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| Hey That's Not So Bad if It's Class D When my old Adcom five-channel amp went TU, I needed a low cost alternative to replace it. Already being curious about Class D, I contacted Class D Audio, and wound up building three of their kits. The last one runs two modules and produces 500 Wp... | |
| Why price of Tannoy speakers from online retailers in UK is cheaper than in US That's exactly why I built my own. I bought pair of HPD 315 (12" DC drivers), on Ebay UK, and was able to build them to a degree that Tannoy never would. All for roughly $5000.They are my speakers for life.Regards,Dan | |
| New Member And few questions on First Tube Amp. Harleyujoe,I am also a tinnitus sufferer ( heavy equipment operator, aircraft assembler, etc.) I'm 72, and I'm still enjoying music a great deal. My listening room is on the large side 34' X 16.5' w/cathedral ceilings). I use my SET 300B, which I ... | |
| Purchase advice: Old turntable vs. new.... Sorry for the delay in my reply. My plinth is 6-1" MDF segments stacked, with top, sides and face fashioned out slabs of Purpleheart, faceplate is 1" thick, top and side pieces are 3/8" thick Purpleheart as well.I mounted a Dynavector 501 arm, an... | |
| WHAT TURNTABLE? Slaw, I agree regarding the Acutex carts. I have two, the LPM 415 STR, and the LPM 320 III STR, great cartridges, and very surprising, considering their small size and weight.I also got sick and tired of the VPI wobble (Scout Signature), and built... | |
| My Audio System and Invitation. Thomas, I thought you lived in Seattle. Since you are meeting in Burlington, is your home close to that location? I live on the north end of Whidbey Island, west of Oak Harbor. I'm considering your kind offer.Regards,Dan | |
| Solid Silver Wire and Logans I am using the Big Twist 12 gauge solid silver (two sets, one for each amp setup), on my Tannoys, and I'm very happy with them. Though I can't speak to how well they will interface with your ML's, I would be surprised if they didn't work quite wel... | |
| Plinth to armboard interface Garrard 301 plinth I've had good luck with my 6" layered MDF plinth, Solid Purpleheart slabs, using 1" face board, 3/8" Purpleheart top and side plates, for my Garrard 401/Denon 103R. Purpleheart arm board is solidly affixed to the plinth using stainless allen screw... | |
| Tannoy Legacy Ardens - which amp suggestions for 15 big ass babies I've heard the opinion the Ardens can use additional internal bracing and dampening. There is Hans Hilberink's Tannoy site, and Hans' Yahoo Tannoy forum (Hans being the moderator), a tremendous amount of information available from either one. You ... | |
| Tannoy owners I based my current speakers on HPD 315's, purchased on Ebay UK. Cabinets were built to my specifications, and are 150 liter bass reflex, using an inner layer of 3/4" MDF laminated to an outer layer of 1 1/8" MDF, adding up 192 lbs. each.The woofer... | |
| Purchase advice: Old turntable vs. new.... Have you looked into idler drive TT's? I've restored a Garrard 401 and built a plinth. It is beautiful, and sounds magnificent.Dan | |
| Duelund 12AWG speaker wire sheathing I use 12 gauge Tempo Electric solid core silver. The only insulation is Teflon tubing, and they sound magnificent.Regards,Dan | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? Tannoy 12" MG's in not very well made plywood boxes, were my first foray into better quality loudspeakers back in 1971, then came some B&W DM 620's, Dynaudio 5.4's, and now, back to Tannoy, with HPD 315 (12" Dual Concentric drivers in custom 1... | |
| Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers? cd318,I would have loved to buy a brand-spanking new pair of Westminster Royals or Canterburys, but they were way out of my league financially. I had purchased a demo pair of Dynaudio Contour 5.4's years earlier (with beautiful Rosewood cabinets),... | |
| Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers? Mulvening, I have to be honest with you, I didn't actually build them myself. At the time I started the build, I didn't have the necessary space, or the tools and skills to make them. Frank Wyatt of Wyatt Woodworking built them for me.I have, sinc... |