And blokes with beards, smoking pipes and brown over coats made em...Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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And blokes with beards, smoking pipes and brown over coats made em...Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Wrong, they actually originate from the mountain grottos of the Gnomes and sound the way they do because the quality control Gnome sprinkles a bit of Pixie dust on each drive unit!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Adder
I was really dissapointed by the Turnberrys at Scalford as they are one of the few speakers in the Prestige range that I could afford. The room was very small though which probably didn't help. Also heard some Harbeths and was massively underwhelmed, especially at the price.
It has opened my eyes somewhat l have to say.........................Quote:
Originally Posted by The Black Adder
Why buy new, when the older models are so good. Even now at their madly inflated and rising prices they offer amazing sound quality. A pair of 15" Lancasters or Berkleys may be getting dear these days, but they are easily refurbished if need be and will, in their own Tannoy way vastly outperform anything new you could buy at the price.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
The Berkley is not as popular as the Lancaster because it does not have the classic Tannoy look and has the Girdacoustic cone, which is frowned upon in some quarters. In actual fact the magnet on the 15" driver is so hugely powerful, it easily copes with the slight extra Girdacoustic cone mass and the sound of both drivers is virtually identical.
Interesting... I thought differently. Did you listen when Steve's Copper amp (same, although slightly different to mine) went in, instead of Andrew's DIY valve amp? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
That made a huge difference!
Marco.
I don't know what the amplification was for sure but think it was the copper valve amp. It was all a bit small scale and near field, which is not for me. It didn't make up for it by being really open sounding either. I was surprised, but I wouldn't pass judgement on the speakers or the system for that matter on the basis of one short listen in a tiny room that would be a bathroom or a closet in some hotels overseas. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Indeed. I know what you mean about the near-field 'small scale' effect. That would've most certainly been down to the tiny hotel bedroom.
However, there's also a limit to what 10" drivers can do in what are relatively small cabinets (by Tannoy standards). If you want palpable scale from Tannoy DCs, then you need 15" drivers in nice 'big-boy' cabs :)
Marco.
Sweepstake now on the replacement amp for the Turnberrys. Guesses anyone? It lands in 3 to 4 weeks.
Mmmmmmm EAR?Quote:
Originally Posted by Reffc