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    The short answer is, Yes! Absolutely!

    But will it slam like a 300 watt Krell driving my 5 foot tall Legacy’s, with two 12’s per side? Perhaps not.

    Buy the system for the way you listen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stratmangler View Post
    It does, doesn't it?
    Saw Ali earlier in that particular den, and he likes what they do .....
    Yes, listening to those and Colin’s 96db OB’s with my mighty 4w OTL, which yes, rocked like a bastard with some Evanescence amongst other stuff.

    So I’d also recommend an OTL- fast, clean and unravels any track with ease no matter how busy it is. Great bass too..
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    Ah yes, and of course there is the open-baffle angle too, in terms of appropriate (high-efficiency) speakers to use with SET valve amps. So it's not just big horns, which for some reason everyone seems to think of - there are other options, too!

    No "transistor radio sort of sound" with rock music, with any of those

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    Which are a horn if you think about it!
    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post

    Anyway, I'm solving all my problems with some Tannoy Ardens
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    Quote Originally Posted by anthonyTD View Post
    Which are a horn if you think about it!
    Not on the bass though. Horn loaded bass is the big problem for me. That hollowness to the sound. I like my bass rich and slightly phat, west coast style.

    I could happily live with what I have now really. But the opportunity to get some big Tannoys appeared and I couldn't resist. With a Krell amp driving them I suspect playing RATM will bring the world to an end in powerful but slightly analytical glory
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Horn loaded bass is the big problem for me. That hollowness to the sound.
    That's a characteristic of many BL and FL horns. Due to their nature and of course, lack of damping.

    Their are other options, a reflex horn works on all levels done right, but is not a pure horn type. You may have noticed the hugely solid bass from those vast flare loaded reflex boxes reggae bands like using. No 'hollowness' there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    That's a characteristic of many BL and FL horns. Due to their nature and of course, lack of damping.

    Their are other options, a reflex horn works on all levels done right, but is not a pure horn type. You may have noticed the hugely solid bass from those vast flare loaded reflex boxes reggae bands like using. No 'hollowness' there.
    Yes, it is the front and back loaded horns that are not for me. Flared multi-way I am fine with.
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    If you want a bit of valve grunt, a Carver Silver 9 set-up may do the trick. 540 wpc ain't bad!

    I heard a smaller version of this amp with Carver electrostatics panels and an Oracle turntable at the Bristol show in 1986, they played my Dexter Gordon album One Flight Up. It was the first time I'd ever heard a door playing music - one of those early unforgettable experiences.

    If only I could afford Capt Nimo's submarine to go with those amps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    Not on the bass though. Horn loaded bass is the big problem for me. That hollowness to the sound. I like my bass rich and slightly phat, west coast style.

    I could happily live with what I have now really. But the opportunity to get some big Tannoys appeared and I couldn't resist. With a Krell amp driving them I suspect playing RATM will bring the world to an end in powerful but slightly analytical glory
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    They remind me of crates full of empties.
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