Thread: About to pull the trigger on Tannoy

How I wish I had all the answers, that day will unfortunately never come I'm afraid.

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

Yes I do that's why I asked you Mark, LOL

lmao!!!! i go with b too

Man, 4 to 1 so far for door number two (B)

Originally Posted by Mark Jones

Man, 4 to 1 so far for door number two (B)

Katching, Paul you better start selling a few 'Vette's soon as your big speakers are about to get bigger

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

Yes I do that's why I asked you Mark, LOL

That's it. Mark come and collect the check for Westminster !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

Katching, Paul you better start selling a few 'Vette's soon as your big speakers are about to get bigger

Dan... I thought we are good friend No ? je t'aime

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

That's it. Mark come and collect the check for Westminster !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See ya in 40 min !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok...I am about to pair them with MC275's for a first time...

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

Katching, Paul you better start selling a few 'Vette's soon as your big speakers are about to get bigger

Dan... I thought we are good friend No ? je t'aime

LMFAO

Paul you got a big heart and we all love you for that. Enjoy the Canterbury's, or is it the Westminster! :eek:

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Ok...I am about to pair them with MC275's for a first time...

OMG.....Alert : MC601's for sale Plus one MC275

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Ok...I am about to pair them with MC275's for a first time...

OK that's it, Paul's either offline for 5min or 24hrs.

I was one min too late....

"OMG.....Alert : MC601's for sale"

Oh no, not the blue meters.

You guys are having way too much fun!

Paul, My wish for you is to enjoy the music !

Originally Posted by joeinid

You guys are having way too much fun!

Feel free to join in Joe

Originally Posted by MDP

Paul, My wish for you is to enjoy the music !

Mark your wish is already granted its just matter or choice . Thanks Mark as always.

Originally Posted by Mark Jones

I was one min too late....

"OMG.....Alert : MC601's for sale"

Oh no, not the blue meters.

Anybody got a spreadsheet of everything Paul had in his possession at one time or another?

So now the 601 are going? and maybe one 275?

i was reading about the tannoys and it said a max amp power of 275w. think that was the cantebury model. the 601's are 600w!! lol. and obviously not the amps for that speaker. so the way i see it paul is either you need to get different amps for those speakers, or different speakers for those amps. lmao!!!!!!
have you tried the unison research integrated with those tannoys yet?? im sure the 275's would run nicely , and the unison. and a slew of other amps, but id suggest trying some low watt tubes. i was hoping you would at least find a pair of 300b's to test with them.
or if more power is your thing, a pair of the cary 211's that mike and jock run would be awesome as well. personally id try the 50w a-6000 allnics first.lmao!!!! but thats just me!!!
wow gives you alot to think about, best of luck with the choices. i think in your case testing more amps before you test more speakers is a definite.

Are you saying Steve, I should have ordered the 6000's rather than the DHT's.

Maybe 6000's on the Cants and DHT's on the Wests, there you go.

Originally Posted by Mark Jones

Are you saying Steve, I should have ordered the 6000's rather than the DHT's.

Maybe 6000's on the Cants and DHT's on the Wests, there you go.

i cant say either because i have not heard them yet, but the a6000 @50w would be better i think with the speakers that range in the mid-low 90's in sensitivity, and the 10w a5000 would be better for the real efficient 100+ db speakers. but that is just my thoughts and not fact. i think the a5000 you are getting might be the best sounding of all of them.at least that is the "water cooler talk" on them. im presently thinking on a pair of speakers that are 101db and run at 16 ohms and can run with any amp. if i did that i would want to hear the a5000's more than the a6000's. but if i kept my present speakers(90db) which run 15w pretty darn good, id like to try the 50w 6000's.lmao!!!! its a confusing mess with some of these companies, and to just hear the right speaker with the right amp is hard to do.
plus the a6000's would cost me near $5k in sophia royal princess tubes!! cause they take 4 pairs to run @50w. yikes!!!! and after using their lower priced princess mesh plates, i would never want to run a 300b amp without sophias in it again.
and the 6000's excite me because they can run more of a wide range of speaker.
so basically i have no idea which is better im just guessing and listing the pros and cons of each .lmao!!!! one thing i know is i will buy some allnic amp eventually whether its the t1500 integrated and keep my present monos, or step up to the 5000 or 6000 i dont know yet. ive also been looking and liking the raven spirit ref 300b monos as well.

Originally Posted by Mark Jones

Are you saying Steve, I should have ordered the 6000's rather than the DHT's.

Maybe 6000's on the Cants and DHT's on the Wests, there you go.

Mark, if you order it, he will come.

Originally Posted by dlb2

Mark, if you order it, he will come.

a Big LOL... ;-)

Originally Posted by dlb2

Mark, if you order it, he will come.

I like my new toilet papers.

lmao!!!!!

Paul that's so yesterday. This is the new you...

I was thinking out loud; people from the outside are coming here @ the Shark to read some and they stumble into threads like this one for example.

1. Some react as saying to themselves; cool, this is a nice bunch of people from a very cordial and fun audio website.

2. Others; mmm, did I came to the right place to get serious answers to my serious questions... Usually that category of people don't have time to read deeper and further.

3. What else; other type of reactions?

________________

Nah, just a fun bunch living life day to day.

Originally Posted by NorthStar

I was thinking out loud; people from the outside are coming here @ the Shark to read some and they stumble into threads like this one for example.

