Magico compared to Tannoy


Trying to leave aside partisanship, how would you describe the approach to sound reproduction and sound character (not quality, though it may be hard to avoid)? I understand they are polar opposites but I’m curious how you’d describe.   
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Tannoy are not the best speakers there is now certainly ...

It is very simple to guess that....

 But in ratio S.Q./ Price they probably are, if not the best, one of the best...Buy a used pair of one and forget the best....

This is not difficult to figure out even if we have never own them...


I own 2 pairs of Tannoy dual concentric for 40 years...

They are very musical...

They will outshine almost anything in a controlled acoustical environment.... They NEED it....

Their price is not at all on the level of Magico....

I heard them on youtube and i suspect they are fatiguing, musical sound is NOT a sum of details so exact thy are, it is an integration of the parts in a meaningful whole not a dissection...I dont want details if i listen something all day long i want music...

I think the Tannoy are more akin to a musical instrument than to a microscope...Try listen 5 hours of harpsichord on magico before buying them at this price....


i own this complete Bach recording.... The recording is very good and the harpsichord sound is the most surprizing and rich one i ever listen to....Easy to listen without end....Then if you can enjoy 5 hours without headache on the Magico buy them....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J5c7_Lheis

Different people, different needs....