2. speakers
  3. 1448723306

Help Tannoy XT6F with Primaluna

Hello all.
Just got a pair of Tannoy Revolution XT6F speakers. They are supposed to replace KEF LS50s. I'm driving them with a Primaluna Prologue Premium power amp. The new Tannoys sound awful with the Primaluna. Very peaky upper midrange and not much bass. Pretty unlistenable. Tried them with my old Rotel RB990 solid state power amp and they sound much much better. Tried the 4 and 8 ohm taps. Tried the stock Primaluna tubes and some KT 150s. No good. The Primaluna sounds great with the KEFs. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Ben
honashagen

Showing 5 responses by williewonka

williewonka
3,063 posts
 

Honashagen - what speaker cables have you tried?


Which sounded the best?


Thanks

williewonka
3,063 posts
 

Question for Al - I think you have probably nailed the issue in your second-to -last paragraph.

The question I have is - would it be possible to match the amp to the speakers via some type of custom built "matching transformer"?

I did have an issue with an amp many many years ago and had a matching transformer custom built by a very knowledgeable guy that built transformers for a living

Just trying to think of a solution for the OP - other than replacing the amp :-)

Cheers

williewonka
3,063 posts
 
Was that with the SS or the tube amp?
williewonka
3,063 posts
 
honashagen, i guess the only other  thing I can suggest is to try the KLEI gzero6 speaker cables. They really are excellent.

When I heard them ffor the first time the depth and control of the bass left me speechless and their smoothness in the top end is superb. Their biggeset asset being their clarity, imaging and dynamics

I first tried the gzero2, their lower end model, which are now on my A/V system. Also a very good performer.

They may also perform miracles with the Primaluna.

Regards
williewonka
3,063 posts
 

Honashagen - I agree - they are a lot of money :-)

I had the advantage of trying them first.

When I received the gZero2’s for review I could not believe how skinny they were.

I had tried some "skinny cables" before and found they lacked bass performance compared to my Van den Hul D352’s, so I installed the gZero2’s with A LOT of doubt.

It only took the first track to realize these were something really special. Then the album surfing began and my doubts vanished!

I had no such doubts when the gZero6’s arrived and found they provided even deeper and a more controlled bass performance.

Their performance in the rest of the frequency range is excellent also - the most articulate cables I have ever tried :-)

Unfortunately I’m unable to guarantee they will work, especially with the Premaluna, which I’m sure would be your preference.

Unless.... you live in the Toronto region? :-)

Regards...

More to discover