ever tried on a pair of raw denim jeans? Or a new pair of shoes? They break in over time but they don’t just fall apart right after.
Wouldn't it be better to let the OP enjoy his new loudspeakers without you trying to pick apart a purchasing decision he has made?
I agree, that you must be patient. Breaking in some new components can be painstaking. How much break-in was done at the factory? I was told my Wilson's had a 50 hour break-in period before leaving the factory. I gotta say the Wilson's sounded great right out of the crate. Very little change after 100 hours. Then there is the equipment up stream, from the cartridge to the wire, to the preamp, to the amp. Synergy is important to me. Oh yeah, speaker placement is crucial. I learned this the hard way.
Perhaps if you employ a driver that doesn't use a spider or foam surround. There is movement here of physical materials with no replacement for break-in. To me it's like enjoying a fine wine while it opens up.
happens all the time. my former spendor speakers sounds pretty bad up until 125 hours or so. the only speaker I have owned that sounded good out of the box was the KEF Ls50s, a rare exception. another notable example was some boston acoustic car speakers i had about 15 years ago. i paid $300 for the pair and they fit right in my ford explorer doors. sounded thin and unbearable compared to the cheap stock speakers- until they broke in- and man did they sound unbelievable after that!
Beautiful I will break them in for you so that you won't have to bother with that mundane stuff. Just trying to help. M~
My pair arrived earlier this year and I am very pleased with them. I did not find them harsh out of the box. Have you experimented with the foam bass bungs? I plugged all the ports last night for the first time but I can’t say I have noticed a huge difference.
I guess there is a constant speaker change (rather like a pane of glass getting thicker at the bottom) that'll be varied depending on use, atmospherics etc etc - but far far slower than the initial 'break in' and imperceptible year on year until it gets to a few decades and I may think to myself 'those drivers are as flabby as I am' I'm not an advocate of no initial change because my hearing is getting used to it. Changing a single bust driver with a new one on some older missions showed it clearly by reference to other in the pair. Friends have noticed it too on the Eatons.
Maybe @CarmineRed example, sad but true there is no Tannoy factory in the U.K. anymore. sad day for coatbridge tannoy factory
The current issue of Stereophile states they are still made in the UK. They were planning a China factory but changed their mind, after much protest, including from Pete Townsend, they remained in the UK. In Scotland.
Must be a secret factory as clearly the factory in Scotland is no more or more likely Stereophile just accepted what they were told rather than check it out
I like the OP's setup. Makes me think of old school...but cool school. And the piano sitting on the floor is a nice touch. M. M.
Could be, I suppose. Did a search and there are articles/statements about an intention of going to China in 2016 but then deciding to stay in Scotland. What evidence do you have? EDIT: Here is an excerpt from the Stereophile article in the October 2022 issue: "After this last acquisition, the new owners announced that Tannoy production would be moved from Scotland to China and the Scottish factory would be closed. That led key Tannoy personnel—quite a few of them—to leave the company. It became a major local controversy: Even Pete Townshend went to bat to keep Tannoy. Subsequently, Music Group announced that products would continue to be produced in Scotland, at a new manufacturing facility. Today, the old Tannoy factory still exists but seems destined to become a housing development. So, where are these speakers built, specifically the classic, wood-body Tannoys—the Canterbury, the Westminster. Did that that new factory ever get built? “There is a new factory in Scotland,” said Kevin Deal of Upscale Distribution, Tannoy’s US distributor, in an email. “The cabinets have been made in a furniture factory in Poland for decades and continue to be. Tannoy cabinets, drivers, and crossovers are handmade.” On the back of each speaker, a sticker reads “Designed, engineered, and manufactured in the United Kingdom.”
