Treating Tannoy Monitor Golds

Robert F · 7th September 2007, 03:35 AM

Recently I have had success treating FR 125'S a small paper fullrange driver with two very thin coats of C37 lacquer.

A friend has a very substantial investment in time and money in some 15 inch Tannoy Monitor Gold speakers which in a way are really an heirloom product. Now he is keen to try the same treatment on the Tannoys , but since it is a one way trip has anyone tried this on these or very somilar speakers?

Thanks,
Rob.

Robert F · 7th September 2007, 03:37 AM

>>has anyone tried this on these or very somilar speakers?

err typo alert, make that "similar"!

planet10 · 7th September 2007, 04:24 AM

Good to hear that you had the same experience with the FR125 as i did.

Some of the drivers i tried the C37 got a lot better, some not as good as doing the cone up with puzzlecoat, i didn't have any that got worse, but the US Lowther distrib says C37 will ruin a set of lowthers.

If anyone has done up a set of Tannoys Thorsten Loesch was either the proginator or at least knows about it.

You should mail him at AMR and see if he has any input before you go ahead.

dave

pinkmouse · 7th September 2007, 07:18 AM

Hmm.

You could repaint a '57 Stratocaster in flame green and pink sunburst, or convert a Ferrari 250GTO into a pickup, but would you?

Robert F · 7th September 2007, 07:24 AM

Dave thanks, I'll give Thorsten a crack. Yes I find the FR125's reproduce more tonal colour and have better resolution with the lac, overall a nice change.

Pinkmouse, yes that is exactly the conundrum, although I doubt the visual effect on the Tannoys will be all that heinous! I suspect it may cause a slight darkening of the cones and not much else.

Rgds,
Rob.

planet10 · 7th September 2007, 02:36 PM

Just a hunch, but...

I got the feeling that how good C37 was on a driver was related to how easily it could be applied to the cone material. On the FRs it almost spread itself, on the Fostex it was a real struggle. The FRs really benefitted, the Fostex were better than stock, but the top end became somewhat blunted (ie not as good by a ways vrs just puzzlecoat.

dave

7th September 2007, 03:35 AM	#1
Robert F diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Auckland	Treating Tannoy Monitor Golds Recently I have had success treating FR 125'S a small paper fullrange driver with two very thin coats of C37 lacquer. A friend has a very substantial investment in time and money in some 15 inch Tannoy Monitor Gold speakers which in a way are really an heirloom product. Now he is keen to try the same treatment on the Tannoys , but since it is a one way trip has anyone tried this on these or very somilar speakers? Thanks, Rob.

7th September 2007, 04:24 AM	#3
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 5	Good to hear that you had the same experience with the FR125 as i did. Some of the drivers i tried the C37 got a lot better, some not as good as doing the cone up with puzzlecoat, i didn't have any that got worse, but the US Lowther distrib says C37 will ruin a set of lowthers. If anyone has done up a set of Tannoys Thorsten Loesch was either the proginator or at least knows about it. You should mail him at AMR and see if he has any input before you go ahead. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com, frugal-phile.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

7th September 2007, 07:18 AM	#4
pinkmouse diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chatham, England	Hmm. You could repaint a '57 Stratocaster in flame green and pink sunburst, or convert a Ferrari 250GTO into a pickup, but would you? __________________ Al I conceive of nothing, in religion, science or philosophy, that is more than the proper thing to wear, for a while. Charles Fort

7th September 2007, 02:36 PM	#6
planet10 frugal-phile(tm) diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Victoria, BC, NA, Sol III Blog Entries: 5	Just a hunch, but... I got the feeling that how good C37 was on a driver was related to how easily it could be applied to the cone material. On the FRs it almost spread itself, on the Fostex it was a real struggle. The FRs really benefitted, the Fostex were better than stock, but the top end became somewhat blunted (ie not as good by a ways vrs just puzzlecoat. dave __________________ community sites t-linespeakers.org, frugal-horn.com, frugal-phile.com ........ commercial site planet10-HiFi p10-hifi forum here at diyA

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7th September 2007, 03:37 AM	#2
Robert F diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Auckland	>>has anyone tried this on these or very somilar speakers? err typo alert, make that "similar"!

7th September 2007, 07:24 AM	#5
Robert F diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Auckland	Dave thanks, I'll give Thorsten a crack. Yes I find the FR125's reproduce more tonal colour and have better resolution with the lac, overall a nice change. Pinkmouse, yes that is exactly the conundrum, although I doubt the visual effect on the Tannoys will be all that heinous! I suspect it may cause a slight darkening of the cones and not much else. Rgds, Rob.

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