Anyone need a pair of vintage TANNOY GOLD 15's? THIS IS A GREAT DEAL!!!

That's a fabulous price. The crossovers too. They could bring $3k on the 'bay.

 

I'll bet you could drive those beauties with a few watts if mounted right. That opens up a lot of good possibilities for pure simple amplification.

 

Nice boxes Steve. What do you drive them with?

 

Oh my, I've never seen that before. That is an absolute beauty Steve.

 

How much do the speaker boxes weigh?

 

Here is a photo of what Steve refers to as my "baby Tannoys". These are the 12" version in smaller cabinets. I've got three pairs of Tannoys in my collection currently(two pair of 12"s and one pair of 15"s).....and like Steve, I'd be lost without mine as well. Steve is the person who turned me on to these wonderful units in the first place when I first joined the forum and was hunting for the perfect pair of vintage speakers. Little did I know at the time that his recommendation would change my life. A word of warning, though: vintage Tannoys are habit-forming!!

 

Great gear guys....Steve I also love those cabinets you keep everything in. I'd love to get something like them in my new place....they are two units paired together, right (if I remember from the archives)?

 

hmmmm.... How would one go about finding the proper caabinets and mounting these. I'm not very handy in the woodworking department.

 

Hi SH,

Thanks for the info. If they're still available, i'll buy 'em. Sent Robert an email at Cisco. They should match up nicely w/ my McIntosh gear.

Take care,
Jeffrey

 

Okay....who is it? Step up and make yourself known. Just spoke with Robert on the phone and he says I'm number two on the list to buy these speakers. He wouldn't tell me who beat me to it! Who's the wiseguy who's trying to steal my Tannoys??

Anyway, I was really impressed with Robert. What a great guy!! Based on our phone conversation, I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him. I'm going to have to grab a copy of that Gary Karr lp he's selling as well.

 

How would these speakers compare to modern ones?

 

The Tannoy sound is a good deal more "forward" than most modern speakers. The treble is handled by a high quality compression driver, this gives singers and soloists a three dimensional quality that is hard to match. Compared to the best modern speakers I have heard, these have less air. The effect is that the musicians are in the listening room, rather than in a concert hall. I think they are more sensitive to proper boxes than most people think. If they are in the wrong boxes, they can sound a bit tubby in the bass and they can render orchestral swells in a muddy way. In the right enclosure, the bass is the best in the business.

In the right boxes, with the right amplifiers ( like the MC30's), these things have a seamless quality to the sound.

A tip, I use mine with peizo horn super tweeters from radio shack. I made a crossover with a l5k Hovland cap and a bunch of 8 ohm resistors to attenuate the volume. The effect is magical. It was cheap, too.

Jason

P.S., The right enclosures would be good sized infinite baffle, a bass reflex 300 liter cabinet or the Lockwood rear loaded horn cabinets. I have not heard any others yet.

 

Sorry, the Hovlend cap crosses things over at l5k.

Jason

 

I have a pair of Tannoy Townsmen and even though they're "low end" for the line they do sound amazing...hooked up to my Fisher amp they do best with acoustic and jazz recordings; vocals are "in the room" realistic as you stated. I'd love to move on up to Monitor Golds but my wife would KILL me if I spend one more cent on hardware, at least for the next few months!

 

So WHO bought the speakers??? The reason I ask is because I happen to have a pair of clean empty original Tannoy 15" cabinets that I no longer need now. Whoever you are....would you like to buy them for your new drivers? I don't want much for them. Send me a PM and we can take this over to the classified section if you're interested.

 

Prix,
Got any pix?
Dean

 

Prix, if the cabinets are still available, I may be interested. One of the options I'm considering on my speaker quest is the 15" Tannoys, but the cabinet thing is a toughy because of the size and shipping ordeal.

I'm sure the speakers are gone, but if they aren't, I am interested in those for sure.