TANNOY will stop Hi-FI ?

I live a couple of miles from the Tannoy factory in Coatbridge.  I have owned a pair of Eatons, Devons, Little reds, Little Golds and for the last 10 years a pair of D700 which I can't let go!  (loved every pair) Thought I'd share a wee Tannoy story from the past.  Walked in to the reception with a Devon driver - back in the day (about 30 years ago) I thought it sounded a bit dull compared to the other one, asked if I could book it in with an engineer to have a look at it.  An old guy appeared - complete with brown coat - and said "come on through son" he led me through the factory to his workshop - explaining the different workstations on the way - popped my speaker on the scope, made a few adjustments "perfect" he says. I asked what the charge was and he said "free, just come back over if you have any problems" - God I miss those days!

@baggyaudio now that's an awesome story!

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".

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!

Glory days indeed!