Tannoy cheviot vs Arden what should I expect from each?

How are they now, after the break-in? I’m considering Tannoy, but its pretty hard to navigate their range. You have speakers at the same price in both line: prestige and the other one (ie Turnberry vs. Arden); then you have speakers in the same line just a few $$ apart (I consider Stirling ($6000) - Turnberry ($8000), for example, to be close in price). Did you listen to the Stirling?

Very interested in this thread as I narrowed things down for myself to either Arden, Cheviot, or Turnberry. Curiously, almost all members here and in other forums who were devotees of Tannoy and therefore seem to know what they are saying mentioned that Turnberry is one of least successful Tannoy designs despite being a junior 'Prestige' member, while there is generally universal admiration towards both Cheviots and Ardens.

I did not hear any of these speakers in their current iteration, but listened to the older Cheviots which I really liked, and once heard old Ardens, very briefly and in less than optimal circumstances. Again, I remember its sound well enough for them to make my shortlist many years after! I am less concerned about the size of the room here, in part because it really comes into play at certain (loud) volume...

Curious to hear about Turnberry - how they compare... Thanks.

@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).

@ddunne83 

Don't do it.

Just don't.

Tannoys like yours deserve small sacrifices.

Just for an experiment, have a play with the the tightness of the driver bolt tension. See if you prefer 'hand tight' as opposed to what they are currently.

If not, you can easily retighten them as to previous.

If you can fit them, I’d go Ardens....the bass I bet is phenomenal on them. If either sounds like my Eatons, which I’m sure they are much better, then you are in for a treat.

The pepper pot tweeter/concentric driver with the Alnico magnets would be very expensive, but it is the very best that Tannoy offers.

While your at it. Pick yourself up a Sugden Class A integrated amp. The combo is terrific.