Very nice Geoff. Enjoy!!!
Location: Torquay, Devon.
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I'm Shane.
Very nice Geoff. Enjoy!!!
Thanks for the encouraging comments guys.
They sound superb, my best mate was over on Friday and he's a Tannoy/valves guy and he was bowled over by these.
Now I need another project. How about this:
Pioneer PL-61, top of the range circa 1971. It's the model with the huge Hall Effect motor and belt drive, needs a full refurb/service and I think the arm may be too far gone to retrieve, bearing problems and duff bias (belt?). I just happen to have a coulple of spare Mission 774s (Bicht design) knocking about, so may go that route.
Geoff.
Andre,
why favour the plastic coned versions? They do have the proper Tannoy sound, but have some rather odd midrange colourations, although these are pretty good if they're fitted with the pulp 10" SRM/LRM type cone. Nice tweeter though, same unit as my 3128s if I'm not mistaken.
How's the GL70 going by the way, done anything with it?
Geoff.
Location: Yorks
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I'm Nobody.
Hi Geoff
Probably because i did not like Tannoys at all before these models came out..I lived with 'Mayfairs' & Quad '405' for quite sometime so must have liked them..However those aside i am a paper cone fan at heart & love the speakers i use now, so no desire to change tbh.
I think for once in my life i'm getting my act together & will be satisfied before long..The icing on the cake maybe a Croft Phonostage to use with the Ferrograph amp. I'm thinking about clearing out the turntable No.2: ceramic input making it line level to use with the phonostage, i can then do an A/B comparison between the turntable No.1: Magnetic input & the new stage
Vinylgrinder's coming on, but im using the 'GL75' at the mo till i finish the 'GL70'..
Nice work, Geoff!
So am I, dude. Monitor Golds have paper cones - some of them nice big 'uns...Probably because i did not like Tannoys at all before these models came out..I lived with 'Mayfairs' & Quad '405' for quite sometime so must have liked them..However those aside i am a paper cone fan at heart...
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Well, you'd be very welcome anytime, so don't rule it out!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!
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I'm andrew.
They look superb Geoff, very nice work.
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I'm Nobody.
Location: Finland
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I'm Mika.
Great work!
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