geoff i heard some tannoys at the repairs guys house last week,they were HPD295 in Chevening cabinets,they sounded rather nice.
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geoff i heard some tannoys at the repairs guys house last week,they were HPD295 in Chevening cabinets,they sounded rather nice.
The Chevening is a pretty rare model. Only in production for a short while. They do sound nice.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
I'm surprised there's a pair still functioning. They were very prone to the foam cone surrounds rotting away.
The Eaton model that replaced it is a better speaker though. That used the HPD 295A.
IMO very nice Garrard 301/401 plinths for sale here:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111755738684
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111755722524
On Gumtree not overly far from me a set of Leak Sandwich speakers... 150's i think....
https://ssli.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTc2WD...V1FY8/$_86.JPG
Look ok for the money
Tannoy Dorset Speakers. Lovely pics! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marvellous...item33a83a8ba3
S.
They are good pics. Obviously taken by somebody who knows photography.Quote:
Originally Posted by southall-1998
The Tannoys are not the most popular series. They are first generation 'plastic cone' Tannoys and not taken seriously by many. They are actually pretty decent, just tonally different. In my collection, I have the smaller, ABR-less Ascots from the same range and they sound good enough. They're just awaiting some mods! :)
Quite a good deal this if your in the area
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Project-Tu...p2056016.l4276
Little & Large Tannoys..:)
Sorry for the clutter....:rolleyes:
he is having a bath....
HUGELY OVERPRICED THORENS
Imagine what he would be asking if it had the tracking weight, lid, and finger lift!
The flight out to Memphis to check on his provenance is going to cost a few quid 'n all.
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Originally Posted by dantheman91
Nothing wrong with your room, Dan. It actually reminds me of Walrus Systems!
S.
As a tt its worth about 99 pounds as is.. Not much of an Elvis link that he had a 150.Quote:
Originally Posted by rdpx
If it's so brilliant, why hasn't he used it?Quote:
Originally Posted by rdpx
for the same reason he doesn't know that it's missing a few crucial bits.. he believed the guy down the bootie who told him it was in perfect working order.... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Gordon Steadman
Actually, to be a pedant, the guy talks about the TT being in Sun City Studios, Elvis never recorded there it's in LA. Where he recorded, with a Sun connection was Memphis Recording Services, owned by Sam Phillips the legendary producer. The studio was the home of SUN records and later changed it's name to SUN STUDIO not Sun City, which is a legendary studio in it's own right. There is a Thorens TD150 not a MK2, in Sun Studio in Memphis, I've seen it there. Buuuuut, the TD150 came out in 1965, my dad bought one in '66 and my brother is still using it. However, Elvis' last recording for Sun was When it rains, it really pours" recorded in 1955. Just saying' peeps Just saying' :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
seller = p0wned! :)
Kinda thought it said Elvis had one himself and that if you went to SunCitystudios they would confirm it, or have a picture of it. I probably mis read it though. Good points though Paul. Even Johnny cash only recorded there for a few years before moving on(think his was their first album)
Cambridge Audio CD4 SE CD player. Well regarded unit with a reputation for decent sound. Looks like it'll be cheapish, probably because the postage is high.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cambridge-...item419b30d6f9
Finished at £83 = they are a cut above but surprisingly high.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Complete Lenco system. Very rare! In Berkshire.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lenco-Hi-F.../221862797439?
Cool looking JVC receiver.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jvc-stereo...item3d0029fd9a
That Lenco amp reminds me of the Metrosound one, I wonder.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Just looked at a photo of a Metrosound ST20, no it's quite different. Seem to remember that it was not a bad little amp.
Funny that occurred to you. The same crossed my mind when I looked at the photos.Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
Metrosound was good Hi-Fi at the lower price end of the market. Many years ago, I had a friend who used an ST60 (the one with the sliders and 'mid' control) driving a pair of KEF Cadenzas. They sounded pretty decent together.
Yes, remember the ST60, never owned one though.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
My friend had a ST20 and two Videoton Minimax speakers, sounded pretty good, and I'm sorry to say has outlasted him.
