Is there Tannoy Magic / Should I buy a pair of Tannoys as "accessory" speaker?
I have a decent system, and am running JBL 4367, with either Parasound A21+ (300w solid state) or Canary M600 (50w tubes) and am Tannoy-curious.
I'm familiar with the current state of the brand, I understand that the "new" speakers aren't made at the old factory, and that much of the "shine" has worn off the brand over the last several years. I'm also aware of the newer company with much of the former Tannoy brain trust.
I have never heard a Tannoy speaker.
My room is just barely, small, at 16' wide 13' deep and 9' ceilings. It opens at the rear, almost but not perfectly symmetrically, behind the listening position, via a set of pocket doors that remain open, to a much larger room. The JBLs, with their 15" driver (thanks to a bunch of acoustic treatments) are not "too much" for the room, so I don't know that the Ardens (for example) would be, either.
I'm not saying I wouldn't get rid of the JBLs, but the plan is to buy a set of Tannoys, hopefully like them enough to keep them, and slip them in the system as desire dictates.
The JBLs do everything that I know of, that I want a speaker to do, I'm just looking to be inspired.
I think I need realistic bass, and so perhaps a 12" or 15" (I don't know, just guessing) model might suit me better.
Other than figure out how to demo some Tannoy speakers in a store like a normal person would, what do you think I should do?
Thanks @jayctoy +1 @veerossi There aren’t many speakers that are capable of connecting you to the music so intimately and emotionally like the way Tannoy does so effortlessly. It takes little getting used to birch wood cabinetry (some dig it others don’t). I am sure you’ve already read about dual concentric drivers so I won’t take up your time here. Just like anything in audio, I recommend an audition with ‘right’ electronics. Your M600 are very likely a match made in heaven with Tannoy’s. |
“Even amplifiers which sound really good on most speakers like Accuphase and which are known for their refined treble do not sound good on Tannoys” That’s interesting, which Accuphase did you try with your Tannoy’s. M6 experience was quite opposite than yours…I preferred the E-650, Class A-30W paired with Canterbury’s over Dart’s CTH-8550 and T+A PA3100. |
