islandmandan
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| Tannoy owners I based my current speakers on HPD 315's, purchased on Ebay UK. Cabinets were built to my specifications, and are 150 liter bass reflex, using an inner layer of 3/4" MDF laminated to an outer layer of 1 1/8" MDF, adding up 192 lbs. each.The woofer... | |
| Purchase advice: Old turntable vs. new.... Have you looked into idler drive TT's? I've restored a Garrard 401 and built a plinth. It is beautiful, and sounds magnificent.Dan | |
| Duelund 12AWG speaker wire sheathing I use 12 gauge Tempo Electric solid core silver. The only insulation is Teflon tubing, and they sound magnificent.Regards,Dan | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? Tannoy 12" MG's in not very well made plywood boxes, were my first foray into better quality loudspeakers back in 1971, then came some B&W DM 620's, Dynaudio 5.4's, and now, back to Tannoy, with HPD 315 (12" Dual Concentric drivers in custom 1... | |
| Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers? cd318,I would have loved to buy a brand-spanking new pair of Westminster Royals or Canterburys, but they were way out of my league financially. I had purchased a demo pair of Dynaudio Contour 5.4's years earlier (with beautiful Rosewood cabinets),... | |
| Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers? Mulvening, I have to be honest with you, I didn't actually build them myself. At the time I started the build, I didn't have the necessary space, or the tools and skills to make them. Frank Wyatt of Wyatt Woodworking built them for me.I have, sinc... | |
| Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers? Mulvening hit the nail on the head. In my large room, at times I have to check to see if I'm actually listening to surround sound, the soundstage is that large. They image like crazy, and don't care what kind of music I listen to.Dan | |
| Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers? A different take on the question is what I did-built my own. I couldn't afford any of the models that would meet my needs, so looked on Ebay UK, and found reasonably priced HPD 315's (12" Dual Concentric from 1975), with crossovers.I then built ve... | |
| Best deal on unterminated bulk silver speaker cable for budget audiophiles Another suggestion is The Big Twist from Tempo Electric. A few years ago I bought two pairs of 12 gauge solid core silver (one for each amp) for $1600. Since then, prices have risen steeply on both silver and the Teflon tube insulation used.You pr... | |
| Need speaker suggestion for a larger room! Broockies, my Tannoys work quite well with very disparate amp designs. I've used them with VAC PA 35.35, Plinius SA 100, Aragon 3002, and now Class D and an SET 300B. All have well, the last (and current) mentioned amps sounding the best out of al... | |
| Need speaker suggestion for a larger room! In my room, which is larger than your own, I built a pair of Tannoy HPD 315's (12" Dual Concentrics), and installed them in custom 150 liter bass reflex cabs. Mine may be too heavy for you and your wife to handle without help, at 192 lbs. each. Th... | |
| Simaudio W-5 or Odyssey for Dynaudio Contour S3.4 Stereo5's suggestion is a good one. When I had my Contour 5.4's, my favorite amp was an Aragon 3002, @ 300 Wpc. At this time, for most of my listening, I use Class D Audio I built from kits, three amps, one for center, surround, and for the main s... | |
| Brand New Warped albums! We all get the warped records from time to time. There's something going on at Music Direct, or their sources, that needs to be addressed. I would be calling customer support, not just to ask for replacements, but to have them be sure to investiga... | |
| Power Uber Alles ? Eric, by now you've no doubt heard me mention my setup in a large room (16' X 34" w/cathedral ceilings), and for most of my everyday use, Class D Audio CDA 254 using two modules, upgraded power supply for 500 Wpc bridged.For vinyl listening, an SE... | |
| Looking for an inexpensive low power amp with exquisite sound I found an Audio Assembly SET 300B (by Sonic Frontiers) for $750, upgraded all caps and resistors (I also splurged on EML XLS 300B tubes that were well worth the price of admission), but this amp is amazing. The extra spent on the output tubes is ... |