Tannoy cheviot vs Arden what should I expect from each?

@yt did you end up with any Tannoy speakers?  I've got Ardens I'm THINKING about selling but dang I don't know why.  They're so good (mine are the one's from the 1970's).  Running with a Leben CS300XS.  Really only issue is "too many speakers" and they are large and may be hardest to place when we move in a few years.  My other speakers are KEF 107 and Janszen electrostatics (ZA2.1A).  They all do their own thing quite well.  I would definitely miss the Ardens if I sold them though!  I liked them better than newer Prestige series I heard at AXPONA this year (not sure which model, looked like a smaller 10" or 12" driver though).

@cd318 interesting, might try that sometime.  I really don't find anything lacking in them already, I just can't seem to hold on to speakers for long.  I've had these 4 years now I think?  Maybe 3, I dunno.  I love them.  They just need a little cosmetic TLC but they're presentable as-is.  Problem is I love a lot of speakers and then I start justifying getting rid of things and I just do it.  I guess I figured if I missed them I'd just buy the new ones.  Wonder how many have compared the old original Ardens with the new ones...anyone on here?  I have them on-sale on another site at a fairly high price, just seeing how bad anyone REALLY wants them.  I suspect I'll be keeping them though, at least for a few more years, until I see what sort of house we move into from here.  I really prioritized the Ardens when I was doing the vinyl thing...IMO vinyl and full-range (or dual concentric) drivers are like peas and carrots...those speakers with their simple (or non-existent) crossovers just seem to let the magic come through from a vinyl source (again IMO).  But, I've sold off all the vinyl.  The Ardens still sound great with digital, but I was thinking the slimmer, easier to place speakers (KEF and Janszen) might be easier to keep and place.

@cd318 yeah life is surely speeding along these days.

The Tannoys are surely great.  I've had probably 20 sets of speakers come through my home in the past decade or so, and I'm pretty happy with what remains (although let plenty of good ones go too!).  Sometimes I just think I only "need" one main system and then a desktop system for work.  Letting go of the Ardens would be tough but I'd still have KEF 107's.  Ardens do some things better but I like the KEF's for all-around speakers, especially since I also use them for home theater.  For music only, the Ardens are certainly their equal, if not better for many types of music.  Just a very different presentation.  I like the Janszen electrostatics too but not sure if I will keep them.  they are a window in to the music, but they don't fill the room like I'm used to.  Very much an intimate, sweet-spot speaker.  The music sounds "good" outside the sweet-spot, but us audiophiles aren't after "good" are we LOL.  In the sweet spot, the music sounds GREAT through the Janszens though so eh, we'll see.  I've found with equipment for me, it's pretty easy-come, easy-go for the most part.  The Tannoys I would miss more than anything I've let go of so far though.