Scalford show 6th March 2011

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Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant

It's simply the damping material applied to the cone which has gradually flowed over the millenia :eyebrows:

:D Ok then 40 years or so... Even glass flows over the years ;)

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I don't think so mark it way too yellow & thick, mine were coated colourless like the below left.

thoroughly enjoyed this years show. even tho the much heralded amatis weighing a collossal amount were good to hear the aos room was one of the best and i could have stayed there for longer . i guessed it was an aos room by the multiplicity of mark grant dsp cables and of course mains cables r us

papa lazarou`s obx were sounding marvelous as usual with the kondo preamp

all the snells sounded good and what a privelige to hear 3 sets of snells in one day

dr rock really had me going with his choice of music and his apogees and his modded arcam cd player was a joy as well

met quite a few lost souls and had to direct,, perhaps next year we should have strategically placed direction finders to guide folks who were a fair bit nonplussed

I would be really interested in hearing Alex (UK) opinion of the systems he listened to, particularly with regard to system cost v performance.

(my calculator is on smoking just from inputting the approximate costs of the kit in the pictures :eyebrows:)

Well looky here Andr'e... Nearly a drippy drippy, though the other cone has none & the grilles had never been removed before i bought them ;)

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Might have been a heavy application of goop on a Friday afternoon after a visit to a pub ;)

Why the grille removal?

Oh I know, some audiophool idea about the sound being better sans grilles :D

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Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant

Well looky here Andr'e... Nearly a drippy drippy, though the other cone has none & the grilles had never been removed before i bought them ;)


Might have been a heavy application of goop on a Friday afternoon after a visit to a pub ;)

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Na i think thats just excess glue from the dust cap fix :)

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Originally Posted by DSJR

Why the grille removal?

Oh I know, some audiophool idea about the sound being better sans grilles :D

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With the grills attached we wouldnt be having this intresting convo regarding a possible DIY varnish application instead of bullshyte 'i love this & that system', so it's good to remove grills imho :lolsign:

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Originally Posted by Marco

Of course, ALL speakers are coloured to some degree, so with Tannoys, I supect it's simply a case of you identifying an annoying (to you) coloration which my ears ignore and factor in as part of their 'addictive musicality'.

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Hi Marco

I was about to post exactly the same thing!

We are as one. :cool:

I'm not sure there's much point in me pointing out to you the particular errors I hear Tannoys making ... I've tried that sort of thing before. ... I actually pointed with my finger - "Look, there it is ..." :doh:
It didn't help much. :lol:

Anyway - suppose I succeeded - would you actually want me to spoil your enjoyment of the Tannoy sound? :scratch:

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Originally Posted by Marco

However, at the end of the day, it's all subjective. Anyway, congrats on making some nice sounds! :cool:

Marco.

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Yup, thanks Marco. A lot of folks really enjoyed the music making in my room. Top result! :)

... Come to think of it, I enjoyed it too! ... the Tannoys just wouldn't be a speaker I could live with over the medium term.

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Originally Posted by bigdur

Nick, always a pleasure to chat with you, maybe next year you lot can come have a beer and curry with us? You never know you might enjoy it.

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Thanks Jack (though I will always think of you as Dur!) it would be great to take you up on the offer next year - it's always good to have a natter! I know it'd be a good laugh - I assume there's a decent curry house near Scalford ;) :cool:

Oh yes, we had an all you can eat buffet and taxi for £20 a head. Top banana.

Thats what this smiley was made for :carrot:

(Actually it's a carrot, but nevermind!)