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- Tannoy dual concentric speaker drivers#
- Tannoy dual concentric speaker driver#
- Tannoy dual concentric speaker professional#
Once you leave the anemic dynamics of all monkey coffins you are taking on a brave new challenge that few Americans are able to confront.theĬhallenge of authentic music dynamics that only horns can produce at low distortion.and remember there is a great deal of differenceįor example.if you use a midrange and tweeter horn and do not use a comparable woofer horn then you will have dynamic discontinuity.but You will not have tears in your eyes when listening to Bob Dylan’s – Girl From the North Country, but it will not sound bad at all – just less engaging than on better quality speakers.DIY 12" Tannoy Horn Space, the instruments and the musicĭIY design: horn loudspeaker for 12" Tannoy Dual Concentric driversĪuthor: Chris Templer - TNT-Audio South Africa Maybe because of this DC2000 are not that engaging.
Tannoy dual concentric speaker driver#
This must have something to do with the construction of the driver as I actually never heard any Dual Concentric driver capable of sounding ‘from behind’ the speakers. The presentation is actually very similar to all other Dual Concentric Tannoy speakers – sound seems to be coming ‘from in front’ of the speakers. Unfortunately the reviewed pair does not have much of it. Another important part of speakers’ presentation is depth of soundstage. They are capable of playing many different types of music at relatively high levels without causing distress to listener’s ears. They are not the most transparent speakers in the world, however, they are quite easy to listen. What I am trying to say here is that if you normally listen to the music on low quality speakers, you will be very impressed with DC2000 but if you have a relatively good quality set up, you may not appreciate them as much. Saying this, when I test speakers I apply the same ‘ultimate’ test scale regardless of the price. Tannoy LGM) and the Tannoy DC2000 simply did not sound nowhere near as good as the other speakers. They are of course different degrees of sounding close to alive, and perhaps at the time of testing I was used to my other speakers (i.e. Vocals and instruments sound nice but do not sound alive. Midrange and treble are well balanced – not shouty but not dull either. Tracks like Drie Straits – Water of Love sound dynamic and do not lack anything. Sealed enclosure fans will not be disappointed. It is quite quick, as you would expect from a closed box. Bass is low enough, but not low to cause an earthquake. After first few tracks I was neither disappointed, nor excited. I did not have any expectations when I first plugged these speakers in. The crossovers are hardwired and feature fairly basic components, glued to the back of the speaker terminals – popular cost saving approach, frequently utilised amongst modern speakers. The tweeter diaphragms are made from aluminium and are driven by a separate magnet, positioned behind the bass diaphragm magnet (see photos below). Both drivers’ cones are made from polyolefin suspended on rubber surrounds. We often see this in budget speakers, so seeing it in Tannoy DC2000 was a little disappointing, especially that from what I found on the internet, they were not exactly cheap when they were new.
Tannoy dual concentric speaker drivers#
There a two drivers in each speaker, one Dual Concentric driver and one bass driver and both feature baskets made from pressed metal. They are finished in black vinyl laminate that tries to imitate wood – I’m not a big fan. The enclosures are made of chipboard and are fairly rigid. My first impression was quite positive – the speakers are quite heavy and the drivers look neat. According to Tannoy, the crossovers are designed to time align both high and low frequency drivers, to eliminate “unnatural time delays” and create true point source.ĭC2025 DMT 200mm (8″) Dual Concentric with 25mm (1″) Aluminium Dome and 200mm (8″) Polyolefin Diaphragm The benefits of having the high frequency driver sharing the same chassis as the bass driver are that the whole drive unit operates across the audio bandwidth as a single point of source, which in theory, should produce perfect stereo image. Drivers feature famous ‘Dual Concentric’ construction which means that two diaphragms (HF and LF) are combined in one driver and are working on the same axis – if you are not familiar with this construction, read the Monitor Gold 15″ review, which explains it in more detail. Here is how Tannoy describes these: “Designed to deliver high sensitivity and bass extension, the DC2000 is a compact, floor-standing speaker”.
Tannoy dual concentric speaker professional#
These Tannoy DC2000 speakers were in the higher end of the ‘Series 90’ – the range developed by Tannoy which featured technologies from professional studio monitors, adapted for domestic market.