Hello Jim,
I had always been under the impression that Tannoy, like Audio Note, Spendor and Harbeth, designs its cabinets to resonate, somewhat like instruments. Now that you ask for a reference, however, I can not find any material that supports that assumption.
I did a search and the Tannoy literature clearly states that the design goal is for a rigid, inert cabinet construction, so I am mistaken. It seemed to me that this was a major difference in the designs of Magico and Tannoy. I am wrong.
I did find this review in Stereophile of the Tannoy Churchill speaker which describes a resonating cabinet as contributing to a beautifully natural sound on vocals and some other instruments, particularly in the midrange: http://www.stereophile.com/content/tannoy-churchill-loudspeaker-page-3
But I don't think this is a design goal on Tannoy's part. Clearly, I am mistaken and apologize for posting a faulty presumption on my part.
I had always been under the impression that Tannoy, like Audio Note, Spendor and Harbeth, designs its cabinets to resonate, somewhat like instruments. Now that you ask for a reference, however, I can not find any material that supports that assumption.
I did a search and the Tannoy literature clearly states that the design goal is for a rigid, inert cabinet construction, so I am mistaken. It seemed to me that this was a major difference in the designs of Magico and Tannoy. I am wrong.
I did find this review in Stereophile of the Tannoy Churchill speaker which describes a resonating cabinet as contributing to a beautifully natural sound on vocals and some other instruments, particularly in the midrange: http://www.stereophile.com/content/tannoy-churchill-loudspeaker-page-3
But I don't think this is a design goal on Tannoy's part. Clearly, I am mistaken and apologize for posting a faulty presumption on my part.