New old stock 12" Tannoy Golds?

[calorgas]

Well, who knows, but boxed and look pretty tidy.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tannoy-m...d=link&campid=5338728743&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

 

[Tony L]

Wow, it will be interesting to see what they make!

 

[gary1064]

Original consignee was a "J Saville"

 

[awkwardbydesign]

A pity there is no date on the label. I have just bought a similar pair of those later rubber surround 12s, and would like to see when they were sent out. Probably '72-'73?

 

[Stunsworth]

A pity there is no date on the label. I have just bought a similar pair of those later rubber surround 12s, and would like to see when they were sent out. Probably '72-'73?

The address label has a postcode, and I think they were introduced nationally in the early 70s. So sometime after that.

 

[awkwardbydesign]

The HPDs came out in '74, so just before that, I think. At least they shouldn't rot!

 

[garyi]

Do you remember when people put just a modicum of effort into their listings?

 

[Vinny]

At least they shouldn't rot!

These ones or in general?
These ones surely have foams? If so they will start to disintegrate after several years and these ones ought to be very delicate i.e. need refoaming.

 

[awkwardbydesign]

Not foam. Rubber. The HPDs used foam.

 

[david ellwood]

There used to be a shop on Goodramgate called Savilles. I suspect these must have been bought in on behalf of a customer.

 

[awkwardbydesign]

http://www.44bx.com/tannoy/Tannoy_ts.html#anchor17238

Monitor Gold 12" Rubber Surround:
LSU/HF/12/8RS

 

[Darmok]

Mmmm, that's quite a find.

Aeons ago I went to check out a small pair of Tannoy bookshelf speakers as advertised in a free ads paper.

On arrival, the seller showed me what was obvious to me were a pair of Tannoy 3LZ, a bit but not to much tattiness.

Seller said someone earlier had offered him a tenner for them, he was asking for £30.

I asked, do they work ok, reply yes, I paid what was asked for, he then said their might be something else I may be interested in in his living room, we were standing in his porch.

In his living room was a sideboard containing a Leak ST20, charcoal with a varislope stereo pre, not working.

How much I asked, £50 including the Tannoy speakers says the seller.

OK I reply but I can't take the sideboard, as I remove the stereo 20, I pick up the 100 ohm green wirewound resister that drops out of the circuit when it runs too hot.

Tannoys turned out to be 10" Reds as I suspected on first sight.

Ah, them days eh?

 

[Vinny]

Not foam. Rubber.

Sheet rubber perishes the same as foam, although with a vastly lower surface area it is going to be slow

 

[david ellwood]

I got a pair of 15" Golds in corner cabinets, I still have nightmares about what I sold them for.

 

[cooky1257]

Butyl Rubber, should be fine. 12R's were the first Tannoys I ever heard/then later owned, May 1973 in DIY Corner Lancasters built by my brother playing that new album by Pink Floyd....

 

[awkwardbydesign]

Sheet rubber perishes the same as foam, although with a vastly lower surface area it is going to be slow

Nearly 50 years old, and still working well, so that's pretty slow. Just tested one; Re = 5 ohms, Fs = 20Hz, approx 40 ohms, 8 ohms @200Hz, normal rise up to 20kHz.

 

[Vinny]

Nearly 50 years old, and still working well

Butyl is all but indestructable

 

[awkwardbydesign]

Butyl is all but indestructable

And 50 years ago formed the basis for artificial banana flavouring! Or so I read, at the time.

 

[david ellwood]

https://davidadriansmith.com/project/john-saville-sons-chemist-york/

For anyone interested

 

[ToTo Man]

How sure are we that these are NOS/unused? The magnet covers look a bit scratched up to me, but I guess that could've been caused by the seller's kitchen table. Also if you look closely you can see what looks like a small dent in the surround of the left driver at about 2 o'clock in the first photo. Would be interested in your thoughts on this, @cooky1257.

I'm considering bidding on these because the OCD in me wants to find the thus far illusive, perfect sonically-matched pair of Tannoy drivers, however it's a big risk given the sketchiness of the advert, plus the fact that I need another pair of Tannoys like I need a hole in the head (and my mum WOULD go nuts!). I'm still tempted though...