RFC Reference XO's for Tannoy 15" MG's
Mini review
I asked Paul @ RFC to rework my Reference Level XO's for my 15"MG's. It had been quite some time since I last spoke to Paul and wondered if he'd improved his already excellent XO's. It turns out that he has. My new XO's are not quite to his top spec but Paul says that they are fractionally behind them. That's good enough for me as I've got multiple projects on the go at the moment. The new XO's squeeze an extra 1db efficiency out of the MG's and boy you can tell. The new XO's major on better bass detail, a slightly wider soundstage, a little more cohesion over the soundstage. The star of the show is timbral quality and decay. Cymbal work on Jazz drums has never sounded better in my listening room. The tannoy's have never sounded better and each instrument now seems to have better presentation. Things appear a little more forward on presentation but I've still got the depth of presentation that I'm used to on my soundstage with the Tannoys. I've also noticed improved note decay and attack.
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Overall for those of you that already have these XO's, I recommend having a chat with Paul to see if he can freshen up your old XO's.
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CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
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PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker