Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thank you sir! The feet are a combination of the stock Tannoy cones & brass cups, plus black solid aluminum HRS "spacers" from their nimbus feet. I have a thinner spacer on the 3rd back spike t...

posted over 3 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

NEW PREAMP INBOUND: VAC Master. I have a loaner unit here now (see 2nd pic). I've actually borrowed this same unit last year, and it didn't blow me away. I just had to give it a 2nd try with how mu...

posted over 3 years ago

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A slice of Heaven!

Gorgeous system, wonderful room! I'm into year #5 with my own Canterbury GR and they're just as thrilling now as in the 1st year. Any true upstream system upgrades you make will shine through the C...

posted almost 4 years ago

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Simple by choice

Love the system! Another Tannoy fan here, too. Not too many of us on audiogon, but we know what's up! Sorry to hear about your Ally.

posted almost 5 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

NEW AMPS inbound. VAC Signature 200iQ monoblocks. I've been auditioning a loaner pair for 2 weeks. I wouldn't say they're quite "night & day" better than the Apollo Darks - but there are severa...

posted almost 5 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Wow thanks for your comments pdreher, it means a lot to me! As for the Tannoys - I was relatively new to high end audio in early 2000s when I heard Tannoy for the first time, and they blew ...

posted about 5 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Koetsu Blue Lace with Diamond Cantilever is the BOMB. Unambiguously the best cartridge I've ever heard. The diamond cantilever raises detail, speed and dynamics of Koetsu to a next level, with...

posted about 5 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thanks for the tube recs, guys. It's been some years, and I've optimized and changed everywhere else, so the tube blend could use a revisit. Sylvania TM BP 5751 are certainly one of those variants ...

posted almost 6 years ago

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christiansur76's System

Stunning system! Everything looks so sweet together. You even did a stellar job hiding the home theater gear "in plain sight" - not sure I've seen that trick pulled off before. I especially love th...

posted almost 6 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thanks @lalitk !My weekend evenings/nights (my highest priority down-time) have been dominated by listening sessions since the big upgrades. It's what I loo...

posted almost 6 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Ok, turns out I'm still a bit of a JUNKIE. Got a brand new Herron VTPH-2A phono stage I'm about to go pick up. I'm certainly not expecting it to displace the VAC Renaissance SE in the main system (...

posted about 6 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Hi @shadorne Thanks man for your comments - yes, surely I am done now! Haha, I've said that so many times before. But this is truly the system I've had, far...

posted about 6 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

This is it, brohs. I've now upgraded almost EVERYTHING I had since summer 2017, excepting 3 power cords and 1 pair of AQ Kilimanjaro speaker cables. This is no longer a true "ever evolving" system,...

posted almost 7 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thanks @mjcmt ! I've been enjoying the upgraded sound immensely. Almost every weekend night now consists of me and the girlfriend having a long (and loud!) liste...

posted about 7 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Holy cow, I just dusted off my half-broken, dust caked, taped-up Nikon D40 (circa 2004) and retook some pics -- makes the iPhone 6 pics look like trash. I guess I should've expected that, even with...

posted about 8 years ago

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Tannoy - Manley 300B - Manley EL34

Holy crap, you have GRF 90 now! That's awesome, and that's the model I'd be going for if I were doing my 4-years ago upgrade today (I went from Kensington SE to Canterbury SE). On paper, the G...

posted about 8 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Haven't checked in here in a while. Lately I've been investing heavily on "finishing touches" while keeping the core system components fixed -- as I believe they might very well represent my e...

posted about 8 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Haha, I know the "stupid enough to still want X" theme very well. But as a member of working middle class, I also knew I eventually had to pick a stopping point. Here it is, for me! S...

posted about 10 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thanks Schubert. A Lovan Sovereign (3 modules, 7") that's basically hollow steel sheet tubes and MDF shelves (rosewood look) - had it nearly 10 years now.Definitely nothing special, but...

posted about 10 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

DONE.Been listening more lately, with the Sonic Frontiers Phono 1 SE+ still in place for phono stage. I'm gonna call this system DONE. There will be no more component evolution here, save f...

posted about 10 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thanks Gerulaz -- I was just admiring your Mission Pilastro setup the other day. Absolutely gorgeous, and I would never have known they existed!I suppose it's far too harsh to say I'm unhap...

posted over 10 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

System edited: Updated gear and cleared out all the uninteresting cruft (e.g. cables and acoustic panels) so that the structure of the system isn't quite so buried in meaningless details. And since...

posted over 10 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Jmohd,I have not heard the Wilson Sasha -- you may be confusing me with Tom :)

posted over 11 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

I listened to them only a couple times in a friend's setup, but they were super once dialed in; natural warmth and natural sound, with excellent articulation. No harshness or hardness to be found. ...

posted almost 12 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Musicophile, I've always been curious about both SET amps and Manley amps. EveAnna, the head of Manley, runs Tannoy Churchills (as per their website). BTW I've listened to the Churchill...

posted almost 12 years ago

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