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Best Tannoys for mid-field listening?

I'd like to know if any of the Tannoy gurus in Audiogonland could recommend one of the larger 12" or 15" vintage (or modern) models for midfield listening. I have my speakers arranged along the long wall of my 12 x 28' living room on either side of my fireplace, firing across the short dimension, about 9' from drivers to listening position. I had the 10" Glenair for a while (Tulip waveguide), but couldn't seem to get far enough away from the speakers for them to resolve.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob R
bob_rodgers
bvdiman
432 posts
 
Hi Bob,
9-10ft distance should be just fine if you toe them in enough.
But as Dan inferred, best is still to set them up along the short wall (if at all possible).

Also, have you tried playing with some room treatments - diffuser/absorber in front of
fire-place? I'm guessing there could be a suck-out causing the anomalies (coherency
issue) you are experiencing.

That said, if you plan/ready to step it up a notch I'd get these..
One of my favorite mid sized Tannoy :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAvH-IaOxcs&list=LLgL1-
qTT8j7jAzIPdqttDuw&index=2

*And oh btw., I just love how that Kenrick guy set up his various Tannoys and JBLs..
So damn musical with what seems to be minimum fuss! Far more musically compelling
than most of today's highly touted brands, yes discernible even through YouTube,
imho. ;)

*What are rest of your rig?
redcarerra
49 posts
 
I'm listening to my Canterbury's in not the largest of rooms. They are placed on the long wall, fairly close to the wall. My listening position is about 7.5 feet away and they sound awesome! I can only imagine what they would sound like in a larger room, alas, not available in my San Francisco Edwardian. It just seems to me that they aren't as sensitive to speaker placement as some other speakers I've had (e.g. Merlins. Don't misunderstand me, when optimized, I'm sure they are incredible and would image deeper and wider, but in general I don't think they are a particularly "fussy" a speaker. Bright would be about the last way I would describe them.
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stringreen
5,112 posts
 
Bob...make sure your flu is closed on the fireplace...all your bass can be exiting that way. Also, make sure that any glass is covered - especially on the left and right hand sides facing the speaker. It surely sounds like a room problem to me.
bob_rodgers OP
38 posts
 
Great responses - yep!

FYI, my current rig is Karan KAi180 Mk2 integrated amp, JMR Offrande Supreme Mk2 standmount speakers, using Meridian CD as source and AU24 wire.

The Offrandes are most everything I could desire in a speaker, except they don't charge the room with bass. Would probably rather move to another speaker (therefore the Tannoy question) rather than try to integrate a sub with them.

Best and thanks again...
-Bob
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