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Looks really good. What is the dampening material? wool?

Is the folded horn design desirable over the rectangular ported design? There's not much online about the GRFs and their sound. I'm thinking if I get the GRFs, I probably won't go down the path of DIY cabs for the 12" drivers I have.

Hi All, What's your opinion of the GRF-R? There is a pair of mint condition GRFs for sale close to where I live: https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649768130-tannoy-grf-speakers-dual-concentric-monitor-gold-15/ I have not heard the 15 Golds before however I have experienced the HDP 15 in the...

Thank you all for your inputs. I see what you mean, it could be a rabbit hole with measurements. I think I will take my drivers to the speaker tech and have them inspected. As long as things look within spec, I will be okay. I have listened to all the driver and there is nothing particularly...

And thank you all for your responses, I'm learning a lot.

The Reds are anemic on the bass in the Daltons. However when I put them in the Lancasters the bass was much better. I'm assuming it has a lot to do with the sealed Daltons. And I only got to listen to the Silvers in the Lancasters. When I had the Lancasters, I swapped all the 4 monitor...

I find myself in a fortunate position to be able to pick and choose from these various drivers, I would like to keep a pair that is closely matched or I should say pick the pair that is the closest matched of the bunch. To that end, I was thinking of investing in speaker measurement tool like...

Thank you all for your inputs and insights. This is really helpful. I have a Dayton audio mic which I was able to attach to my phone and run some frequency sweeps.. some in cabinets, some with just the driver outside the cabinets. Would this suffice or do I need something more precise? I...

@ToTo Man That makes sense. I had taken the HF, LF resistance readings.. would that help is assessing how closely they are matched? And what do you mean by comb-filtering and how do I measure that? I have the following readings for the Reds and Golds: Red# 043302 HF: 11.9 LF: 5.6 Red# 044146...

Thanks for the input Tony. My first pair of Tannoys was the Golds in Orbitus omni directional cabinets I bought locally here in Southern California from a gentleman who is a Tannoy enthusiast and collector. This was just a few months ago. I fell in love with the Golds and the Orbitus cabinets...

I'm planning to build a rectangular cabinet much like the Lancasters. Does anyone have a link or a picture for proper Lancasters plan? Also, if you had an option to only keep two of the four drivers below for the Lancaster build, which two would you keep and why?

Thank you @cooky1257 . Appreciate the response. I did get to audition Lancaster cabinets for some time and liked the sound. They were originally fitted with Reds. In the brief time I had them I was able to swap the Reds with Golds. I just wasn't sure if there is a better cabinet for these...

Hi cooky1257, love the Lancaster build. I'm new to Tannoys, I had posted on the forum seeking advise for an appropriate cabinet DIY for 12" Tannoy Monitor drivers but didn't get any replies to my post. I'm leaning towards Lancaster or rectangular York. Would you say the Lancasters would be...

Hi All, I'm new to Tannoys and this site. I currently possess 12" Tannoy Silvers, Reds, Golds and HPDs. There's a long story about how I acquired these and I can relate that if anybody is interested. But what I need now is help/advice deciding a one-size-fits-all cabinet for the Tannoy 12"...