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In the Thread: Tannoy Red 1960s: some sober reality
Post Subject: But they are still very nice, which is annoyingPosted by RonyWeissman on: 2/16/2007
I hope you do find some amplification that works, or new "way" of using the tannoy, as these driver still have several tricks up their sleeves, especially when compared to the hordes of mass crap that's for sale. What you refer to as the "deen reed" sound is highly enjoyable when listening to, say, charles mingus "the saint and the sinner lady" or duke ellington "blue,black beige". My horns pull apart these performances too much.
As you mentioned above, the dynamics are superb on the drivers, but there is something going on not unlike what happens with Denon dl-103s...you can get sucked into the sound but when you put on a tonally accurate cartridge you are feeling a little silly about the Denon.
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