Tannoy DC 1000

[dantheman91]

Hello,

Picking up a pair next week. Any reviews on them guys are they good for a second system.

[istari_knight]

Quite coloured with [subjectively] very nice midrange but bass light.

Personally I'd prefer the 770's but on your system in your room only you can tell :)

[dantheman91]

There to go on a lounge system with either a Marantz MR 230 or a Sony TA-FB920 or a TRIO KA 7100 not sure which yet.

There 770's are superb BTW

[southall-1998]

Calling Geoff!!! (Walpurgis)

[dantheman91]

I guess there not popular round these parts then :eyebrows:

[walpurgis]

Calling Geoff!!! (Walpurgis)

Yes, I've had a pair. They are good fun, as mentioned, a bit coloured and not quite as transparent as the System 600 for instance, but they kick hard and have a tight sound with excellent imaging. They also go ridiculously loud and work well with valve amps. I enjoyed mine.

[dantheman91]

^^ What he said.

I remember my dad having loads of Tannoy DC'S in the early 00's including 3 x Lancasters 2 x cheviots 1 x Berkeleys & 2 x 3LZ's from a car boot as living in Bournemouth they advertised in like the free ads etc. Once even going to Liverpool to collect a pair of cheviots HAPPY DAYS that was 2004 when the prices were still not know to anyone. As a kid i remember playing out on my bike pre 2003 ish and being able to hear my dads system halfway down the street. Now you just dont see them so i thought i would go mini and try the DC1000's

[dantheman91]

They have arrived after a long trip to Hampshire. Given them a warm up ATM but first impressions are very good


Just to confirm to wire the up Its HF + & LF -

[walpurgis]

Just to confirm to wire the up Its HF + & LF -

Not sure what you're saying here :scratch:

[dantheman91]

Per speaker as pictured is it the right way to wire them up

[walpurgis]

Looks right to me.

[dantheman91]

Nice one they sound brilliant. Proper DC's at last well its a start

[istari_knight]

If you can, try stripping the wires back a little further & threading through both binding posts on each side instead of using the "bars"

[dantheman91]

Hello,


Right got it will do it tomorrow condition wise im a happy chappie

[dantheman91]

Pictures:

[synsei]

How are you finding these Dan? The DC series are possibly the only Tannoy dual-concentrics I could hope to afford so I am intrigued as to their character ;)

[dantheman91]

Hi dave


Lets just say there staying for the forcible future. There VERY good well worth investing in there a DIFFERENT sounding speaker to most totally different to my rogers but there also excellent overall the tannoys have a nice balance and image excellently & bass is subtle and some say better then the bigger DC'S in the imaging. I'm playing them through a Yamaha CR 820 Receiver and there superb i must try them in the main rig. There tannoy's they give you the classic dual concentric sound my guess is buy a pair if there cheap they do pop up on the bay or maybe invest in DC2000 or 3000.

Playing CSNY Carry on now

[synsei]

Thanks for the reply Dan, I will keep my eyes open for a pair ;)

[dantheman91]

Had to go to gosport to get mine my friend was not best pleased :lol:

[hoopsontoast]

Nice, I really liked mine although they sound a little thin in the midrange and treble, compared to the Cheviots I had at the same time anyway. I kept my pair for quite a while though, as second/backup speakers.
They are really easy to drive, nice tight/punchy bass (at the expense of a little depth) and as you mentioned, great imaging.

Interestingly mine had differing binding posts, the standard angled square-cutout bi-wire ones that you see on loads of Tannoys, although they look the same from the front.

[dantheman91]

Hi Rob

I'm not sure if mine are an early pair S/N are 009256 & 009215 not matched but relatively close i would say.

[walpurgis]

I wouldn't worry. Tannoys have seldom had consecutive serial numbers, in fact it's very rare (lucky?) to find a pair that do have them. Yours are surprisingly close.

[dantheman91]

Hi Geoff

Oh really well you learn something new everyday. Its the vocal ability that drives me to them so neutral and clean and thats a 8 inch driver. Would love to go back a revise bigger DC's but times we not good for the family back then we needed the money and something had to go.