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In the Thread: Remedies the Beauty
Post Subject: Just HypothesizingPosted by Paul S on: 11/1/2022
The query is, if to keep this acceptble but LF challenged speaker (Dannoy) as-is, then how to add LF without wrecking what's good about this speaker. Probably worth another listen to Romy's most recent YouTube post on the matter, as he actually, literally, sardonically laughs off the notion and winds up dissing the Dannoy more than praising it. However, again, Nset has proven again and again that he won't be stopped short by "common sense". After all, as a wise and well-educated friend once said to me, "Engineering has nothing to do with common sense."
To my ears, Tannoy's best efforts have been their larger, old-fashoned speakers that used large, Helmholz type vented boxes, almost (but not quite) OB. I personally think the old Tannoys might work OB, but certainly not down to 50 Hz, unless a large enough cavity was available on the back side (remember, my idea of OB is that both sides of the driver are unloaded). Just an aside, the late JG Holt, who heard a lot more speakers than most, wound up using vented Tannoy Pro mid-field monitors to the end of his days, post Stereophile.
Nerd Trove Tannoy info link:
https://www.hilberink.nl/codehans/tannoy52.htm
Best regards,
Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site