On similar lines was the EMI 15-15 Amp. I still have one of these, although not with EMI badge on, I wonder if you remember who bought up all the discontinued parts and re-badged them? I will be surprised if you know the answer!
I'm going to guess AmstradQuote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
Nope, but a good guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Unusual reincarnation of a TD150. Optimistically priced.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THORENS-TD...item5b17e4f936
Quad?
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Originally Posted by struth
You have got colder, Amstrad was nearer the mark. Unless of a certain age, you might not know anyway.
Hmm.. EMI worked closely with a few British companies in the 60s like Armstrong,Decca Quad etc but the most likely may be Leak
It was RTVC, they were in Edgware Road London, not far from famous Henry's Radio.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Was it a fella called Les, with a shop on Edgware Road (and in Acton for a while) which I can't recall the name of. Was it RTVC? He marketed his own amps etc. Nice chap. Did many deals with him. Mainly for speaker parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
I see you beat me to it by answering your own question.
He was just up the road from Denys Trickett's wonderful little emporium.
Would not have thought of them... They sold out of magazines a lot... Kits etc if memory serves....good quiz question:)
Yes, adverts by RTVC in magazines, they sold the EMI 1515 amp, slightly modified as the RTVC 20+20.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
RTVC sold a lot of speaker drive units, can you remember their biggest sellers make?
I recall (and bought) a lot of Decca, EMI and Goodmans stuff. Some Peerless and Audax too.Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
Yes, but I never went in there, thought it out of my league, well it was, lot of Quad stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
It was few years earlier I bought what I regard as my first proper Hi-Fi amp from Tandy a few doors down from RTVC. After a few sad experiences with Amstrad, I bought a Japanese Olson integrated from them. It sounded pretty damn good to me. Never seen another though. Kept it until I bought a new Ferrograph F307 from Lasky. That was a disaster. Nothing but trouble. It went back several times until I got fed up and was given a Rotel RA-611 in lieu of a refund. Great amp!
Remember them doing the Vicount. It was quite jazzy for the day and popular..was a amp and speskersetc
Tandy amps and receivers, mainly Realistic named, were generally pretty good. I vaguely remember the name Olson. Rotel RA-611 is getting modern!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Remember baker making drivers around that time as well..
No, thats not the one.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Yes Comet came of age and screwed everyone up with their selling from hugecwarehouses. I was never out of the one in Edinburgh
There was a Lasky clearance shop by Tandy and they were selling off Baker, Whiteley Stentorian and Tannoy discontinued stuff back then. Cost me a fortune that shop. A pair of 12" Baker Superb drivers, a pair of 12" Stentorian HF1216 and 10" HF1016 and 8" HF812, plus many crossovers and constant impedance attenuators (may still have a couple). A pair of Tannoy IIILZ speakers and an extra pair of IIILZ drivers.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I used to smile at the thought of audio gear being named 'Realistic'. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
Sentorian is a blast...they were good..Fane were selling out of such shops a lot as were Goodmans and ElacQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I always wanted a pair of those enormous 19" by 14" elliptical bass drivers EMI made. The version with the huge magnets. They were being flogged off cheaply back then, but whenever I spotted some I'd already spent my cash elsewhere. Ended up with 14A770N units instead.
Think rtvc became more into car audio later on.... I used to ge practical Electronics a lot...made me look smart;) there was usually a copy of H&E inside mind:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Geoff,
There used to be a Tandy shop based in West Ealing. Opposite the McDonald's restaurant. I still remember seeing all the jap crap stuff in there :)
Their hot selling big Jamo speakers had that typical 90's look about them.
S.
I liked the idea of the 19" x 14" EMI's, have four 14A770c's though. Pretty nice units. EMI drive units were RTV's big seller.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Then there was Lee Electronics just across the road. Lee also sold quite a lot of EMI units. THey did the Hi Fi news system using the 14A770 EMI and a KEF T27
That vaguely rings a bell. I recall one of the mags doing a system using a 13" x 8" Fane bextrene coned unit. About the same time the Daline came along.Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman