That's jolly kind of you Fraser!Cooky on this site has some perfectly restored Amesburys for sale which should be perfect for that sort of space - sadly I can only accommodate the smaller 12" Tannoy in my living room or I'd be buying the myself. He's a Tannoy expert and you can rest assured you'll have something that will only grow in value .
I've had 4 different varieties of Tannoy and would not want to switch to any other brand - it's the one constant in my system. Go for it!
I'm likely in the minority, but given my experiences documented in the above thread, I'm highly sceptical of the "any Tannoy will work in any room" assertion. Through very careful placement etc, I'm sure it's possible to achieve very good results, however if you are restricted to placing the speakers close to the front wall, and your listening position is close to the back wall, then you are inevitably going to get significant room gain in the low frequencies. That said, I suspect your 22ft x 17ft x 9ft room will be more forgiving of huge Tannoys than mine, especially if you have flexibility over positioning etc.It was this thread that made me think that I ought to investigate the most appropriate size
https://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum...come-tannoy-edinburgh-monitor-gold-12.206012/
If someone is in touch with Cooky then please let him know that I’m interested in his Amesburys.
Perhaps flat/balanced isn't what their going for, which is fine, but I can tell you from personal experience that a +10dB boost below 100Hz is not a pleasant sensation when you're listening to music louder than 80dB; the bass lift pressurises the room to such an extent that it simply masks the rest of the spectrum and eventually becomes nauseating.
t 22ft x 17ft x 9ft high.
Well, he didn't dilly or dally, we pushed them into corners, into alcoves just to play them worst case and they came out singing-Sold.Lol whats wrong with a pm? ;-)
Someone has first dibs but could well chose a pair from a later range, I'll know by next Wed.
That’s a shame!
You may find they listen at less than 80db, as do I. A bit of bass boost as long as it isn’t boom just works as a loudness button and actually enhances sensible safe listening levels IME. There is no way I’d want to listen much louder than that as it is a sure fire way to further hearing loss.
PS My room is I think smaller than the OP’s and I have pretty much the largest Tannoys this side of Westminsters and it works fine, though mine are away from the front wall a little (I need access to my records which are shelved in the alcoves behind). The sofa is close to the rear wall, not due to choice, just necessity as it is a small room. My experience, for what it is worth, is that a giant pair of Tannoys will boom far less in a given room than a much smaller ported stand mount or slim floorstander. Tannoys just don’t need any stunt bass, they have the real deal, which seems far easier to house.
It was informative just how similar the DMT/HPD's sounded. Four tracks in with the Radford on amp duty and "I'm having them" made me smile, I was expecting a much longer audition than that but the magic of that combo was hard to resist.I bought them, as I have already mentioned in another thread. What Frank isn’t saying is that he also has a pair of 15” Tannoy DMTs with crossovers for sale (see classifieds page 1) and access to a chippie who will build veneered Arden Legacy cabinets for you to put them in for a total cost of around what I paid for the Amesburys. I heard another set of his DMT drivers/crossovers in York-style cabs at his house yesterday and I honestly don’t think I could state a preference for either the DMTs or Amesburys. It’s really mainly because I’m an impatient sod and I Want A Pair Of Tannoys Right Now And Can’t Wait For Cabs To Be Built that I went for the off-the-shelf option.