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Re: Audio Monitors for Editing

Subject: Re: Audio Monitors for Editing
From: Walter Knapp <>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 15:44:45 -0400
From: Bret <>

> Walt,
> I have been using the Tannoy system 600a powered monitors for quite
> some time.  http://www.tannoyna.com/professional/index.html
>
> They are internally biamped (70w per driver), using two TDA7294V power
> op amps in each speaker.=20
> The amp sections sound surprisingly good (and noise free), as do the
> speakers.=20
> I triamp these with a BSS FDS310 active crossover (~65 hz, 24db/oct) to
> a Rotel RB1080 200 watt/channel power amp to passive Acoustat stereo
> subwoofers.
> I like not having to have so many external amps, and that I can use a
> balanced signal from my roland vs2480, to BSS crossover, to tannoys,
> and to the rotel.
> It is true, little speakers have low end limits, especially at high
> volume, low distortion.  Such is the physics of sound.
> bret

The whole little speakers and subs thing was done to save space, not
because it was best. I'm not a fan of subs. We can localize distant
thunder, so relegating those sounds to mono is not right.

I have been eyeing the Tannoy offerings, coax speakers are something I
understand. The Tannoy ellipse 10 would maybe do, but they deliberately
incorporate a low frequency killer in it complete with flashing warning
lights. Worries me that they are not confident in the survivability of
their speakers playing infrasound.

Walt




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