I owned a pair of HPD315s which I acquired in 1980. They were my mainstays until I sold them last year. Not a perfect speaker system, but a rather enjoyable one for it's unique sonic qualities. They definitely had that "British sound".
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Nice Tannoy story! We used to do things like that back in the ol’den days in our "lab" at Lafayette Radio and Radio Shack. Customers walking in, lots of tubes tested for free, fuses and styluses replaced, free battery cards, etc. Also checked out a few problem speaker drivers in my day at Tech Hifi. Glory days! |
Can some one from Scotland, verify this claim please regarding Tannoy Industrial state being turned into a housing sub division Palacecraig Street Residential Development - Public Consulation (palacecraigplanning.com) |
This has been confirmed by ex employees that hosted Kevin (from Upscale) John Norton and Graham Hendry, and this is a quote from Graham to me "nothing is now made or designed in the UK." Even Canadian retailers were unaware, See the following link - https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/housing-proposal-coatbridge-factory-site-22883220 |
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