tannoy eatons

[hifinutt]

so many years ago in west norwood we had tannoy speakers instead of church bells as they were based there in south london i think

never had a pair of tannoy in my system but by chance i have some eatons . now also had some frugalhorns for past few weeks which quite frankly have been entrancing . i fact they rather spoilt the arrival of some speakers i had ordered because they were so different [harbs shl5plus]


so these are the NEW legacy range from tannoy and retail at 4.5k i think .

they go deeeeeeeep man for such a little speaker , enough to be worried about the neighbour when playing organ music . so will be listening over next few days and considering i normally walk out of most tannoy rooms as they are too forward for me these classic series are most interesting

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[spendorman]

They look in very nice condition.

Be interesting to hear how you get on with them.

I have a pair of Devon's, but usually use Rogers LS3/6 (with Export Monitor bass units), in preference.

[walpurgis]

They look in very nice condition.

Not surprising I guess. They look like the new 'Legacy' Eatons to me. The design is not related to the seventies HPD Eatons.

[spendorman]

Not surprising I guess. They look like the new 'Legacy' Eatons to me. The design is not related to the seventies HPD Eatons.


I was fooled! the grille cloth and badges look similar to my 70's Devons. I should have noticed the Bi Wire facility!

[walpurgis]

I was fooled! the grille cloth and badges look similar to my 70's Devons. I should have noticed the Bi Wire facility!

If the grille was off in the photo, no doubt you'd see a 'tulip waveguide' tweeter staring at you from the centre of the driver.

[hifinutt]

yes they are a new pair on demo

what is the earth binding post for on the back ?

good write up here

https://www.avforums.com/review/tannoy-legacy-eaton-standmount-speaker-review.13980

[walpurgis]

what is the earth binding post for on the back ?

To earth the metalwork of the driver I expect. The manual should tell you, if you have it. I suspect it is unlikely that the earth needs to be used.

[Roy S]

To earth the metalwork of the driver I expect. The manual should tell you, if you have it. I suspect it is unlikely that the earth needs to be used.

Have never used it on my DC10Ts.

[hifinutt]

ah i don`t have it.

not to worry . using them with a 20 year old philipps amp and sound very balanced indeed. not even a twinge of brightness . playing an old recording of incantations [mike oldfield] which can sound sharp on some systems but its absolutely fine

later on in week will put them with the thrax valve integrated

http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/threads/thrax-valve-integrated-amps.212436/

[Edward]

Ha I was confused for a second as well as they looked a bit like my Eatons and I thought someone had done some cosmetic improvement. Then saw the biwire links.

It would be interesting to hear the old and new side by side. Pity you are not around the corner Phil so we could try.

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[hifinutt]

it is a shame . the earth terminal apparently can be used to bond the drive units back to ground to lessen the impact of rf interference . if shielded cables are used , this terminal can be used to connect to the shield apparently

so playing a number of other albums like pyramaxx which is sort of rocky electronica using the naim supernait 2 there is a real energy from these, crisp but not too crisp meaning at lower levels you can hear more. so annoying in the evenings to have to turn it down when you are sharing the room and not be able to hear the detail

it is a shame . the earth terminal apparently can be used to bond the drive units back to ground to lessen the impact of rf interference . if shielded cables are used , this terminal can be used to connect to the shield apparently

the drums on mike oldfield sound very realistic , vocals realistic , not quite as good as the frugalhorn with the big msb amp but then the supernait cost about 13k less so that might explain that !!

[spendorman]

I suppose earthing the speaker chassis might be a good thing for user safety in the unlikely event of a dangerous fault in the amplifier.

However, earthing the speaker chassis could be an added way that a short circuit is presented to the amplifier, possibly causing damage, if the voice coil shorts to chassis.

[hifinutt]

played the eatons yesterday with the big thrax integrated valve amp and one hell of a sound . extremely compelling . they are a remarkable little speaker . not quite so beautiful to look at perhaps as the harbs

today using with a valve pre and class a power to compare

[Macca]

played the eatons yesterday with the big thrax integrated valve amp and one hell of a sound . extremely compelling . they are a remarkable little speaker . not quite so beautiful to look at perhaps as the harbs

today using with a valve pre and class a power to compare

I quite like the look of them. All the 'new vintage' range look pretty good to me. I've only seen photos but the finish on them looks first class.

[hifinutt]

my wife is pleased as each time i get a pair of speakers they are smaller !!! started off with 6 foot high electrostatics a few years back and getting smaller . must reverse that trend !:lol:

[Macca]

You're going the wrong way for sure :)

[hifinutt]

ah fortunately she has allowed me to use a bigger room upstairs in which are the frugelhorns which are extremely good fun , especially with a naim supernait 2 . very very engaging sound that is quite addictive . the eatons are deeper and have the edge but then they cost 4k more !!!

[hifinutt]

so got the new ones about a month ago but guess what , tannoy did not send a matched pair so after weeks of running them in , they have to be replaced !!!

sounding better all the time , they were pretty dire when they were new but better now

[hifinutt]

just a small point , but these are actually brand new tannoy eaton legacy so not really for past masters section !!

[spendorman]

just a small point , but these are actually brand new tannoy eaton legacy so not really for past masters section !!

Perhaps we should just wait for a few decades