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Re: Am I the only one who thinks vintage Tannoys are bright and fatiguing??

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In Reply to: Am I the only one who thinks vintage Tannoys are bright and fatiguing?? posted by Mr Blue Sky on May 12, 2005 at 15:14:36:

Hi,
> Am I the only one who thinks vintage Tannoys are bright
> and fatiguing??
Probably.
There are several possible settings on the Crosover, with the treble shelved down and rolled off Golds sound positively lethargic, overly warm, not remotely like what you describe, even with the treble turned all the way up they are not that bright and forward.
Are you sure your drivers/crossovers really work well? Sounds to me like there may be actual fundamental problems.
What sort of enclosures are you using?
Ciao T

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Re: Am I the only one who thinks vintage Tannoys are bright and fatiguing?? - Mr Blue Sky 16:04:59 05/13/05 (1)
I have two pairs. Both irritate me in the same way. I've also tried Gold 10"s, HPD 12"s, and Gold 12"s with paper surrounds. I have one pair in the stock smaller cabinets and the other in a pair of Electrovoice Aristocrat folded horn cabinets. I've also tried both pairs in much larger cabinets. I am certain the drivers and crossovers are operating correctly and I've experimented with the roll off and energy controls. I find the most tolerable compromise is to run the treble flat and the energy back one notch. Anymore than that and the speaker starts to loose it's punch.
- Re: Am I the only one who thinks vintage Tannoys are bright and fatiguing?? - Thorsten 17:00:26 05/13/05 (0)
  Hi,
  > I have two pairs. Both irritate me in the same way.
  > I've also tried Gold 10"s, HPD 12"s, and Gold 12"s
  I guess you gave them more than a fair chance and tannoy's just don't work for you. Try some ATC or Dynaudio's then and stay away from ANY Lowthers and the like by at least a mile or two, just in case....
  I personally find Tannoys in the long run just slightly opaque and lacking the coherence of good single driver systems, but I have not yet heard any (even the rather lesser later ones0 that I found fatiguing.
  Different strokes for different blokes....
  Ciao T

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