jimmy2615
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| Tannoy vs. ATC After a week of intermittent listening, there is a lot to like about the Tannoy's. I could sum up by saying that Pani's description above seems spot on to me. Some things I really like: First, as I listed in my original post I wanted something ... | |
| Tannoy vs. ATC Follow up - I decided to try some Tannoy Turnberry SE Loudspeakers to finally audition some Tannoy's in my home and system. I figured this way I could hear the 'house' sound, and more importantly hear them with my vintage McIntosh equipment. I r... | |
| Outrageous used pricing on older McIntosh So far most of the posts seem to disagree with Sid42 (the OP). He did not say anything about 50s-60s McIntosh. He mentioned 70s-90s. A lot of the transistor stuff (of course that's all there was...) from that time was not great. I don't unders... | |
| Tannoy vs. ATC Thanks Pani and all, appreciate the info. | |
| Tannoy vs. ATC Hoggshead and Pani, thanks for the all the info ! It is very helpful, indeed. I was afraid I would not be able to find people with experience with both manufacturers, so is this great. Pani, what do you think about the Turnberry's ability to f... | |
| Tannoy vs. ATC I should add for posterity, if I chose the actives I would still have to buy a new preamp with balanced outputs to connect to the speakers. Vintage McIntosh have RCA only. Also, active speakers have power chords, so you have to consider addition... | |
| Tannoy vs. ATC Thanks for the responses. MapleGrove, I would be buying the new SCM40 V2 from my dealer, so you can have the used! (Although I have to say I think the original SCM40 with the black face look just fine, and now a great bargain used). Shadorne, y... | |
| Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit? I forgot to add that I am talking about b&w for the last 20 years or so - they have not always been "mass market" (available at Magnolia/Best Buy). Before that you had to seek them out at the brick and mortar stores. Also, the brands I compare... | |
| Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit? I had the last 804D2 model and enjoyed them very much. Same for the 802 Matrix I had in the 90s. I have not heard the new series. That said, it always piques my interest when people criticize b&w. They have always commanded high resale (used) ... | |
| Honest Vintage Tube Repair - SoCal I wanted to follow up with the results of my 'quest.' Based on his reputation, I went with Steve McCormack's recommendation above. It helped that the shop was only an hour away. All I can say is thanks Steve, and thanks Steve. Steve Pappin repaire... | |
| Amp for B&W Matrix 803 S2 Get something with 300 w/ch or greater and decent quality - does not have to be new. These speakers need power. | |
| Why so underwhelmed by Revel F208 audition??? Any speakers -even cheap ones, can sound 'great' under the right conditions. I have heard many demos where I was underwhelmed by the speakers. It's often the room. Also, I think we all get used to (conditioned) a certain sound and when we hear som... | |
| CAV-50 and 804 Diamonds I'm surprised so far we don't know your room size. As Boband mentioned the B&Ws need power. Perhaps they'd be OK in a small room with your CAV-50. But since you say it is not a good match I would look to solid state. I owned these speakers and... | |
| Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear I think the more interesting question is who buys McIntosh Speakers? You never hear about them in any of the forums or see any print coverage or show coverage, yet McIntosh has been making them for decades - someone must be buyig them? Any good? O... | |
| Integrated to go with KEF LS50 My dealer who sold me the KEFs recommended Hegel. I did not hear the two together though. I have the Arcam A19 which does well - nice match, as has already been said here. I'll just say that these speakers are not considered 'reference' on a whim.... |