1. Some react as saying to themselves; cool, this is a nice bunch of people from a very cordial and fun audio website.

2. Others; mmm, did I came to the right place to get serious answers to my serious questions... Usually that category of people don't have time to read deeper and further.

3. What else; other type of reactions?

3. A bunch of weirdos.

4. Who cares.

All I know is we are like brothers ( of cause from different mothers ) I love our family in here at AS. ( The Best of the Best )

5. Ohhhh....this is where all the cool guys hang out!


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Originally Posted by Mark Jones

3. A bunch of weirdos.

But they would be wrong thinking that Mark, as the entire community here is comprised of very intelligent individuals.
...Most probably the smartest ones from all over the Wide Web World (WWW). And it is obvious too; they live mainly to be happy, free, totally fulfilled by happiness and sweet music to their ears and hearts. ...No pressure, no stress, no discord, just sweet honey bee.

Originally Posted by Mike

5. Ohhhh....this is where all the cool guys hang out!


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Let me expand on that one

5. Where the cool, rich, intellignet guys living in exotic places with all the chicks!

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

Let me expand on that one

5. Where the cool, rich, intellignet guys living in exotic places with all the chicks!

Rich? Speak for you Dan. ...Rich in their heart ok though.

Originally Posted by RedSectorA

Let me expand on that one

5. Where the cool, rich, intellignet guys living in exotic places with all the chicks!

That's more like it.

So Paul, what are you listening to today on them new Tannoys?

Originally Posted by Mark Jones

That's more like it.

With few exceptions

Regarding with all the chicks?

Originally Posted by NorthStar

So Paul, what are you listening to today on them new Tannoys?

I'm at work and got a choir practice this evening.

How many more years before happy retirement?

Probably another 20 years.

Originally Posted by NorthStar

Rich? Speak for you Dan. ...Rich in their heart ok though.

Speaking of myself; I'm really not cool, poor (everything invested in my sound system), intellignet (can't even spell for crying out loud), Montreal exotic? , all the chicks ( well been married for too long to count)

But hey it's the internet, the make believe world

I thought that intellignet was a small smart person.

* In many audio forums many members spend/spent most of their money on music recordings and audio gear.
If it's truly our hobby it is simply logical, normal, and satisfying. ...Or we wouldn't be here in the first place.

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Probably another 20 years.

Lucky, I'm aiming for Freedom 95!

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Probably another 20 years.

Wow, enjoy your working years; in harmony with music ♪

After all, no matter what we do, working or not, young or old; we should always enjoy life freely with the people and things (music) we love.

I put the Auditorium A23 speaker cables on MC275's end for the first time. I purchased this without the audition. Is anybody using it ? If so how you like them ? Are they only good for the tube amp ?

Damn.... I cant sleep. Lol.

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

I put the Auditorium A23 speaker cables on MC275's end for the first time. I purchased this without the audition. Is anybody using it ? If so how you like them ? Are they only good for the tube amp ?

Paul, I've been using A23 for a few years now. As far as I know they are still hand made using two different profiles of copper cable. I don't see why they couldn't be used for any type of amp but they were developed specifically for Shindo gear. They have a very natural sound to them and allow all the different textures of the music through. They seem very balanced to me as well. This may sound vain, but the thing I love the most about them is the way they look. The cloth sheathing is reminiscent of days past. They are very unique.

Here's a snippet from the importer:

Keith Aschenbrenner began experiments in the early 90's to find a suitable speaker cable to work with his then new line of electronics Shindo Laboratory. Mr. Aschenbrenner spent months with dozens of raw sample cables. After many, many late nights of twisting together various cables, trying many different configurations, cable contents, gauges etc. he came across an inherently musical configuration. 15 years later its still the most musically, harmonically and texturally rich cable we have found at any price. Inexpensive, handmade and awesome.

Thanks Doug. So far my impression is very positive. I just have to find the spade adapter. Like below. Do you happen to know who sell them ?

Originally Posted by BlueMcIntosh

Thanks Doug. So far my impression is very positive. I just have to find the spade adapter. Like below. Do you happen to know who sell them ?

Not offhand but I'll look around some and let you know.


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I realized haven't post about the Canterbury Gold Reference yet so here are some information.





Never seen this binding posts





Recommended amplifier power : 50 - 275 Watts

Continuous power handling : 140 Watts RMS

Frequency response : 28Hz - 22kHz -6dB

Sensitivity : 96dB (2.83 Volts @ 1 metre)

Nominal impedance : 8 Ohms

DRIVE UNITS :
Dual Concentric™ high frequency 51mm (2.00") with aluminium alloy dome, Alnico magnet system with Pepperpot Waveguide™
Dual Concentric™ low frequency 380mm (15.00") treated paper pulp cone with HE twin roll fabric surround. 52mm (2.00") round wire wound voice coil
Dispersion 90 degrees conical

CROSSOVER :
Frequency 1.1kHz
Type Bi-wired, hard wired passive, low loss time compensated 2nd order LF, 2nd order compensated HF.
Adjustment +/- 3dB over 1kHz to 22kHz shelving,
+2dB to -6dB per octave over 5kHz to
22kHz slope

CONSTRUCTION:

Enclosure type : Dual variable distributed port system

Volume : 235L (8.3 cu.ft)

Dimensions : 1100 x 680 x 480mm
(43.50 x 26.75 x 19.00”)

Weight : 63kg (139 lbs)

Finish Walnut veneer with solid

Nice pics Paul. The binding post is different from what I remember. Wasn't there some crazy looking octopus thing before? So when are you going to wax them?

They look stunning.