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Gary
12-02-2003, 06:03 PM
Anyone ever heard of these - or heard them? :)

Spotted a pair at a respectable store. Mint condition. They are used but the owner is asking $3,200.00 CAD.

I believe they are pretty "modern".

Any comments would be appreciated!
RetroSmith
12-02-2003, 07:51 PM
too much $$$, even tho I personally LOVE the sound of Tannoys, Thats what I monitor with in my studio.
Steve Hoffman
12-03-2003, 05:00 PM
Nicely made speakers but they don't have the "sound" of the Tannoy 15!
RetroSmith
12-03-2003, 05:04 PM
Steve, how much would Tannoy 15s run?
Steve Hoffman
12-03-2003, 05:05 PM
New ones in the Prestige series or a vintage pair?
RetroSmith
12-03-2003, 05:06 PM
Which sound better? that would be the deciding factor.
Steve Hoffman
12-03-2003, 05:09 PM
Uh, well one is about $1,500 and the other is about $10,000. To me THAT would be the deciding factor.


:)
RetroSmith
12-03-2003, 05:12 PM
LOL.....Touche!!! So Igather the Prestige series are the 1,500$ ones. To you, how do they sound?

I use a pair of Tannoy PBM 5 II's as my monitor speakers and I love 'em. Very neutral.
Steve Hoffman
12-03-2003, 05:13 PM
Mikey, the Prestige Widebands are well over 10 grand. The old ones are cheap. They only go up to around 12-14k and the new ones have a super tweeter....

Best to find an old pair on eBay. Just type in Tannoy...
RetroSmith
12-03-2003, 05:16 PM
Many thanks, Steve!! i thought the Vintage ones would be the real expensive ones, like the ones Joe Meek had.
Steve Hoffman
12-03-2003, 05:19 PM
Just get a pair of Tannoy DMT 15's like the big studios use. Around 2 grand or so. All that is missing is the wood...

Here is a pair on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2578652680&category=23786

Just an example. FOrget these. This pair has been reconed. In other words they blew them out. Pretty hard to do!
RetroSmith
12-03-2003, 05:26 PM
Thats too bad, because this auction was right here in NYC, I could have picked them up in a cab. Steve, what does reconing do to the sound?
Steve Hoffman
12-03-2003, 05:29 PM
Probably nothing, but why would a 10 year old speaker need to be reconed? ABUSE! Forget it.

They puppies are all over the place, be patient. Who knows? A pair from the 1960's could come on on eBay or something.

Be forewarned, old Tannoys don't have much top top end...
RetroSmith
12-03-2003, 05:32 PM
Thanks, so I've been told. But I also hear that folks replace the tweeters to get around that. With WHAT, I dont know.
Steve Hoffman
12-03-2003, 05:32 PM
There is no tweeter to replace! It's a dual concentric design!
RetroSmith
12-03-2003, 05:37 PM
Ah!! Gotcha!!

An expert on speakers I am not.

But I can tell you that the band on Gilligans Island posing as "The Mosquitos" were in fact The Wellingtons, who sang the Theme song.....:)

Thanks for the help, Steve.
audio
12-03-2003, 05:55 PM
Originally posted by Steve Hoffman


Be forewarned, old Tannoys don't have much top top end...

Yup.:cry: But it's worth it!
Gary
12-03-2003, 07:23 PM
Originally posted by Steve Hoffman
Nicely made speakers but they don't have the "sound" of the Tannoy 15!

Thank you.

And vintage will probably be cheaper, too.... :)