Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftMusicophile, 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 over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftBTW -- happy New Year to all us audio & music aficionados! posted over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftI'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 over 12 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftSystem edited: Added pics taken today. posted almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftBig 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 almost 13 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftAronsss,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 13 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftDammit - 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 13 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftActually, 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 over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftRobertwolfee,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 over 13 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftThanks 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 14 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftSystem 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 about 14 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftThegoodarcher,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 14 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftSystem 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 14 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftSystem 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 15 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftThanks 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 15 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftSystem 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 15 years ago | View comment | |
Tannoy & VAC in an old-world loftThanks 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 15 years ago | View comment |