Tannoy Canterbury SE

[cmalak]

John...nice write-up and thx for sharing. Looking forward to hear more about them as they break in further and if you start experimenting with other 300B (or other SET) amps. Enjoy

[joeinid]

John,

This is very exciting to read. Thanks for sharing. It definitely is fun to play around with different components.

Joe

[omodo]

John, congratulations on your new speakers, they look great and I bet they sound even better!

[JohnThomas]

Well an update on the Canterbury SE. I've been alternately every 4 days between the Burmester and Triode 300B (8W). I'm not going to say one is better because every time I make the switch I love what I hear. I have to say a SET amp is a fun treat (I'm looking forward to some tube rolling). The 8 watts is more than enough power except under the influence of alcohol. The sound is very romantic no head banging bass and smooth top end. But when I make the transitions to the Burmester these speakers take on a whole new life. The bass is authoritative, voices are front row and guitar strings are plucking. Like I said before this speaker is like an old baseball glove. It takes solid state or tubes beautifully. I have to say one of the best things about this speaker is that you can position it anywhere in the room and you aren't phased with bass issues (I'm a foot from the back and side wall). Enclosed is picture looking down the barrel of the speaker.

[joeinid]

Very nice John!

I am happy to read you are having fun with the new setup.

Joe

[Alberto]

Originally Posted by JohnThomas

Well an update on the Canterbury SE. I've been alternately every 4 days between the Burmester and Triode 300B (8W). I'm not going to say one is better because every time I make the switch I love what I hear. I have to say a SET amp is a fun treat (I'm looking forward to some tube rolling). The 8 watts is more than enough power except under the influence of alcohol. The sound is very romantic no head banging bass and smooth top end. But when I make the transitions to the Burmester these speakers take on a whole new life. The bass is authoritative, voices are front row and guitar strings are plucking. Like I said before this speaker is like an old baseball glove. It takes solid state or tubes beautifully. I have to say one of the best things about this speaker is that you can position it anywhere in the room and you aren't phased with bass issues (I'm a foot from the back and side wall). Enclosed is picture looking down the barrel of the speaker.

John,

It sounds like we have another Tannoy fan.

With my smaller Sandringhams, however, I had to play quite a bit to find a sweet spot in my room. But when I found it, the results were spectacular. Yes, the bass was balanced, but the soundstage is what bloomed. My speakers are about 3 feet from the back wall, I am not quite sure what kind of acoustic effects are at play, but my soundstage is a couple of feet behind the speakers and centered at about 3-4' higher than the drivers. That's just the center of the soundstage, the vertical soundstage itself often extends up to the ceiling and beyond.

The concentric drivers pull such a disappearing act that visitors to my room want to touch the driver to make sure that it's those speakers playing - how's that for disappearing.

[Face]

Originally Posted by JohnThomas

Enclosed is picture looking down the barrel of the speaker.

That is what's known as the Pepperpot Tweeter or Waveguide. Basically a tweaked version of what Tannoy has been using since the 1947.

[MisterBritt]

I thought this article might be of interest. I enjoyed reading it.

Specifically -- and you have to scroll down a bit to confirm it -- they are using the Tannoy Prestige speakers to dial in their rooms. So for what's it's worth -- even if that's only pictures to most of us -- I submit the following article.

better sound

[mgard]

Thanks for posting MisterBritt. It was a very good read.

~Mike

[MisterBritt]

Indeed, fishing around on links tangential to the original article I posted, I have discovered there is quite a bit about the Cantebury SEs to be read and considered.

The question was previously posed about adding the Super Tweeter to the Canterbury SEs. That question was broached here (link below), so I pass it along as well in the hope that interested parties might review it.

http://jeffsplace.me/wordpress/?p=20...1#comment-2321

I see there are other articles, perhaps better dedicated to the discussion of the Super Tweeter. And just about the Canterbury SEs in general. Yes, there is a search function in the upper right portion of the home page. I am finding that useful.

http://jeffsplace.me/wordpress/?s=ca...&searchsubmit=