Bargains on ebay?

[DSJR]

Just get some DC2000's or 3000's while they're still cheap and SMILE

[Ali Tait]

Dave,how do they compare to 615's and 638's?

[DSJR]

Different world Ali, different world...

To put into perspective, the "real" tannoy DC's are in another world of subtlety as well, but the 2000's and 3000's are currently rather affordable I think still and would almost certainly benefot from a crossover re-vamp. I don't know the T185 that Andr'e likes, but a PFMer bought some T165's (10" plastic cone but no ABR or second bass unit) and rated them very highly. There were some DMT10's going for little dosh on fleabay last night and although meant for small studios, they look really good to me and less intrusive than vinyl wrap "black ash."

[Techno Commander]

There seems to be a glut of decent Tannoys on ebay at the moment.

Pair of J30s for £50 only 4 hours to go.

Little Gold Monitors

SRM-15X (311 litre cabinet, makes Marcos Lockwoods look small )

[MartinT]

No way, that's the imaging shot to hell with the driver arrangement unless they are very carefully set up. Much easier to get a good stereo image with the drivers in a vertical line.

That's one of the reasons why I always liked the JBL 250Ti. Very rare, bloody good speakers.

[Rare Bird]

Tomorrow i will win the best ever CD player no matter of it's origins

[Reid Malenfant]

Tomorrow i will win the best ever CD player no matter of it's origins

I want some of what you're on

[Ali Tait]

Different world Ali, different world...

To put into perspective, the "real" tannoy DC's are in another world of subtlety as well, but the 2000's and 3000's are currently rather affordable I think still and would almost certainly benefot from a crossover re-vamp. I don't know the T185 that Andr'e likes, but a PFMer bought some T165's (10" plastic cone but no ABR or second bass unit) and rated them very highly. There were some DMT10's going for little dosh on fleabay last night and although meant for small studios, they look really good to me and less intrusive than vinyl wrap "black ash."

OK, is that a good different world or a bad different world? It's a serious question, as I'm considering a pair of all of the above,so obviously I'd like to get the best bang for my buck!

Ultimately I will be running the statics with direct coupled valve amps,so that is not really practical for an AV type system as the amps will consume a LOT of power, so will just be used for music. I currently have a pair of DIY MLTL's using Fostex Fe167e's with Fostex Fe17h supertweeters that I use for AV,but these are really too good for this purpose,being very good at playing music but a little refined for AV.

Now,I've read on a few forums that a lot of folks like using these types of Tannoys for AV,so what would you advise? DC 2/3000's,or would I be better with 638's or 615's?

[Marco]

I think someone is having a laugh here.

Tannoy Silvers.

Lol - it was Chris from Big Ears Audio from whom I bought my Lockwoods (and Tannoy Monitor Golds)!

Chris is a great guy to deal with, and let there be no mistake, what he sells is TOP NOTCH, especially with the drive units having been serviced by Lockwood, so those Slivers (which are VERY rare indeed) will be absolutely mint and probably one of the nicest examples you'll ever find, *but* I reckon he's around £1.5k heavy with the price....

Yes, realistically, they're probably worth about £5k. You're talking late 1940s/early 1950s when these drive units were produced. Only the Monitor Blacks are older and rarer still. As he's put them on a 'Buy it Now/Offer' on Ebay, I suspect if someone offered him £5-5.5k they'd land them.

Don't be surprised though if they sell to some wealthy Japanese audiophile (the intended target market, I suspect), for whom £6.5k is peanuts! All you need then are some cabinets

Marco.

[Marco]

SRM-15X (311 litre cabinet, makes Marcos Lockwoods look small )

From Ebay seller:

Dimensions and weight are 103cm x 72cm x 42cm and approx 55 kg each.

Try again, Andy... The Lockwoods are 113cm high, 72cm wide, and 45cm deep, weigh 65kg each and have an internal volume of 320 Litres. Close, though!

However, I can relate to this in the description:

Being rated at a very, very modest 120 watts the maximum peak SPL is stated at a mind boggling 121 dB !. In very gentlemen-like fashion the people at Tannoy warn you that "this kind of sound levels can cause permanent hearing damage". When listening, all the technical bla-bla translates into an effortless urge to reproduce about any kind of music at any sound level you wish. These speakers just never sound stressed.

Oh yesh indeedy - especially when they're pumping out Rammstein or heavy dance music at (near) concert levels with ZERO strain whatsoever.... I'm sure I can feel the walls move in time to my chest cavity!



Marco.