Home Speaker Asylum

General speaker questions for audio and home theater.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Speaker Asylum ]
[ Alert Moderator ]

Tannoys better speakers are a solid choice

For a lively, relatively accurate and easy to drive speaker; however, for the money they cost there are other reasonable alternatives that might sound better to you.

The bottom line is, save your money until you can afford something that will deliver what you are obviously craving.

A Tannoy would not be a bad choice but they are not without their colorations. IMO, they are not nearly as good with voice and acoustic instruments as a good ribbon or ribon hybrid speaker. If you really want an uncolored speaker then you need to look at finding a pair of used Apogees, either of the full ribbon sort or their Centaur hybrids (my friend has the Centaur major and it is very impressive). The German horn maker, Odeon also makes a superior product to Tannoy, IMO, less colored and at least as dynamic...but pricey.

There is a very nice ribbon hybrid speaker for sale in Switzerland (you are in Italy, right) for a very fair price that will deliver the goods except for deep bass. I suspect it is the sound you want and it sounds much more natural with acoustic instruments and voices than ANY Tannoy I have heard (and I have heard their best efforts a number of times). If you are interested in that speaker (It is even made by an Italian company called Relco) send me an email and I will give you the details (I do not know the seller but I know where to look for it).

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  Parts Connexion  

Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
FAQ

Post a Message!

 Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]