advertisement


Tannoy Monitor Golds

Joe

Definitely some of the best loudspeakers I've heard. And I'm a panel nut. But then the driver does the coherent source bit - so you get your precision with your bass. Gotta be a good thing. The Brothers Turrentine obviously approved.

Jonathan
 
That's the thing, JR.

It's as though we all (well, most of us) had had a collective lobotomy, forgetting what was once attainable decades ago.

Joe
 
Joe,

Repeat the following sentence 100 times:

'Drive unit technology has improved incredibly over the last few years rendering older designs obsolete'

That should cure you.
 
No, these cabs were built specifically for the 15" so they have no port cut-outs at all, plus the aluminium plates are on all internal surfaces, i.e. top, bottom, sides etc, the only area of reduced thickness (i.e. 'only' 3/4" ply) is the area of the baffle board the driver is bolted to, every other panel is getting on for 2" thick!

Big, big drivers in a big, big solid and unported cabinet designed for corner placement ... it doesn't sound like a recipe for disaster, does it?
 
Tony, I'd be interested in the FM2... I have an addiction to feed:

AM2.jpg
 
I propose a mass PFM field-trip to Lonergan towers to wreak karmic revenge by eating his biscuits and mucking with his cartridge azimuth.
 
I have an addiction to feed:
I have a similar pair. Albeit neither worked last time I tried and the FM1 is the earlier less documented form. And I don't listen to the radio much. I also have one of these,

r-208.jpg


which worked last time it was fired up. I might have been a teenager then though.

Anyway, well scored Tony, I'm astonished that the vendor didn't do any elementary research.

Paul
 
FM2 is nice. I foolishly missed one a friend had, he sold it for only £70. I can't complain though, a few years later he gave me a Troughline 3 as a thank you for helping him decorate. The Quad is nice but not a patch on the Leak.

That's a sensational haul Tony. You can play great music through TD150/33-303 and any half way decent speakers, add Tannoys and you have something to match the best modern gear for musical enjoyment.
 
i reckon his mate might have scribbled down £1300 on a pad.. becoming £130.0.. i mean he must have been aware the value was vaguely several hundred min, at a most conservative estimate: a big bizarre mistake must've been.
 
Tony, I'd be interested in the FM2... I have an addiction to feed:

Cool! I gave it a clean earlier and it's come up nice, though I've not powered it up yet. I'll take some pics of it tomorrow, I'd say it was a strong VG+, i.e. some signs of use, but it's still really nice. No scratches as such, just a slight 'glossing' of the matt finish where it's been handled. The only issue obvious at this stage is that it's captive mains lead has been cut short and is just bare wire, but for you that would be a five minute fix. The DIN signal lead is present and correct, it has what look to be a very nice set of Brimar tubes fitted. It also has it's original manual and service schematic. It can go to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.

Tony.
 
i reckon his mate might have scribbled down £1300 on a pad.. becoming £130.0.. i mean he must have been aware the value was vaguely several hundred min, at a most conservative estimate: a big bizarre mistake must've been.

It was the son I collected from, not the lady who'd done the listing. He gave no indication whatsoever that he'd underpriced / made an error (and I certainly didn't point it out), though he seemed pleased that I was buying the speakers for myself rather than to sell on - they were the part his dad had actually made. Damn good job he did of it too.

Tony.
 
Congrats Tony - you lucky b*ugg*r.

I found a Nait lurking inside a $100 "Music Centre" once - but this takes the biscuit...

Neil
 
well i guess its just daft people throwing things away then effectively.. tis odd though, i mean it hardy such a haul as yrs, but i scooped a 'townshend' hifi platform whatnot in my recycle centre.. '£2 for that pls mate'.. fleabayed it asap: £165!

some daft buggers out there..
 
well i guess its just daft people throwing things away then effectively.. tis odd though, i mean it hardy such a haul as yrs, but i scooped a 'townshend' hifi platform whatnot in my recycle centre.. '£2 for that pls mate'.. fleabayed it asap: £165!

some daft buggers out there..

It's not 'daft' at all, just someone not understanding or having time to research what is in reality a truly specialist market - it's a family clearing a very large (and stunningly nice) house after a bereavement, plus doing so in a rush as they have a tenant lined up to move in who wants to rent the place unfurnished. When it is eventually my turn to face such a depressing situation I'm sure I'll make similar mistakes as my family are serious book geeks, an area I know utterly zilch about. There was a lot of nice old furniture there too that they are trying to shift. That's another area I know nothing about - if it's not vinyl, audio, guitars or vintage synths I know bugger all!

Tony.
 
Martin, here's the FM2:

3310567713_7462f803ba_o.jpg


I've only checked it powers up, which it does with absolutely no explosions, fire or anything else. I'd have to enter a whole world of wiring hell to fully establish it works as it's connections are different for both aerial and output to my system. It should be fine. Let me know if you fancy it.

Tony.
 
They're really nice tuners. Performance-wise they are not very advanced but they have a nice solid, warm, friendly sound, far removed from the steely Japanese tuners and a million miles from DAB. Not only that but it looks good and British.
 


advertisement


Back
Top