Tannoy Dimension TD10 are here

mulveling
mulveling Posts: 505
edited January 2008 in 2 Channel Audio
I believe this will be a first-look at these speakers, around these parts. Note in the pics below, how these are not like the average bear:

* trapezoidal cabinet design
* note the twin-roll fabric surround on the main driver, in contrast to the ubiquitous rubber surrounds
* the main driver is a 10" dual-concentric with the tweeter horn-loaded into the throat of the woofer (the thing on the top is a super tweeter that only handles signal above 16kHz). All 3 drivers are positionally time-aligned.
* super tweeter thingy on top is carved out of solid metal block
* black velvet covering much of the front surface - this also helps damp reflections from the super tweeter

Current incarnation of the man-cave:
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Ooooh:
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Aaahhhhh:
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"Oh, so you couldn't afford Bose?"
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10" composite fibre Dual-concentric driver with twin-roll fabric surround:
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Super Tweeter (w/ grille on):
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Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited July 2007
    Very nice
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited July 2007
    Check out the connection panel (bill is for size reference :D):

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    Those fat pink-ish cables are the STOCK jumpers - "Van Den Hul MC The Wind Mk I Hybrid Halogen" is what they've got printed on them, whatever the hell that means. Looks to be 11 gauge. Jumper terminations are WBT "Pure Copper" and the binding posts are also WBT. Clearly the highest quality stock connections I've seen yet.
    Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited July 2007
    Very nice, congrats!

    My Tannoys needed about 40 hours break in time before sounding their best. Their out of the box sound was terrible, I almost returned them, ha.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited July 2007
    somebodys' happy :D congats Mike.
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited July 2007
    Very Cool :cool:
    Rogue Audio stereo 100 tube amplifier - Lector Zoe preamplifier with 6H30 pi's
    .Audience AU24SE speaker and ic cables- Chord Qutest DAC - Black Cat Silverstar II 75ohm digital cable-Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature system with large bass cabinets to accommodate 10" Seas magnesium woofers.2xhmpsuownoj.jpg
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited July 2007
    I don't think I would have been able to figure out the rear panel without that $20 bill. You don't have any $100's? pffft. It's a very nice loudspeaker.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited July 2007
    Freakin' gorgeous, dude!!!

    I like how you've arranged the acoustic panels.

    C'mon, give up the details. So how do they sound? What's the room size, BTW?
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited July 2007
    very very nice.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • woofiepaws
    woofiepaws Posts: 215
    edited July 2007
    Very nice. I like those jumpers. Why can't more companies go this route: spend a few extra bucks for details that instill confidence in the product?
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  • izafar
    izafar Posts: 819
    edited July 2007
    Nice!!!! (as in Borat's tone)
    -izafar

    Goldenear Technology Triton 1 - Benchmark AHB2 - Benchmark LA4 - Auralic Vega - Auralic Aries Mini - Marantz TT-15S1 - Clearaudio Nano
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2007
    Awesome! Let us know how it goes!
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited July 2007
    On their sound, as per my PM to George:

    I'm anticipating that the Dimensions are going to be totally awesome once I get them dialed in with my tube amps. They sound like an Eyris DC3 on steroids - greatly increased bass impact & dynamics, to go along with enhancing the strengths of the Eyris DC3: incredibly coherent and well integrated from top to bottom, great tone and musicality, and super fast transients.

    These are almost certainly the best speakers I've owned so far. Not quite as much bass impact & depth of the Legacy, but still very satisfying, unlike the Taylo monitors which really suffer in this area. It's more than made up for in the super clean mids and killer imaging/expansive soundstage, which even exceeds that of the incredible Taylos, IMO. Also should drive home the point about how well integrated the whole bass/mids/highs spectrum is. Sounds much more like a really good headphone (1-driver) in this respect.

    The room is approximately 12'x14' with a height of 9'. They're currently set up along the 12' wall.
    Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited July 2007
    Outstanding setup, I'm jealous.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,337
    edited July 2007
    Very nice! I like the finish and the look. Are those JC-1's? Congrats and enjoy!
    Carl

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  • del44
    del44 Posts: 686
    edited July 2007
    Very nice speakers. The whole setup looks great. :)
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  • Mike Reeter
    Mike Reeter Posts: 4,315
    edited July 2007
    I always enjoy your pics...looks like an advertisment out of a brochure.

    You have a lot to be proud of...I can't imagine how this rig sounds
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  • DarqueKnight
    DarqueKnight Posts: 6,765
    edited July 2007
    Beautiful setup. Looking forward to your detailed review.
    Proud and loyal citizen of the Digital Domain and Solid State Country!
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2008
    Still enjoying them?
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited January 2008
    Face wrote: »
    Still enjoying them?
    Yes, I am. I haven't bought anything audio since August, so that's a really good sign for me :D

    Unfortunately I've been super busy at my new job (ditched the corporate software engineering gig for a startup software company in October), so speaker listening time has been cut to a minimum, and all my gear is stuck in a less-than-acoustically-optimal room, but they're still a pleasure to look at and listen to. It is actually quite a sight, with the Tannoys, tube gear, Sota TT, stacks of vinyl, and a new 24" iMac all in 12'x14' :D

