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I did however manage to set them against Westminsters from the 1960s. I wasn't able to put the Minis mini-i-mano with the original full-size Autographs. Tannoy describes it as 'the exquisite replica that is the ultimate modern retro audio product.' Ultimate modern retro audio product - I'm not sure I could have said it better. The petite but real speaker goes by the name of Autograph Mini. The speakers in my daughter's doll house are 1:18 to real life but make no sound. The height ratio is 1:4 when compared to the original Autographs. Yet it isn't taller than, say, a garden gnome.

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Little did I know then that 60 full moons later, I'd be reviewing a speaker that shares the same hexagonal shape with the original Autograph, the same overall style and even the same details (the old-fashioned grill cloth is inlayed within the angled sides towards the front of the cabinet). For vintage freaks, these modern-day Autographs may not represent the originals from the 1950s but Autographs are Autographs, not just any Westminster or what have you. That may very well have been the last pair that was manufactured, ever. Earlier that year, the boys from Japan had placed an order for 50 pairs of Autographs, the last of which was being assembled in front of my very ears. Review Component Retail: € 2,000/pr in Finland, £1,250/pr in UKĪt the very beginning of the millennium, I flew from London to Tannoy - to Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland to be more precise. Room Size: 4.5m wide by 5m long by 2.8 m high, one side wall partly open Sundry Accessories: Final, SID isolator pads Speakers: PHY/Fostex based wide-bandwidth speakers Power Amp: Shindo Montille, 6V6 special design, Sony integrated Preamp: Shindo Aurieges, Dynaco PAS (heavily modified) This review page is supported in part by the sponsor whose ad is displayed aboveĪnalogue source: La Nouvelle Verdier with Ortofon RMG-309), EMT 930 with RF-297ĭigital Source: Audiomeca Kreature transport, Sentec DiAna DAC

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