Vintage Tannoy Gold vs Harbeth 30.1


It seems the vintage Tannoy has a cult following.  I heard one of the reason is that those old magnets are better.  They don't lose strength over time.  But besides that, what are the benefits or reasons to choose them over new production such as Harbeth 30.1?  I guess the new production may have better technology and design.  Which one would you choose?
gte357s

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Oh, I don’t even know the Tannoy gold is an active driver!  Thanks for pointing it out.  Then yes, they are very different.

Then I guess, maybe one of the reason that make the Tannoy unique is that, one can use a small power tube amp to bet a nice mid range, and yet still get decent bass because of the fact it is active?  And by eliminating a subwoofer, the sound is more coherent?  Maybe that’s the magic behind it?

Then my question is, is there a definite benefit to go vintage?  As mentioned above, there is a bigger risk to go vintage, and some say it is better to update/upgrade the cross over.