Keith G wrote:

By contrast, I was 'talking' to Elrond a few weeks back who owns and
recommends Tannoy 609s. By a stroke of luck there wuz a pair on eBay ending
in only a few hours, so I grabbed them for a (midweek) song. They are
*excellent* - I could live with them quite happily, were it not for the
horns....!!

I should elaborate on this point. I like the sound of the Tannoys but
the 8" driver is strangled by its 16litre box. A reflex box of 60l would
be better, or a transmission line. Having seen the pair on eBay about to
finish on a Friday afternoon when nobody would be bidding, I mentioned
them to Keith. I thought the first order crossover would sound similar
to a full-range driver, as he doesn't like complex crossovers. The dual
concentric unit would drop straight into one of Keith's cabinets and the
crossover is included in the terminal panel. What could be simpler?
The only trouble is that Keith thought they sounded too good to chop.
New cabs for mine will be a project for next winter.

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Eiron.