AsRock
TPU addict
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| Processor | AMD 3900X \ AMD 7700X |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | ASRock AM4 X570 Pro 4 \ ASUS X670Xe TUF |
| Cooling | D15 |
| Memory | Patriot 2x16GB PVS432G320C6K \ G.Skill Flare X5 F5-6000J3238F 2x16GB |
| Video Card(s) | eVga GTX1060 SSC \ XFX RX 6950XT RX-695XATBD9 |
| Storage | Sammy 860, MX500, Sabrent Rocket 4 Sammy Evo 980 \ 1xSabrent Rocket 4+, Sammy 2x990 Pro |
| Display(s) | Samsung 1080P \ LG 43UN700 |
| Case | Fractal Design Pop Air 2x140mm fans from Torrent \ Fractal Design Torrent 2 SilverStone FHP141x2 |
| Audio Device(s) | Yamaha RX-V677 \ Yamaha CX-830+Yamaha MX-630 Infinity RS4000\Paradigm P Studio 20, Blue Yeti |
| Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX-750 \ Corsair RM1000X Shift |
| Mouse | Steelseries Sensei wireless \ Steelseries Sensei wireless |
| Keyboard | Logitech K120 \ Wooting Two HE |
| Benchmark Scores | Meh benchmarks. |
Some months ago i ordered some Tannoy Mercury MKII speakers which has been part of a range have adored the sound off since the mid 90's which the first were around 1982-3 up to about 1990, these are well known to be very good even for valve amps too. The MKII's are the much later being around 1988-89 mine being 88 which i got of some one who got them back in the UK who traveled all over but had they stored away for some years as he settled down in the US. Well i had the money this time so.
Well being cheap to get in the UK they are pretty expensive in the US due to postage and actual quality these actually deliver selling $200+ typically.
Well some thing i did not notice until i received them that the surrounds were totally cracked around both of them leaving a dried residue.
So having fixed this sort of issue before it was the first time dealing with rubber surrounds which foam surrounds are much easier to deal with and making a little harder the coils are really close.
How ever being another catch was to be found and that even they are 8" woofers they are not the typical sized cone with the smaller coil than typically with a smaller cone. Here's a example of the difference which i got from the Netherlands claiming they fit the range but i will add who refunded me my money including insurence and let me keep them too.
The gap is about 18-20mm short but as you can see they fit perfectly on the outside.
Well they do say 3rd time is a charm and liking these just made me keep trying and then i found some other 8" that would fit being 120mm inside gap and not the typical 130-140mm. Thing was were these were coming from has taken over a month to get them so i had plenty of time to do this.
I noticed a brown color started to appear when doing this too which i guess which was the discoloring seen in a earlier picture.
The first speaker was easier than the second for sure although still had annoying parts
.
Finally first one was done, just to sand and clean to do just to make sure every thing was nice and smooth.
Six weeks later and here's one of them and they are how i remembered them, even though i had the ones from 1983 these are pretty much like them even if they do not use the cloth tweeter. Just need a little wipe over and every minute of waiting has been totally worth it, and want another pair now HA!.
Hopefully some one enjoyed this and until next time.
Well being cheap to get in the UK they are pretty expensive in the US due to postage and actual quality these actually deliver selling $200+ typically.
Well some thing i did not notice until i received them that the surrounds were totally cracked around both of them leaving a dried residue.
So having fixed this sort of issue before it was the first time dealing with rubber surrounds which foam surrounds are much easier to deal with and making a little harder the coils are really close.
How ever being another catch was to be found and that even they are 8" woofers they are not the typical sized cone with the smaller coil than typically with a smaller cone. Here's a example of the difference which i got from the Netherlands claiming they fit the range but i will add who refunded me my money including insurence and let me keep them too.
The gap is about 18-20mm short but as you can see they fit perfectly on the outside.
Well they do say 3rd time is a charm and liking these just made me keep trying and then i found some other 8" that would fit being 120mm inside gap and not the typical 130-140mm. Thing was were these were coming from has taken over a month to get them so i had plenty of time to do this.
I noticed a brown color started to appear when doing this too which i guess which was the discoloring seen in a earlier picture.
The first speaker was easier than the second for sure although still had annoying parts
.
Finally first one was done, just to sand and clean to do just to make sure every thing was nice and smooth.
Six weeks later and here's one of them and they are how i remembered them, even though i had the ones from 1983 these are pretty much like them even if they do not use the cloth tweeter. Just need a little wipe over and every minute of waiting has been totally worth it, and want another pair now HA!.
Hopefully some one enjoyed this and until next time.
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How do they sound now?
