnetic fabric cover
A 55
A good choice
For a perfect connection with your amplifier, the CantoLink 400 speaker cable is a good choice, available in our online store. It is a six-core high-end speaker cable developed by us with a special core and jacket - for the best possible sound quality. You can use your A 55 in a classic stereo setup and enjoy pure music with it. Or you can use it as the main speaker in a multi-channel home theater set with the matching A 35 or A 45 series models.
If it may be a little bigger
The A 55 is an impressive high-end floorstanding speaker. One size larger than our much acclaimed anniversary speaker A 45, the A 55 can show what it's made of when it comes to high and highest sound levels. The 3-way bass reflex speaker is excellently equipped to meet even extreme dynamic demands. In each of the floorstanding speakers, three 200 mm woofers provide an incomparably sovereign bass performance. Our best drivers from the Reference series with aluminum-ceramic tungsten cones, mounted in the low-loss Wave surrounds, are used in the A 55. With the large enclosure volume at its back and the downfire bass reflex channel to support it, the A 55 offers opulent low-frequency reproduction from as low as 20 hertz. The dynamic requirements are met by the 180 millimeter diameter midrange specialist, which is equipped with the same high-tech cone material.
Attention to detail
Like all our loudspeakers, we manufacture the A 55 in our factory in Weilrod in the Taunus region of Germany. This is the only way we can maintain the necessary quality standards, minimize tolerances, eliminate any defects and keep the high sound demands on our speakers. The cabinet of the A 55 is made of high-density fiberboard (HDF) and is extremely stable thanks to the thickness of the material and additional bracing on the inside. The cabinets have a high-quality finish, are lavishly lacquered and are available in white satin, black "high-gloss" and real wood veneer cherry "high-gloss". Like its smaller sister - the A 45 - the A 55 operates as a downfire bass reflex system and has generously rounded cabinet edges, which benefits the sound dispersion enormously. The three-way high-end speaker not only sets visual accents with its elegantly curved aluminum base construction. The result is a modern and clean look, so that the A 55 feels at home in any living ambience.
Investing in the best technology
The A 55 weighs in at 49 kilograms. This is the result of the solid, multi-stiffened, high-density fiberboard cabinet, the best speaker drivers of our Reference models, the heavyweight, sound-optimized crossover components and the solid aluminum base construction. Inside, the finest speaker cable and strategically placed damping material ensure the highest quality sound. The A 55 is equipped with a high-quality biwiring/ biamping connection terminal, allowing the woofer and midrange to be driven separately with different amplifiers or with specialized cables. 24 carat gold-plated, stable screw terminals with an accommodation of cable cross-sections up to 10 mm2, ensure optimal signal transmission. The high-quality and acoustically neutral full-size fabric covers in black conceal the direct view of the technology if necessary and hold elegantly by magnetic fastening.
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