Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

BTW -- happy New Year to all us audio & music aficionados!

posted almost 12 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

I've driven the Kensington SE with 25 Watt/ch vintage amps, and from that I recognize that low-power tubes (even push-pull) have a certain magic to the sound. It can be enthralling. However, it wil...

posted almost 12 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

System edited: Added pics taken today.

posted about 12 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Big upgrade: just dropped in a pair of Tannoy Canterbury SE!They're what I was looking for: same Tannoy pepperpot/alnico midrange, a coherent & integrated sound top to bottom, with substant...

posted about 12 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Aronsss,I've actually moved from the Ares to the built-in phono of the VAC Renaissance III, but -- as good as that VAC is -- I'm kinda wishing I'd kept the Ares around. I think a lot of the dif...

posted over 12 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Dammit - I've got to stop underestimating the Rogue Hera preamp. Just when I thought that the VAC Renaissance III w/ phono was clobbering it - and it was indeed beating the Hera + Ares phono combo ...

posted over 12 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Actually, as far as the ear-test goes, there's more bass energy at any other location in those pictures -- which implies too close to a wall boundary and/or speaker. It's a good suggestion to move ...

posted almost 13 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Robertwolfee,I've never used SET; certainly that represents a huge hole in my audio experience. Their theory holds much appeal, but I have in fact (rarely) run a robust 55 Watts/ch PP tube amp ...

posted almost 13 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thanks guys!Hoa,Those are GIK Acoustics Tri-Traps in the corners and GIK 242 panels on the front wall. Excellent acoustic effectiveness, extremely reasonably priced, and though not prem...

posted about 13 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

System edited: Much experimenting with tube rolling. Haven't yet run into an RCA black plate - of 12AX7, 5751, and 12BH7 - that I don't like...and certain variants in particular are just lovely. Al...

posted over 13 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thegoodarcher,Man, I haven't checked this thread in a while - sorry for the way delayed reply. I used an Atlas (not even magnum) before the Apollos, and I know the Cronus you've got sounds real...

posted over 13 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

System edited: Updated system. Hera preamp is off to Rogue for upgrading to version II+ status. In the meantime I'm left with a little SS headphone amp (with preamp outputs) - despite being a real ...

posted over 13 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

System edited: Added my reel-to-reel tape deck to system. I LOVE the sound of the damned thing but it's a bit of a PITA. Sometimes the left channel cuts in/out intermittently - it think it may be h...

posted over 14 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thanks Jerico!I've been very impressed with the GCPH. It's dead neutral, resolving, about as smooth as I've heard from Solid-State gear. It's better than my Benz PP-1 (at least on Ortofon c...

posted over 14 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

System edited: Big update - Apollo monoblocks have arrived, and the Atlas will be gone soon. Also using a loaner PS Audio GCPH (XLR outputs into the Hera) in place of the Benz PP-1, with 50-ohm loa...

posted over 14 years ago

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Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loft

Thanks for the comments, guys!Well here's where the "ever evolving" comes in...I've had the Rogue Hera for a month now. It's been a modest revelation for me. Significantly...

posted over 14 years ago

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