Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers?

johnrothschild:

The Kensington GR is a high fidelity speaker -- not recommended for hard rock/heavy metal. For that you want low fidelity with excessive bass. Hard rock/heavy metal in high fidelity will make you question your self-worth, and you won't like the answer.

jburidan: i dont understand you gradation, The High  End  speakers with
good bass extension like B & W nautilus or Egglestone Viginity with
two 10"  butyl  surround (low resonance frequency) drivers  is excellent for any type of music included hard rock /Heavy metal ,etc)   The Kensington
like other Tannoy get woofer with cloth surround , this woofer is very fast
good punch , but is not be able produce lower bass ,  

bache:

I was joking. I don't listen to hard rock/heavy metal so I have no idea how they would sound on my Tannoys, which BTW go down to 16Hz. It all depends on the room, not on the surround.

@johnrothschild, each and every Tannoy speaker I have heard R1, MX3, R3, DC6, Berkeley etc had a full sound never too far off neutrality. All of them good all rounders with plenty of Bass warmth.

However they would not be my first choice for Rock or Metal - there are better options out there for those genres. I’d start by looking at something from JBL, then maybe ATC, PMC etc.

In my experience those genres thrive primarily upon attack, dynamics and speed. Not especially subtlety and nuance.

Even some budget / party speakers can sound decent with Rock.

Tannoy has a loyal following and I consider myself a big fan.

Like Dan I have vintage hpd drivers but mine are in a newly made cheviot cabinet made of birch. The sound is fantastic in several different large rooms I have had them in. They sound really good almost anywhere in the room but yes with some toe in they sound better.

 I have a pretty good sub and since getting the Tannoys three years ago I have not even considered using it. In fact I consider myself a bit of a bass head but since getting the tannoys I don’t even think about bass - just the music.