During the 1960s, almost all of the major British studios used Reds. This design approach creates a point-source, which effectively eliminates the subtle phase shifts that occur when two or more drive units are placed along a monitor’s front baffle.ġ958 saw the introduction of the Monitor Red – the most revered (and now expensive) of all the big Tannoys. A coaxial design, the speaker featured a horn-loaded tweeter situated in the centre of the woofer. The original 15-inch Dual Concentric (and those caps are necessary – it’s a trademark) first appeared in 1947, and was named the Monitor Black. The superb sound they delivered was a revelation to my 17-year-old ears and during downtime, I’d play my favourite records to discover all manner of detail that my humble home-stereo speakers glossed over. A pair of Tannoy Ardens – the largest in the range at the time – driven by a Quad amplifier, dominated the control room. My first experience of Tannoys came in 1985, when I landed my first studio job working as a tape-op.
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