mart360

Quick Q?

Has Tannoy, the loudspeaker manufacturer stopped producing loudspeakers??, or have they dropped there dual concentric system from there speakers??


dont seem to see much from them these days


Mart

fatscoobyfella

Why would you want too??
Plenty better nowadays...........

http://www.manger-audio.co.uk/

To be fair though,heard a large set of Tannoys about 12 months ago...They sounded ok,but were pretty expensive IIRC..

gatecrasher3

This is worth a look http://www.8ballaudio.com/

fatscoobyfella

Looks a bit "style over function" to me that..I mean how good can a piston speaker in a spherical cabinet actually sound??

GaryCat

Nope - still alive and well and the dual concentric driver is in several of their systems - http://www.tannoy.com/ResOverview

gatecrasher3

Quote from my mate who designed and built them:

Don't underestimate the fullrange driver and cabinet performance! The system has been designed with a very firm hand on sound quality, as the designers themselves found so many nice looking systems were a let down in the sonic department.

The drive unit is world class and renowned for it's exemplary performance. Having no crossover means there is no nasty phase changes, the result is very detailed and coherent sound right in the critical vocal range. The sealed cabinet provides acceptable bass, that integrates perfectly with the partnering subwoofer to give result that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The system excels at what it is intended to do. Obviously you wouldn't choose it if you want to fill your 25ft x 15ft lounge with reference level sound.

paulg1979

iTrader: (1)

I've got to say for the money these are excellent and only cost £150 from Richer sounds. I run them on my mates Naim system and sounded excellent.

http://www.mordauntshort.com/summary...tle=Avant+902i

mart360

but not point source.. Tannoys, have something thats hard to dismiss, even now they reveal nuances in tracks that ive listened too for years, and i thought i had extracted all the info..

havnt found anything elso that comes close

Mart

fatscoobyfella

You better start listening then Mart..!!!

GC3...Who are the drivers made by?Whats there frequency response?And who makes the accompanying sub?

Cheers

ScoobyDoo555

Used a fair few Tannoys in my time. In theory IMHO, Dual Concentric is very good with it's zero point source.
However, I've never been a real fan though. The only ones I've used that were OK were some Buckinghams (big and expensive)

As others have said, there are better ones out there, but it really is down to personal choice.

Personally, I prefer to monitor on several (switching between them to get the best comparison)

Studio monitors - ATC SCM300 (if they're good enough for Pink Floyd!!! )
or Genelec 1035As
For near fields (mere-mortal monitors) - Dynaudio BM15s, Yamaha NS10s (yuck!), JBL Control 5s.....

At home, I use the JBLs.

One thing I don't use is a Sub. I've used them, and yes, they add more bass, but wih reference to the point of the post, the point source is all screwed up, as the bass sounds SO seperate to the rest of the stereo, (or 5.1) field......

One set that DID surprise me was the Behringer active monitors. For the price, bl00dy amazing!! (I know, I know - I'm in danger of becoming a Behringer affectionado!!!)

Dan