Oh Dear, I think I am morphing into Jerry!

[jandl100]

I know what you mean Jerry. I did describe to Paul Coupe years ago, that I thought this effect was due to reflections across the horn throat where the sides are near parallel, directly ahead of the phase plug. It seems less on the post HPD ceramic magnet models, where the horn is shorter and sides are more angled, minimising the chance of reflections.

Shock-Horror!
Geoff (a Tannoy big time fanboy) and me (a long term Tannoy hater) agree about the Tannoy Sound.
We just differ on how we respond to it!

[Audio Al]

My Tannoys have angled cases and twin rear ports , No honking here

Bib Bib

[walpurgis]

My Tannoys have angled cases and twin rear ports , No honking here

Bib Bib

How are you getting on with them Al, now you've had a bit of time to get used to them?

[Audio Al]

How are you getting on with them Al, now you've had a bit of time to get used to them?

I will post my thoughts on my Time for some Tannoy thread

[AJSki2fly]

I agree, really. I don't hear a Tannoy Honk. It's more of a grainy chhh sound (as in Scottish loch) that is overlaid on everything.
Especially noticeable on orchestral strings, but once I hear it it overlays everything. It really drives me crazy, can't stand it.

Paul @RFC, I think, understands the root causes and his crossover designs go a fair way to mitigate them. But it's still there and audible to me.

Nothing's perfect and there are plenty of speaker choices out there, including dalek clones!
You just have to choose the set of compromises that suit you best.

Interesting Jerry, but I have to say I have not detected the "ch" issue you describe with these Ardens. I would have thought some of the music I listened to today would have brought it out, it was pretty broad range, variety of rock, pop, jazz and classical, but maybe not.

[walpurgis]

Interesting Jerry, but I have to say I have not detected the "ch" issue you describe with these Ardens.

You wouldn't do. Yours have the tulip waveguide driver, not the compression driver. Different sound.

[AJSki2fly]

You wouldn't do. Yours have the tulip waveguide driver, not the compression driver. Different sound.

Oh ok I wondered if they differed, that’s re-assuring thanks. Do you still have the amp, or have you moved on? Cheers Adrian


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[walpurgis]

Oh ok I wondered if they differed, that’s re-assuring thanks. Do you still have the amp, or have you moved on?

Well I don't know about 'reassuring', I personally prefer character of the pepperpot tweeter, but both are good. Not sure which amp you mean, I've had a variety in the last year or so.

[AJSki2fly]

Well I don't know about 'reassuring', I personally prefer character of the pepperpot tweeter, but both are good. Not sure which amp you mean, I've had a variety in the last year or so.

Sorry I’m having a weird day today, started a new heart drug that’s affecting me a bit. I was thinking you were Jerry who got an amp from me. Thanks anyway.


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[walpurgis]

Ah, No probs. Hope you get over the weird effects quickly.