Valve Amps With Tannoy

nando

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i always belived that the best sound that tannoy speakers gave and reproduced was via tube amps, noww i am using 211's with my tannoy's and is total harmony, bliss, i would like from tannoy dc users on their views, :)
 
I tend to agree. I thought my D700s sounded best with the Rogue Stereo 90. They also sounded good with Leak Stereo 20 and WAD. The SS amps amps I tried include MF XA/2+X200 pre/power, Linn Intek, Luxman L31, Gainclone and others.
 
I can see why the older Tannoys match well with tubes. They like light electrical damping as it encourages the bottom end to fill out and breathe.
 
hi dev, and rob, the synchronicity between what i am listening to now is nostalgic music in harmony,:)
 
I absolutely adore the sound of valves but at the moment I am not using mine with the best loudspeaker match. I could do a lot better and really would like a pair of Audio Note AZ-2's but at the moment they are a long way in the future.
 
I'm using a solid state amp with mine. They do sound fine but would be nice to try valves to hear what they would do.
 
Jimbo said:
I'm using a solid state amp with mine. They do sound fine but would be nice to try valves to hear what they would do.
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You can partially replicate the relaxed damping by inserting a pair of 4 Ohm 5w resistors into one leg of each speaker cable. See if you like the effect on the bass and the change this makes to overall tonality.
 
RobHolt said:
You can partially replicate the relaxed damping by inserting a pair of 4 Ohm 5w resistors into one leg of each speaker cable. See if you like the effect on the bass and the change this makes to overall tonality.
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Save on buying a valve amp then.
 
You could also replicate some of the valve distortion by putting the line level signal through a under specified signal transformer.
 
My tannoys are 40 years old now although they spent a good 20 years in the loft before i dug them out and made new cabs for them. Do you think they are ready for a service on the crossovers now?
 
My HPD 385s are sounding very nice with a First Watt F5 SS amp.
I have also heard them sounding good with a Cary 211 valve amp.
 


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