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March 1, 2024, 09:58 AM
Thread: Battle over at What Hi-Fi
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Re: Battle over at What Hi-Fi
lol - just 15% off full list price for B- stock leftovers of a line the seller has dropped. What a joke.
Elberoth - you are a true hero for shedding some real light on this mess. Thank you. And... -
February 25, 2024, 03:28 PM
Thread: Battle over at What Hi-Fi
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Re: Battle over at What Hi-Fi
I am in fact a Tannoy fanboy, but certainly I've also noted many quality issues with them, going back more than 10 years ago. Like you also stated, I noticed the issues - but perhaps others...
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December 22, 2023, 11:09 AM
Thread: Why the Cloak and Dagger?
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Re: Why the Cloak and Dagger?
Have to agree - this thread has just descended into his own self-congratulations interspersed with childish back-and-forths. You don't have to engage EVERY TIME. I don't even care if Tannoy is made...
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December 14, 2023, 10:23 AM
Thread: Why the Cloak and Dagger?
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Re: Why the Cloak and Dagger?
Michael, thanks for keeping this topic alive! Being a Tannoy fan since 2000s - yeah it's always been extremely difficult to get information or spare parts out of them. "Radio silence" is no...
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December 11, 2023, 12:20 PM
Thread: Why the Cloak and Dagger?
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Re: Why the Cloak and Dagger?
Yeah, that gels with what "evidence" I've seen since 2020-ish: all drivers now made in China, even the top units. Cabinets made who knows where? Maybe they do have a small spot in UK to bolt the...
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December 9, 2023, 12:33 AM
Thread: Why the Cloak and Dagger?
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Re: Why the Cloak and Dagger?
Honestly, for the last few years I'd assumed Tannoys had already switched to Chinese manufacture, and that this information was not being properly distributed (haha). I had no proof, just a "smell"...
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October 14, 2023, 12:09 PM
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Re: What's surprised you gear or cable wise?
There's been a large stock of MIT cables that the dealer on Audiogon has been trying to unload for years now. Beyond that, by all accounts it looks like MIT the company was abandoned and is now...
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October 12, 2023, 12:29 PM
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Re: What's surprised you gear or cable wise?
But also, it's the ability to play loud :D
I now run VAC Master 300 monoblocks on my 96 dB/Watt Canterbury, play loud, and love it. There's a perception of limitless dynamics and very much a "you... -
October 10, 2023, 05:41 PM
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Re: What's surprised you gear or cable wise?
Yes, mine are from 2017 and presumably made in Scotland. We're still basically in the dark about where Tannoy Prestige is actually made today - probably a bit here, a bit there. In a Facebook Group,...
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October 10, 2023, 04:15 PM
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Re: What's surprised you gear or cable wise?
If you want to compete with 105dB efficiency of LaScalas, then I imagine you've got to fight horns with horns. That would mean the Tannoy Westminster model, which is the only horn loaded Tannoy (at...
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October 9, 2023, 11:14 PM
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Re: What's surprised you gear or cable wise?
1. Tannoy speakers with Dual Concentric drivers.
Early 2000s I was transitioning from headphones to dipping my toes into speaker waters, and most of the speakers I'd heard to that point had very... -
October 8, 2023, 01:07 PM
Thread: album storage
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Re: album storage
I bought 5 of the LPBIN2 bins from lpbin.com. I've had them 4 years, and they've been a pure pleasure. Sturdy, functional, and a big upgrade up from Ikea Kallax / Expedit (which I also have). Well...
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September 12, 2023, 02:24 PM
Thread: VAC Signature iQ200
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Re: VAC Signature iQ200
Yep, your production 300 Master design is really stunning in black! Have you by chance compared stereo versus mono mode yet? Or stereo bi-amped versus monos? I wonder if it's going to be similar to...
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September 12, 2023, 02:11 PM
Thread: VAC Signature iQ200
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Re: VAC Signature iQ200
In the past I've been a big downer on the topic of a single 200iQ stereo, versus a pair in mono. I have to revise that opinion. Since the absolutely stunning Master 300's took over my main system...
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August 26, 2023, 05:30 PM
Thread: MC cartridge and SUT reccommendations
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Re: MC cartridge and SUT reccommendations
If you seek a good balance of rich / full sound with detail, these are the cartridges that come to mind:
* Benz Glider & Wood series (Wood, Reference, Zebrawood, Ebony). The Glider and older Wood /... -
June 5, 2023, 10:30 AM
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Re: Rumble Filter - the little KAB RF1 - a hidden gem!
Sure, rumble filters have been around for ages. The KAB itself has probably been around at least 25 years, judging by the ancient HTML page it's sold on lol. The question is the slope of rolloff...
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June 4, 2023, 03:08 PM
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Re: Rumble Filter - the little KAB RF1 - a hidden gem!
Since January I've I struggled with turntable setup in a spare office room. Springy floors, walls, small size -- the works. And I listen loud, which makes everything exponentially worse. The KAB...
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June 4, 2023, 02:53 PM
Thread: VAC Master 300 Power Amps
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Re: VAC Master 300 Power Amps
I love the new look in black!! Stunning. I was lukewarm on it in silver. Again, yes it's amazing how much Master 300 beats out the 200iQ. And the 200iQ are still phenomenal amps. The 300 are amps to...
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May 9, 2023, 12:04 PM
Thread: The Future of Audio Research
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Re: The Future of Audio Research
Folks are hammering on those ghost meters and lack of innovation, but what exactly do we expect for "innovation" in tube amplifiers? The new Reference amp models all implement auto-bias, which IMO is...
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May 7, 2023, 04:47 PM
Thread: The Future of Audio Research
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Re: The Future of Audio Research
I don't like JJ tubes, don't trust Chinese power tubes, and don't think Western Electric will be producing KT88 in quantity any time soon - and certainly at very high prices, if ever. As an...
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May 3, 2023, 06:56 PM
Thread: Analog System Questions
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Re: Analog System Questions
Also: your Zesto uses an internal SUT for the MC setup and that can cause problems for some MC cartidge and ALL MM cartridges (like your Bronze). Really make sure that is bypassed in your setup! MM...
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May 3, 2023, 06:53 PM
Thread: Analog System Questions
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Re: Analog System Questions
That's all solid analog gear. I'm a huge vinyl-head, but I can still enjoy even a cheap Fluance RT85 with 2M Blue (below the Bronze) without perceiving "2D" sound or any other such severe...
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May 2, 2023, 10:13 AM
Thread: Your opinion on my weakest link.
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Re: Your opinion on my weakest link.
It feels like people who ask the "weak link" question either have an obvious weak link, or have a beautiful & well balanced system like yours - lol! Speaker choice and speaker / amp matching are huge...
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April 18, 2023, 11:44 PM
Thread: Which speaker had a problem?
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Re: Which speaker had a problem?
I was thinking the exact same thing! And from what parts I watched, the room apparently was not a concern of theirs.
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February 28, 2023, 12:23 PM
Thread: VAC Signature iQ200
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Re: VAC Signature iQ200
If it's been 4 years, then unless they've been sitting mostly unused, I'd try to get a full set NOW, but definitely also keep your old tubes as spares. The Russian tube supply is drying up AGAIN...
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