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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Scanspeak by noviygera on 2012-01-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
[quote user="be"]Hi Herman.Did you hear the Scanspeak woofers like the 8565 or 8555 as a comparison? If you have, what do you think?Rgds.Erik[/quote]I did not hear those woofers....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #273: The Irony of Scanspeak Subs by Paul S on 2022-10-31 
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Another thing to consider here is a specific reason or reasons to use the "PR Type" Scanspeaks as subs, since Romy says outright that the Dannoy's PR cones have "no ouput", but the (rather amemic) LF from the Dannoy'ed Tannoy is all there is from the...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Scanspeak bass enclosure by RonyWeissman on 2009-04-28 
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Hi,Thanks for pictures, that looks interesting.  You are using one driver per side for your system it looks like?R Weissman ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #203: The Scanspeak woofers. by Romy the Cat on 2017-09-20 
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I would not advise to use my Scanspeak woofers all the way to 150Hz. For sure you can but I feel that they are fine in sub 100Hz. The upper bass need to have more HF resonance and the Scanspeak rubber surround is not best for it. For sure it is no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Scanspeak, sand and sound. by oxric on 2011-09-21 
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[quote user="haralanov"]  Romy the Cat wrote:If you feel that 25W/8565-00 is a good driver then try many of 25W/8565-00. You might try it using both channels on one side and playing mono recordings…That was the first thing I made when I finished th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #228: Experience with Dannoy by Edgar= on 2022-10-22 
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Howdy all,I have been playing with the Dunnoy concept since Romy discovered it and I agree that it is a very good improvement for Tannoy bass.Dunnoy with reverb injection is a phenomenal experience. I have gold drivers not red but I tried both 10s an...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: Either of them. by Romy the Cat on 2013-09-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Good midbass is complicated, if not unobtainable. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  74 Replies 
[quote user="Jorge"] Lets just say that TH  bass is much cleaner and generates a different "bass sensation" in the room.  Once you get used to it, it is very difficult to go back to boxed bass.I find the sound similar to what a Mid bass horn woud pla...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: A Group Buy for Scanspeak? Now you mention it! by oxric on 2011-09-24 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I am not sure what drives you: a desire to but a speaker of a desire to initiate a new group buy for ScanSpeak drivers. Knowing you I am pretty sure that if I do not put a stupid smiley face in the end of the last sentance ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #255: Not sure by N-set on 2022-10-28 
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Paul, I'm only learning here but if I understand correctly, a passive Scanspeak will not effectively lower the Fs of the active Scanspeak/s, as the notch is at the Fs of the passive radiator, irrespective of what the active radiator/s is/are. ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: A port with a 'human face'. by Romy the Cat on 2008-06-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: NOhorn channel for “the melody range”. in Audio Discussions  10 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"] I’m still in the world of direct radiators and I’m looking for the ultimate midbass channel solution. At this time it’s still impossible to build a horn of this size so my purpose is to find the next most good sounding soluti...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #232: Howdy Jarek by Edgar= on 2022-10-24 
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My comments are rather discouraging arn't they! Not my intention but hopefully helpful in the long run. Regarding time alignment i just wanted to raise the point i think it might be more relevant than initially anticipated by someone considering buil...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #22: A Group Buy for Scanspeak? Now you mention it! by oxric on 2011-09-24 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I am not sure what drives you: a desire to but a speaker of a desire to initiate a new group buy for ScanSpeak drivers. Knowing you I am pretty sure that if I do not put a stupid smiley face in the end of the last sentance ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #289: Drum and base by N-set on 2024-03-01 
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I recently had a visit by a close friend, who is an accomplished modern jazz saxophonist but a recording/mixing engineer, running his own small studio. We listened to some bass-heavy material on my Dannoys, the bass was acoustic - piano and drums. Da...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #180: Professional Level Productions by Paul S on 2022-02-03 
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Wow, Bill, that sounds like a lifetime of work - and no rest - to me! Hats off again if you can listen for more than 2 sessions in a row without glitches! It has been over 20 years since I gave a thought to combining sight and sound systems. But how ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #79: Dannoy by Bill on 2021-11-10 
