Tannoy History Lesson # 2
Did you know that Tannoy is the oldest loudspeaker company in the world? Tannoy was founded by Guy R. Fountain (above) in 1926 and has been making loudspeakers now for over 84 years. ‘Tannoy’ was trademarked as a name in 1928, and was located in London until 1975, when it relocated to Coatbridge, Scotland, where... Read More »
Westminster Royal Cutaway Drawing
Each Westminster Royal SE speaker cabinet incorporates two 11-foot long rear folded horns - composed of 30 individual panels - that couple to the rear of the Dual Concentric™ drive unit and exit at the front cabinet corners (see the cutaway diagram of the cabinet above). The rear horn starts acoustic coupling to the drive... Read More »
Tannoy’s Dual Concentric™ 15-inch Alcomax 3 Drive Unit
The Westminster Royal SE uses the latest and most refined version of Tannoy’s Dual Concentric™ 15-inch Alcomax 3 drive unit, which incorporates Alnico magnets and a computer designed and manufactured reverse throat high frequency Pepper-Pot Wave Guide™. I thought I’d add some detail photos of the Westminster so you could get a closer look. I... Read More »
Westminster Royal SE Walk Around
I used my little Leica D-LUX 4 point-and-shoot camera to do a ‘walk-around’ of the Westminsters so you could get a better look at them. This is my first attempt at video so please forgive the amateur nature of it. Enjoy!
Leben CS660P - Wow!
I get to try a lot of really good amplifiers with my Westminsters, but it seems I am always eager to get my Leben Hi-Fi Company CS660P power amplifier back into the system. The CS660P is shown here with Tung-Sol 6L6G reissue vacuum tubes that are made in Russia for New Sensor. See larger image... Read More »
History Lesson 1 - The Tannoy Story
I’ve been finding out all kinds of interesting things about Tannoy as I’ve been preparing the Westminster Royal SE article for Positive Feedback Online. By the way, the photo above is of Westminster Palace, once the home of the ancient Kings of England, now the home of Parliament, and the Royal SE’s namesake. I’ll only... Read More »
Transcendent OTL Single Ended Mono Amps
My friend Ron brought over his little 4 watt Transcendent OTL single ended mono amps to give a listen to on the Westminsters. These are very refined little amps with a natural and relaxed presentation on the Westminsters. They didn’t seem to really have enough power at 4 watts to make the Westminsters come alive... Read More »
Master Sound Caesar 300B Integrated Amplifier
My friend Ron has more cool Hi-Fi gear than most Hi-Fi shops. After I got the Westminsters dialed in Ron brought over his little Master Sound Caesar 300B integrated amplifier from Italy. The Caesar is a beautiful little amplifier that is made to an extremely high quality standard. Its 9 watts sounds massively powerful on... Read More »
Waiting for Westminster
As I mentioned in my previous post, Tannoy makes each pair of Westminster Royal Special Editions special for each customer as an order is received, so it takes a while from the time you place an order until they make your pair, test them, and ship them to their eagerly awaiting new owner (me in... Read More »
Leica
There’s something magical about getting out and shooting with a Leica rangefinder camera, and that magic translates into photos that are infused with a living, breathing, emotional impact that comes so easy when using a Leica. My first Leica was the film MP, shown above. I really enjoyed shooting film with it, but when the... Read More »
Leben Hi-Fi Stereo Company
I fell in love with the Leben Hi-Fi Stereo Company and the electronics designs of Mr. Taku Hyodo, the founder of Leben Hi-Fi Stereo Company (shown left with the RS30EQ phono stage). I hope to make this blog a resource for Leben enthusiasts like myself. Enjoy!
Acoutic Revive Hi-Fi Tuning Accessories
Those who have been following the Acoustic Revive Chronicles I have been writing at 6Moons and now Positive Feedback Online know all about the Acoustic Revive system & room tuning products, of which I am a big fan. The Acoustic Revive system and room tuning accessories are from the creative mind of Mr. Ken Ishiguro,... Read More »
Tannoy Westminster Special Edition (SE) Loudspeaker
The big Tannoy Westminster Royal Special Edition (SE) loudspeakers are really something special. Given the scarcity of information about them I thought a blog would be a handy resource for those trying to find out more about their musical charms. My journey to owning a pair of Westminster Royal SEs started like this: Quite a... Read More »
Migration from iWeb to WordPress
I'm in the process of migrating Jeff's Place from iWeb to WordPress. One of the nice things about WordPress is that it makes for a much richer website experience because readers can post comments to the blog entries. The idea is that your input will make Jeff's Place a much more valuable resource for all... Read More »
