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Best Tannoys for mid-field listening?

I'd like to know if any of the Tannoy gurus in Audiogonland could recommend one of the larger 12" or 15" vintage (or modern) models for midfield listening. I have my speakers arranged along the long wall of my 12 x 28' living room on either side of my fireplace, firing across the short dimension, about 9' from drivers to listening position. I had the 10" Glenair for a while (Tulip waveguide), but couldn't seem to get far enough away from the speakers for them to resolve.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bob R
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islandmandan
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Hi Bob,

I have a pair of custom-built 12" Tannoy HPD's (ca 1975, but with new hard edge surrounds), in my large 16.5 X 34' room w/cathedral ceilings, and my speakers are about 8 1/2' from my listening position.

Sound stage is deep, nearly to the back wall, and the speakers are 5' out into the room. Imaging and placement of instruments is good, too.

This all sounds good, but my speakers are positioned on the short wall, and fire into the large area.

I arrived at this positioning after reading the speaker positioning tips on the Cardas website. I would advise you to read this, or similar, to get more ideas.

Other than that, IME, your Tannoys will most likely sound best oriented the other way in your room, BYMMV.

Best,
Dan
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