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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?

 

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mrfrito
30 posts
 

I listened to sterling and smaller monitors along with Top tier speakers back in 2021 . My goal was to listen to Ardens but they were not available . I spent two-hours with my own playlist . Tannoy speakers were not for me , they were just ok to my ears . I ended up buying a pair of B&W804 D3s and they are specular .

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mrfrito
30 posts
 

I listened to sterling and smaller monitors along with Top tier speakers back in 2021 . My goal was to listen to Ardens but they were not available . I spent two-hours with my own playlist . Tannoy speakers were not for me , they were just ok to my ears . I ended up buying a pair of B&W804 D3s and they are specular . If you don't need a tower speaker and don't listen to loud head banging music Harbeth 30.1 s are a great speaker I can't get out of my head .

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hiend2
418 posts
 

Upscale audio has them in calif the Tannoys

You cannot replace that compression driver in the Jbl's

 

Id keep them and get a second pair of a More refined speaker

veerossi
169 posts
 

I’m close to Upscale and purchased Tannoys from them after experiencing the Tannoy magic. If you’re into imaging and soundstage, you will not be disappointed. I listen to all kinds of music and they rock. Of course there are also a pair of REL subs that add that bottom end I desire. I go there to audition speakers often and still haven’t heard anything that I’d rather own…including their current newish line from from Fyne I will say the Tannoys took forever to break-in but I did it the old fashioned way…listening. From my experience, I’d go Turnberry and higher in their line.  

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