Which Tannoys, folks?

[wee tam]

i , think , imho , the only thing(s) wrong with tannoys' are , in their favour , the duals' are fabulous , the biggest prob , the cabs were designed yonks ago , so how about almost 5foot x 15 or 12 ish x 30 inch deep , quarter wave , with a decent attentuated tweeter running with the tannoy tweeter , not in front or behind , but just there , that as a sound i think would impress

[Tarzan]

Just out of interest has anybody heard the Tannoy DC10/ DC8 or indeed compared them to say Turnberrys?

[Reffc]

Just out of interest has anybody heard the Tannoy DC10/ DC8 or indeed compared them to say Turnberrys?

Hi yes, I have. I listened to DC10s and DC10a's and to my mind the Turnberrys are far better, the Kensingtons better still. The Definition range IMHO are fashion boxes and do not show what the DC drivers are capable of. the Turnberrys and Kensingtons are far in a way better to my ears...more musical, more involving. I found the DC10s lacking in bass and quite strident at higher volumes.

[walpurgis]

The System 10 DMT are rather good, they use a plastic coned relative of the Turnbury unit. A friend has a pair and I've heard them sounding very well.

[Reffc]

The System 10 DMT are rather good, they use a plastic coned relative of the Turnbury unit. A friend has a pair and I've heard them sounding very well.

The system 10 DMT and the System 12 DMT both use plastic cones and the System 15 uses a paper cone. All the prestige range use paper cones. The DMT10s aren't really comparable with the Turnberrys and whilst very efficient and an easy load, require a little more damping as they have higher cone inertia. They can be driven nicely with low powered amps and do have a great midrange but the styling isn't to everyone's tastes. There was a pair knocking about for sale priced at around £650 recently. Given the choice of the DMT range or the DC range, I'd take the System 15 DMT over the DC10 any day.

[walpurgis]

Plastic cones can sound very good. I had a pair of System 1000 Tannoys and a pair of System 800 at the same time, both of which had plastic cones. I kept the System 800, they were better. They sound absolutely lovely.

[DSJR]

I loved the old cheaper DC2000 and 3000's. Huge fun and who cares about absolute fidelity. Put it this way, they didn't scream or screech at you and if placed with some care and used with a suitable amp with good damping, they boogied really well and went loud too, given half a chance

[Reffc]

Plastic cones can sound very good. I had a pair of System 1000 Tannoys and a pair of System 800 at the same time, both of which had plastic cones. I kept the System 800, they were better. They sound absolutely lovely.

They can indeed! Harbeth are a prime example of that. I have some fond memories of an old set of Mission 710s I had (late 1970's?) which were great fun .

Agree with David too that the older and cheaper DC2000's are good fun and can boogie. I'd rather have them than the DC10's!

[walpurgis]

I've used the DC1000 and DC2000. The DC1000 was the cleaner sounding of the two. The extra bass unit in the DC2000 seemed to cloud the imaging slightly for some reason. Both good fun speakers though, if a bit coloured and as Dave suggests they did go ridiculously loud for their size.

The little Tannoy i6 unit is another very good one. It normally comes in a horrible, undersized, plastic weather proof cabinet, but the driver is a cracker and if mounted in a sensible cabinet with its crossover, it sounds extremely good. They are the same driver as used in the System 600 and can be picked up very cheaply on ebay from time to time. Well worth keeping an eye out for.

[Marco]

Lol... Have you ever owned any long enough, with the right system, to get a proper handle on what they sound like?

Also, as they don't fit into your 'era of acceptance', dude, I'm not surprised what your feelings are!

Marco.