Thoriated_Tiger Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 ---------------- On 1/26/2005 7:29:27 PM Allan Songer wrote: I run a pair of McIntsoh MC-30s and a C22 preamp with a Thorens TD-124/SME 3012/Ortofon SPU table. The problem is in the bottom end--the Cornwalls just fall apart when compared with the Tannoys when playing loud rock or symphonic music. There is never any upper or mid-range harshness with either speaker. ---------------- Wow, talk about a classic rig. =o) In my (limited) experience flakey bottom-end was traced to either filter caps going flat on either the pre or power amps, or gross incompatibility between amp and speaker (impedance issues.) One thing I can say about the Forte / Audio Research combo is that it has bone-crushing bass abilities, to the point where it almost behaves like a solid-state amp at the very bottom. None of that overshooting/flabby bottom end I got from the Stereo 70. Can you borrow a pair of Fortes or Chorus and play with them? Perhaps your room / gear would like something besides the Cornies or even the Tannoys. Out of curiosity, what cabinets are your Golds in? I have a Tannoy fetish as well ^.^ I just can't afford / fit them in my apt.... not the big ones, anyway. ---- addendum: How do the cornies 'fall apart'? Thudding, rattling, just general "blah" sound, or...?? I've heared Cornies with a 250 watt arc monster and it dman near put me thruogh the wall.. (that's a story all of it's own, let's just say a rich tweeky audiophool was shattered when the Cornies blew his 30,000 dollar pair of overpriced Vifa-based speakers away.. ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 The Tannoys are in factory "Lancaster" cabinets. They're supposed to be "tubby" when compared with other cabinets for the Tonnoys, but they sound fast and lean to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoriated_Tiger Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 ---------------- On 1/26/2005 7:42:55 PM Allan Songer wrote: The Tannoys are in factory "Lancaster" cabinets. They're supposed to be "tubby" when compared with other cabinets for the Tonnoys, but they sound fast and lean to me! ---------------- We need an IRC channel of our own ;o) I'll look up the Lancaster, not familiar with that one. I made an addition to my previous post, I'd like to know how your cornies fail in the bass.. you've piqued my curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 This is a 15" Lancaster--mine looks similar but has the wood mesh grille so popular back in the early 70's. The Conrwall bottom end just sounds slow and a bit uncontrolled when compared with the Tannoy--but only on loud rock or symphonic music. But as I've said before, I don't listen to rock or loud symphonic music very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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