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These are Romy's original boxes and scanspeak used as passive radiator. I have purchased 10 inch tannoy reds with their crossovers to replace Romy's which I have given back to him. My Trinnov is doing a 24 dB Linkowitz Reilly crossover at 80 Hz. To m...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #191: Update on Gaw Dannoy by Bill on 2022-02-24 
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Last week found that the distortion I was having was due to some small separations of the woofer cone from the surround suspension probably from age and playing too loud. Applied the glue to them received from English tannoy dealer and distortion...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #117: My understanding... by anthony on 2021-11-25 
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...is that Dannoy were conceived and built in that upper box:  pull out one Scanspeak 10" and put in the Tannoy 10".  The remainder of the Dunlavy tower is redundant....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #76: Congratulations Bill! by N-set on 2021-11-09 
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Are you using the ScanSpeak pair of the original Dunlavy tower for the midbass or something else? Can you pls give the outer dimensions of the towers to have some image? ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Do your own experiments. by Romy the Cat on 2011-09-24 
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[quote user="oxric"] I have always felt that if I went for a vertical array of 10" drivers, I would keep the drivers closer spaced than you do in your 'Dunlavy' made enclosure. Based on the 110" height of the tower, I see that you would be doing this...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #30: HiVi D10G by be on 2012-01-30 
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Hi Herman.Did you hear the Scanspeak woofers like the 8565 or 8555 as a comparison? If you have, what do you think?Rgds.Erik...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Scanspeak by noviygera on 2012-01-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
[quote user="be"]Hi Herman.Did you hear the Scanspeak woofers like the 8565 or 8555 as a comparison? If you have, what do you think?Rgds.Erik[/quote]I did not hear those woofers....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #267: Coming back to the start by N-set on 2022-10-30 
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Yes, of course, I was using 20Hz as some reference only. It's Fs of the ScanSpeak. Tannoy is the only active speaker so all power comes (or not) from it. From your experience with Reds, where does its reasonable output end? Like...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: A trumpet played into a tuba bell can sound like a mandoline - been th... by rowuk on 2022-11-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dannoy 2021 Loudspeakers in Audio For Dummies ™  24 Replies 
If I play my trumpet into a tuba bell and the tuba player just moves his fingers without playing, the trumpet tone is modified and sound like a mandoline. In addition, the upper register becomes almost unplayable due to the modulation affecting the t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #63: Sealed bass arrays below 110 horn by kodomo on 2015-08-29 
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I am using sealed bass arrays of 3 per side. I have six 10" scanspeak woofers in total. I aim to operate them from 38hz to 160hz with qtc 0.707I also have a tapped horn that I am using with my current horn system. It is 244cm's high and 125kg's compl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Answers.... by Romy the Cat on 2015-05-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
[quote user="anthony"]I plan to build a fullrange Melquiades for a friend and then if that works out the DSET 6 or 7 channel version for myself. [/quote] That is very good approach in my view. The problem is in this approach that you have t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Scanspeak, sand and sound. by oxric on 2011-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Constructing LF modules to the limits in Audio Discussions  54 Replies 
[quote user="haralanov"]  Romy the Cat wrote:If you feel that 25W/8565-00 is a good driver then try many of 25W/8565-00. You might try it using both channels on one side and playing mono recordings…That was the first thing I made when I finished th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #229: Yes! by Romy the Cat on 2022-10-23 
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Edgar, I completely miss you in all of your findings and I also was thinking about 15-in toy with a pair of sunspeak passive radiators. Indeed, Tannoys reinforced by sanspeak passive radiators is a magical configuration. I wonder do you dri...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #291: I do not know by Romy the Cat on 2024-03-05 
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Jarek, I know exactly how you feel. There is some magic in 10 Read loaded passively to ScanSpeak SD1 motor with paper cone. The ScanSpeak with this semi-rubber suspension are not the neutral drivers but they have very pleasant, at least ty my ears...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #203: The Scanspeak woofers. by Romy the Cat on 2017-09-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
I would not advise to use my Scanspeak woofers all the way to 150Hz. For sure you can but I feel that they are fine in sub 100Hz. The upper bass need to have more HF resonance and the Scanspeak rubber surround is not best for it. For sure it is no...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #218: This weekend by Romy the Cat on 2017-10-01 
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This weekend wife told me that I should not do nothing else but to fix my playback and this was exactly what I wanted to do. Yesterday I took good 14 hours to play with it, moving boxes, trying to find a good configuration, making measurements, th...
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