Sure you could buy something prettier and in a suitable colour easily enough...try a stationary shop on ebay or amazon.
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Sure you could buy something prettier and in a suitable colour easily enough...try a stationary shop on ebay or amazon.
Current SUT line up:
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Left to right, Luxman AD8000/8020, Art Audio pair, Osawa OS-100T, Fidelity Research FRT-3
Each sounds excellent, but the collection has to be thinned. The Art Audio are being sold I expect, dunno why really, they sound as good as the others and are very quiet, no hint of hum. The Osawa is staying. It's the rarest and sounds superb. The Luxman I'm just getting used to, but it's promising. As for the FRT-3. It sounds great and I'm rather fond of it. Bit of a dilemma really. :)
Changed my mind about the Art Audio SUTs. I've decided to hang on to them. I've been using them again and realise how good they are. Very quiet, nice open and solid sound and smooth at the top.
I may have a speaker renovation/modification project to bung on here in a couple of weeks. My workshop is halfway through a five year overdue sort out, so I'll have room to set up all the equipment and do some interesting stuff!
Sometimes I miss hearing your lovely system, Geoff.
Might come down to West London, sometime next year for a dew days. Wouldn't mind seeing those corner speakers!
S.
Whoopee! I love it when a plan comes together.
My latest Tannoy purchase is the Ascots and although I've had a little playing around with damping the cone, ideally paper pulp replacement cones were what I had in mind.
So, what do we have here? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2718695359...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Just bought. A pair of SRM 10B cones in what looks like very nice condition. To be dispatched to me in a couple of weeks after I return from a break.
Once I get these fitted there should be a big transformation in the sound. I was very lucky to find a low resonance rubber roll surround set, they are rare. Most 10" Tannoy cones on eBay have the hard corrugated edge.