Martin's

[Marco]

Hahahaha..... Lots of people think that! No, it's just a cupboard for keeping blankets in and such like, or as some like to imagine, my S&M dungeon where all sorts of weird and wonderful things happen!

I rather liked my Cheviots, but I did think them a "little lacking" at the top end. I dont know how much an "improved" crossover would help here.

A lot! I had the same problem with my Monitor Golds, in that they sounded a bit cuddly and shut-in, before I upgraded the crossovers with top-notch caps, etc. The result of doing so literally transformed them, lifting a veil over the sound which was restricting the performance from arguably one of the best drive units ever made.

Now they sound truly astonishing and have not only breathtaking drive and scale in the bass, but one of the most open sounding and communicative midrange presentations I've heard from any speaker so far, together with a lovely sparkle and extension at the top end, which makes them sound bang up to date and modern.

Now they're not just so Goddamn musically addictive, in the Tannoy DC tradition, but also much more accurate, and thus tick all the 'hi-fi boxes', too....

Trust me you haven't heard your Cheviots yet until you upgrade their ancient crossovers!

Marco.

[Techno Commander]

I am glad about the door. Otherwise those Tannoys would be unfeasibly large.

As I thought about the Cheviots. Unfortunately, I sold them some years ago.
Probably far too cheaply.

[Stratmangler]

Just an observation here Marco - those handles on the side of the Lockwood cabs, do you do anything to deaden them ?
I can imagine they sing in sympathy if the volume level of the music you're playing is high enough.

[Marco]

Interesting observation, Chris, and something I've not thought about.

The handles, however, are not 'floppy', and instead very rigid, so opening them out to use takes a little effort. Therefore, they don't 'rattle' in any way, so I'd imagine have little effect on the sound the speakers reproduce

Marco.

[DSJR]

I rather liked my Cheviots, but I did think them a "little lacking" at the top end. I dont know how much an "improved" crossover would help here.

Marco: Is that a full size door next to your Lockwoods?

As originally tested (and auditioned when my ears were 35 years younger), the Cheviot had a nasal and rather "pinched" treble delivery a lot of the time, needing the controls to be set to -1 I remember. The intervening decades would have caused severe oxidisation of the nasty switches, the caps were only electrolytic IIRC and fatigue of the foam surrounds would have all added up to a speaker nowhere near it's best.

Interestingly, Cheviots always sounded better in clients' homes, where the whistly peaky treble was far better managed by well damped room acoustics.

I liked the Devons too

[Stratmangler]

Interesting observation, Chris, and something I've not thought about.

The handles, however, are not 'floppy', and instead very rigid, so opening them out to use takes a little effort. Therefore, they don't 'rattle' in any way, so I'd imagine have little effect on the sound the speakers reproduce

Marco.

Fair do - it was just an observation.

[martin_kbh]

Hi Martin,





Please keep me in the loop with that, as I'd like to do something with mine, perhaps in terms of re-veneering in a (lighter) real wood

Marco.

The point of no return...I have begun stripping the formica off around the base where its chafed and cracked. Using my Festool circular saw with a set depth of 1 mm I managed to get a clear cut in the Formica around the base - the first 10 centimeters. What a mess. Its not hard to get off but i don't like what i find underneath - my wood needs a lot of epoxy-filler to fix the base again. It will take serious work.

Se the pics here...

[martin_kbh]

Ohh well. I changed my mind and went all the way. The first speaker cabinet has been stripped and cleaned. The Formica is completely off and the contact-cement residue has been cleaned off as well. A bit of filler and we are ready to re-veneer in Mahogany. Can wait.

[martin_kbh]

I went for oak-veneer; looks fantastic when its new and light. I will treat it with white-colored furniture oil. The first back-side has been reveneered.

[chris@panteg]

Can't wait to see the finnished article ! must be great to have so much space to hand and such a good sized room to put them in .