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No love for Tannoy Definition subs

I bought the big (& beautiful) Tannoy Definition dual-firing sub when they discontinued and went on closeout pricing. Because it has two active drivers firing in opposite directions, I figured this was this was designed as equivalent to two subs -- very useful for me as sub placement is a major limitation in my listening room.

Okay, I'm not dissatisfied, but this product is never discussed or even mentioned so far as I can tell. Does everyone just "know" it's junk and unworthy of mention? And is there any validity to my supposition that this should equal two subs (albeit both drivers are powered by the same 1k class D amp)? Really doesn't seem so, although comparison with two RELs is not really a feasible experiment for me. (Also, black boxes look ugly in my room).

hickamore

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yakbob
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I'm not doubting you @hickamore but I thought the Definition subs were equipped with dual 12" drivers not 15" as mentioned. If the dual 12" model retailed for over $7k, I'd assume the dual 15" model would cost even more. ($9k?)

At that price you'd have to drive past a lot of proven designs from the likes of REL, JL Audio, and Rythmik.  That's probably the main reason you don't see a lot of discussion on the Tannoy sub, not that it's not worthy of discussion.

Best of luck with the integration in your system!

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