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Numerous legendary albums were mixed using these speakers, so if you have a pair at home, you may be hearing the recording in a very similar way to the person who mixed it (this isn’t always a good news though ). Many famous studios (including Abbey Road in London) used these speakers for mixing – check the photo of the right, found somewhere on the internet – pair of Tannoy Lancasters, presumably with MG15 inside.
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But, it works, and it works rather well! Having two diaphragms on one axis (in theory) should result in better pin point imaging than in traditional speaker designs, as the whole frequency range originates at one point source of sound, not from two or three different drivers placed somewhere on the speaker face.Ĭouple words about their history… Tannoy Monitor Gold range was very popular in the recording studios, in 1970s. People who are into DIY may find it strange, that a heavy paper cone (LF unit) is crossing over with the efficient HF unit at 1kHz, as this contradicts with best practices that can be found in many speaker building books. This is a rather basic description, but it gives a good overview of how these drivers work. Klipsch, JBL, Altec, Lowther) and Tannoy is one of them. Horns can usually be fond in the PA speakers, however, there are number of HiFi manufacturers that use horns with very good results (e.g. The airwaves produced by it travel through the PepperPot phase plug, and then, they are ‘acoustically amplified’ in the metal horn throat (inside the magnet) and finally ‘amplified’ further by the bass diaphragm, which acts as a horn extension. Furthermore, the tweeter diaphragm is positioned in inverted phase. This itself would not be so unique as there are many other coaxial drivers out there, however, in Tannoys, the tweeter diaphragm is placed behind the driver’s magnet and the same magnet is used to power both – the bass and the tweeter diaphragms.
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These drivers feature unique ‘Dual Concentric’ construction (visible on the scan of the sales brochure above), which ultimately means that we have two drivers (tweeter/bass) combined in one driver and working on the same axis.
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The reviewed pair is from 1968, therefore, from the second year of production. They were are successors to Tannoy Monitor Red 15, and were first launched in 1967. The “Monitor Gold 15” is a common name, but their factory model name is LSU/HF/15/8. Tannoy Monitor Gold 15in are the largest (and most expensive) drivers in the Monitor Gold range.
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Having heard Tannoy Monitor gGld drivers in many different closed and bass reflex enclosures, I am confident that enclosures used for this review allowed the drivers to show their character and basic sound qualities. Nonetheless, from what I have heard, Tannoy enclosures from the basic range are not very rigid and people who buy them, sooner or later replace them with better quality DIY cabinets. More about building of these can be found in DIY section of this page.Īs you gathered by now, I bought these drivers without any enclosures so I was not able to review any particular model of vintage Tannoy speakers that use Monitor Gold drivers (for instance Lancaster or York). Many hours of and even more hours of after, and I was able to test these drivers with crossovers based on very good quality components and in heavy, sand filled, 25mm thick plywood, 210l bass reflex enclosures. And this was done using crossovers with old electrolytic capacitors. When I first plugged in these monster drivers in hardly optimized test cabinets I was very impressed with their sound. This has never happened, and for over 30 years these drivers were waiting for me in storage. Afterwards, drivers were taken out of the enclosures, with an intention of building better enclosures. The gentleman used them in his private recording studio for couple of years during 70s. They were bought from London, from the first owner who in 1968 bought them in Lancaster enclosures. Couple of years ago I have become a lucky owner of these beautiful drivers. Tannoy Monitor Gold 15″ (LSU/HF/15/8) were on my wish list since I discovered coaxial speakers and the theory behind putting two drivers on one axis. Tannoy Monitor Gold 15″ Review in Audio Nostalgia My Story I will also include the original crossovers. This includes a PAIR of Mastering Lab Crossovers designed by Stephen Haselton specifically for these speakers. The speaker is tested with WONDERFUL NATURAL sound! The speaker works perfectly. The impedance is 15Ohm and 8Ohm.Very good condition, see pictures. The speaker has a DC resistance of 5,4Ohm / 11,4Ohm. The speaker is the dual concentric, type LSU/HF/15/8. Rare 15” Tannoy Gold LSU/HF/15/8 perfect condition + Mastering Lab Crossovers + Original Crossovers