Anyone have heard of Tangent RS-8 speakers


Has anyone heard of the topline speaker from Tangent 25 years ago? What's the speaker sensitivity?
Is it musical?
I wonder how this pair compared to the modern speakers.

TIA
s23chang

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I recently finished a refurbish job on a set of the Tangent RS6's which use the same drivers as the RS8's, the Kef T27 and the Audax bass mid (two in the RS 6's in a two and a half way configuration and no lack of bottom end here). I was a dealer in the 80's and we sold many of the Tangents with NAD, Hafler, Michaelson and Austin and Bedini for amplification.

Sensitivity was low, in the 88-89 dB range if memory serves me right and thoroughly British in all respects. Plywood veneer cabinets, quality crossover parts and very decent drivers. I paid $150.00 for a set of RS6's in early spring from California.

I've searched for RS8's but yours are the first I've seen mentioned.