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In Reply to: RE: Do Tannoy DCs have a midrange honk effect ? posted by layman on November 24, 2014 at 07:56:49
Hi and thanks a lot for the valuable reply
I understand that the amplifier choice is decisive. Many listeners prefer tubes with Tannoy i guess because tubes can tame some eccesses especially in the mid-high.
Sorry for a non related question.
I see from your system that you use a Panasonic blue-ray player that " Sounds remarkably natural and realistic with voices and film scores "
Which model is ? have you tried it in the stereo system ?
Thanks a lot again.
Kind regards,
bg
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Hi. Based on my studies of Tannoys, they do seem to have features that mate well with tube amps such as high impedance (especially for the larger single DC drivers) and high sensitivity.
I can't remember the model number of the Panasonic Blu-ray player. I have had it for about two years. Yes...it sounds very good but every other blu-ray player (that I have heard) also sounds good. The problem is that the Panasonic no longer recognizes blu-ray discs (and therefore won't play them).
I have a Sony Blu-ray player that also stopped working after two years of very light use. The blu-ray players seem very cheaply built. They will not last very long. I would not pay a lot for any player (based on my experience) but they do all sound good. I love blu-ray discs.
Don't buy cheap BR players. The Oppos are built to last for many years. And they retain their value on the used market better than any other players...
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I have an Oppo too. It developed a host of problems (principly the disc drawer would not open) so I returned it to Oppo for repair. It came back with a working disc transport (thanks Oppo). It worked normally for about a month before it stopped recognizing the SACD layer of most SACDs.
I just want to throw my hands up at this point. The Oppo was repaired in May and the idea of sending it back a second time...well I am not sure I am going to bother.
That if you contacted Oppo and told them your story, they would have you ship the unit back and fix it for sure - at no cost to you, including the shipping. My dealings with Oppo's customer service have been among the best I've ever experienced.
You should at least give them a phone call and see what they say...
PS: And please let us know the outcome...
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Hi and thanks for the kind advice
Actually i was thinking more to a TOTL model from Sony or Panasonic
Denon is much less common here
In particular i like very much the best one from Panasonic
I am interested in the ability to stream the A/V content stored in a NAS in particular
If the sound and video quality is what i read ... the results must be very very good indeed.
I am thinking seriously to buy one.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
Edits: 11/25/14
Impedance very much depends on how old the Tannoys in question are.
HPDs for example are officially 8Ohm but the tweeter remained unchanged and is a 16Ohm unit.
215DMT and FSM with their auxilliary bass driver are 4Ohm in the bass and 8Ohm for the treble if you choose the option which runs the two woofers in parallel (2way operation).
Neither of which appears to be ideal for tube amps with output transformers.
When I first got my LRMs I used a 50W amp which seemed enough for a 92dB speaker but then I changed to a 250W amp which made the previous amp sound anaemic even at the same volume levels. Generally Tannoys, from HPD onwards at least, sound a lot better using large SS amps.
Hi and thanks again
Tubes seem to me to have a soothing effect on speakers harshness/hardness that the average solid state units lack
But i do not like the bass with tubes. Is too rounded.
Speaking of blue ray players i guess the TOTL have better mechanics maybe longer lasting
But good players like the Oppos start at around 6-700 euros
I do not have many BR but i have seen some concerts on BR and they are very impressive ... actually wonderful.
Anyway following your advice i will skip on cheaper models.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
bg
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