    I've become a pretty big fan of the way Tannoy does things, their sense of aesthetics and engineering (not that I understand that much about acoustic engineering). So, I expect that if I ever cash in big, either a Tannoy Prestige series speaker or the custom behemoth the local audio shop is designing would be in my future. Definitely, dual-concentric driver in a BIG cabinet is my current chosen audio religion. On to that custom behemoth - definitely the BEST I've ever heard, beats out the Thiel CS7.2, each speaker uses what looks like a 10" fiber dual concentric (but not Tannoy built), two 10" metal drivers, four 10" rear-firing passive radiators, and a supertweet. Big cabinets. Of course retail is expected to be $35K /pr, but worth it if you have the money. It was driven by some 22 Watt vintage 1960's tubes amps that had been refurbished (IIRC they said they were "Ikos" (sp?)), that's all you need to drive 'em to bliss (this made an orchestra come to full-powered LIFE on a very budget NAD CD player), no mega $$$$$ amps/electronics need apply :)
    Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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  • Ferres
    Ferres Posts: 310
    edited January 2008
    I only have the Sensys DC's and they still deliver. :)
    Gear: Rotel RC 1082, Rotel RSP 1068 pre/pro, Rotel RMB1077 amp, Cayin CDT 15a CD player, S301 bluray.

    Speakers: Tannoy DC sensys speakers, Paradigm Servo15 Sub, Velo Spl-1500r

    Conditioner: Isotek :D
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited January 2008
    Ferres wrote: »
    I only have the Sensys DC's and they still deliver. :)
    I know they do! Both the Sensys DC and Eyris DC lines come pretty damn close to the Dimension sound, for a lot less money. Luckily I got these heavily discounted, used. As long as you've got the dual-concentric, it's going to be something good.

    First heard my SOTA TT hooked up to the Sensys bookshelves, and they rocked. Still miss the walnut Eyris DC3's I sold a couple years back :(
    Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2008
    I was looking at a set of Eyris dc bookshelves, I don't have the room for floorstanders at the moment....Anybody play with those? I have a set of System 8s, but the cabs are a large for the real estate I've got as well....
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited January 2008
    How come I am only seeing red x's where the pictures should be???:confused:
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited January 2008
    nikolas812 wrote: »
    How come I am only seeing red x's where the pictures should be???:confused:

    I'm not seeing ****, literally. I know what the Dimensions look like though, they are pretty impressive. :D
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  • Ferres
    Ferres Posts: 310
    edited January 2008
    The thing I love about Tannoy Dual Concentrics is how revealing they are. Every little tweak you make with the system from amps to cables are made obvious in the sound.;)

    Personally, I think Tannoy needs more distributors and better brand recognization.

    The Prestige line are massive. But the Dimensions are a whole lot prettier. :D
    Gear: Rotel RC 1082, Rotel RSP 1068 pre/pro, Rotel RMB1077 amp, Cayin CDT 15a CD player, S301 bluray.

    Speakers: Tannoy DC sensys speakers, Paradigm Servo15 Sub, Velo Spl-1500r

    Conditioner: Isotek :D
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited January 2008
    Ferres wrote: »
    The thing I love about Tannoy Dual Concentrics is how revealing they are. Every little tweak you make with the system from amps to cables are made obvious in the sound.;)

    Personally, I think Tannoy needs more distributors and better brand recognization.

    The Prestige line are massive. But the Dimensions are a whole lot prettier. :D
    Totally agree; as I understand it they've got tons of brand recognition in Britain & Japan (maybe just in the very high-end of Japan, though), but are severely under-represented here in the US. My office just happens to be a block away from one of the few US dealers.

    That local dealer is soon getting in some Glenairs from the prestige line, I am both looking forward to and fearing an audition of those...

    Bill, I've briefly heard the DC1's in the shop but haven't spent a lot of time with them. On first glance they sounded very good; fit right into their place in the line I'd say.

    Sorry about the pics being down guys. I guess the photo storage space I had at head-fi suddenly became a subscription thing :p
    Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited January 2008
    You can upload them here. ;)
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • Ferres
    Ferres Posts: 310
    edited January 2008
    I thought it weird that Tannoy doesn't include the super tweeters on the prestige line as standard. Wish I could get a chance to hear one of those. :)

    The Sensys DC1's are amazing bookshelfs. Couple them with a decent sub to get those extra lows.
    Gear: Rotel RC 1082, Rotel RSP 1068 pre/pro, Rotel RMB1077 amp, Cayin CDT 15a CD player, S301 bluray.

    Speakers: Tannoy DC sensys speakers, Paradigm Servo15 Sub, Velo Spl-1500r

    Conditioner: Isotek :D
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited January 2008
    Do you have a link to your pics? It's not showing. Is this those single drivers with super tweets from their Prestige line? The Tannoy Westminster Royal is my dream speakers.
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  • mulveling
    mulveling Posts: 505
    edited January 2008
    Ok, I finally got off the new iMac long enough to grab some images off the old PC :p Added them to my new system showcase entry:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=65144
    Tannoy Dimension TD10, SOTA Star Sapphire, Heathkit W4A's, McIntosh MC2100, Eddie-Current Zana Deux, Singlepower SDS, Sennheiser HD650, Audio-Technica L3000, Sony Qualia 010
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