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Guttenberg and Alberto - Separated at Birth? (Tannoy)
All,
I see there was an earlier thread on this review of the Tannoy Kensington (not providing the reference because I don't think we're supposed to link to other threads? Or is that another forum I belong to? )... Anyway, came across this one independently and felt the need to quote: Quote:
Tannoy's old-school speaker tech wows audiophiles | The Audiophiliac - CNET News |
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John,
Thanks for sharing, I hadn't seen that. It's great that the term delicious is being used by professional audio writers. I should start "The Delicious Sound" audio magazine :-) ... right after I actually build the DelFor Uno: Alberto |
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Alberto,
I think you've solved a problem here - the manufacturers need to change the name of the controls from "Tone" to, well, something else! Separately, I would be interested to learn of your experience in using tone controls (from your posts I am assuming judicious use of the treble control) on the preamp, balancing against the "Treble Energy / Rolloff" on the Tannoy. I guess much rests on the center frequency and width of the control...though in the speaker one is modifying the crossover, not adjusting a frequency band. Where are my University Audio Engineering texts? Now if you build something with a slightly larger sweet spot, would it be the the DelFor Due? Or is the DelFor Uno a monoblock? |
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Truth be told, since I switched to the Shindo Cortese I haven't felt any - ANY - need for either tone controls or loudness. I have some theories as to why this is the case, but I am planning a separate post on that at some time. Before the Cortese graced my system with oozing deliciousness, I used: - treble control to tame harsh treble on some recordings, - bass control to make thin recordings sound richer and more satisfying - loudness to make low-volume listening sound richer and more satisfying Nothing fancy, 100Hz shelf curve for the bass and 10Khz shelf curve for the treble. Alberto PS The fictitious Del Uno is a stereo device . |
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