Recently started dabbling in vintage 15" Tannoy Monitor Gold speakers. These speakers have a bit of cult status with many followers Worldwide loving them for their imaging and British tone.
These are the monitor speakers used for mastering many UK 70s and 80s rock bands and even in India, they were used in many studios in Chennai and Mumbai to record Indian film music. Many Lata and Kishore hits were mastered on these speakers. So they have something about them.
Managed to find couple of pairs of 15" Monitor Golds as well as 15" Monitor HPDs. Brought one pair to complete factory spec with new Tannoy replacement cones and diaphragms. For those not familiar with Tannoy Monitor Golds, these are Dual Concentric Speakers with HF mounted in the centre of the LF making them a point source for LF and HF. They are slightly different from co-axial speakers, though both designs act as point sources.
Also managed to find the original Tannoy crossovers which are so essential for the performance of MGs, because of their inbuilt equalization and notch filtering. Refurbished the old caps and resistors with modern ones.
Mounted these in a Tannoy designed "Arden" speaker cabinet. Increased the volume from 175 litres to 250 litres. Got them made with Marine ply and with real wood walnut veneer. Did the usual lining and stuffing with poly wool and braced appropriately.
Currently being driven by Pass designed F6. They sound wonderful and different from the Altecs. Little laid back, very musical and great tone.
Here are some pictures.
Regards
These are the monitor speakers used for mastering many UK 70s and 80s rock bands and even in India, they were used in many studios in Chennai and Mumbai to record Indian film music. Many Lata and Kishore hits were mastered on these speakers. So they have something about them.
Managed to find couple of pairs of 15" Monitor Golds as well as 15" Monitor HPDs. Brought one pair to complete factory spec with new Tannoy replacement cones and diaphragms. For those not familiar with Tannoy Monitor Golds, these are Dual Concentric Speakers with HF mounted in the centre of the LF making them a point source for LF and HF. They are slightly different from co-axial speakers, though both designs act as point sources.
Also managed to find the original Tannoy crossovers which are so essential for the performance of MGs, because of their inbuilt equalization and notch filtering. Refurbished the old caps and resistors with modern ones.
Mounted these in a Tannoy designed "Arden" speaker cabinet. Increased the volume from 175 litres to 250 litres. Got them made with Marine ply and with real wood walnut veneer. Did the usual lining and stuffing with poly wool and braced appropriately.
Currently being driven by Pass designed F6. They sound wonderful and different from the Altecs. Little laid back, very musical and great tone.
Here are some pictures.
Regards