Best vintage Tannoy for rock?

From my long experience with Tannoys, I have found they are not partial to any genre of music, they are excellent with any music you choose.

I've had MG's and HPD's, it makes no difference. Just enjoy.

Regards,
Dan

Kiddman, with all due repect, you would have to hear my Tannoys before you pass judgement. Mine are 12" HPD's, and have been reconed with hard edge surrounds.

The crossovers were designed for me by Dr. Arthur Loesch of Tempo Electric, and consist of 12 gauge Alpha Core ribbon inductors, Mundorf SIO caps, Dueland resistors, and are wired with solid silver hook-up wire.

The enclosures are 150 liter bass-reflex, are nearly 2" thick, and weigh 200lbs. each.

They rock hard when asked to, and are equally as good on any type of classical or jazz you care to run through them.

All this in a room 16' X 34" w/cathedral ceilings, and can play at satisfying levels with a 9 Wpc SET 300B driving them. Newer doesn't mean better, just more expensive.

Regards,
Dan

Kiddman, Tonyjack,

Unfortunately, I was never able to meet Dr. Loesch, but was lucky enough to become friends with a man that had grown up with him, and were lifetime friends.

On my behalf, he asked Dr. Arthur for a crossover design for my project Tannoys, which he did, while at a bakyard barbeque at my friends home in Chicago.

I must admit, I have never heard any newer versions of Tannoys, I don't do much traveling, and the nearest dealer is 100 miles away.

In order to have the system that I have, I had to DIY as much as possible, but I am very happy with the results.

I have heard nothing but high praise for the new Tannoys (now that I think about it, I did hear some new Turnberrys at a friends home in Portland). When Kevin Hayes was upgrading my VAC PA 35.35, he mentioned that he uses Tannoys with his products, and that the Kingdom Royals are a must-hear.

Hopefully, I will get the opportunity to hear more Tannoys in the new Prestige line. If my pockets were a bit deeper, some nice Canterbury SE's would probably grace my listening room.

It would be nice if you two fellows were to list your systms here, I would enjoy reading about them.

I am glad to see we are more in agreement than not.

Yours in the love of music and Tannoy, regards,
Dan

Kiddman,

I just reviewed some older threads I participated in, and to my chagrin, I realized I have corresponded with you, and other participants in this thread, before.

My memory is quite suspect, if it had done its job, I wouldn't have seen the need to contribute what I did on this thread.

It is gratifying though, to read such positive comments regarding Tannoys, at times I feel they are the Rodney Dangerfield's of high-end audio.

Best regards to all,
Dan

I ordered "Sextet" yesterday. I was a bit disappointed it wasn't available on vinyl, but it will sound great anyway.

Thanks guys!
Dan

Yes, yes, yes!

I feel it! Like an old time revival meeting!

Fired up the system last night, listening to vinyl through the SET 300B, and had to use my better judgement, and finally shut it down at 3:00 a.m.

Played some rock, Gaucho by Steely Dan, and Pirates by Rickie Lee Jones, classical, Prokofieff, Symphony No. 3/Scythian Suite, and Brahms, Piano Quintet in F Minor.

Sometimes, I get to musing about what, and how long, it took to get to such a satisfying point in listening. I remember the time when my HPD drivers and XO's arrived from the UK, and I hooked them up temporarily, mainly to see if they worked.

Lying on their sides, next to my Dynaudio Contour 5.4's, it was quite a shock, as they sounded much better than the nearly $9000 speakers they were next to. I then knew I was on the right track, and haven't looked back.

I feel very fortunate to have acquired such reproduction at home. It makes up for all the wrong turns I previously took.

Thanks for the contributions on this thread from all of you, and to the OP for posting it. I have enjoyed learning about others' systems, it's kind of a favorite pastime of mine, as there seem to be an infinite mix of components that can be put together, I'm amazed at the ingenuity and passion of music lovers the world over.

Best regards,
Dan

Thank Iso,

I'v been curoius about Carla Bley for years, I'll give "Sextet" a try. Thanks!

Dan