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Any Opinions on Tannoy Speakers?

I'm finding that the speaker companies without large marketing budgets don't get much review press. Does anyone have opinions on the Tannoy d500, or any other Tannoy speakers? I'll be in a fairly large room with a McIntosh amp. I thought the d500 design might also appease my wife. Thanks.
budrew
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marakanetz
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IMHO d500 and d700 are the speakers to pay attention for. Churchhills are much more expencive. WAF is unacceptable on all these models -- simply ugly.
budrew OP
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Thanks. I like both the d500 and d700, but the d700 has and edge over the d500. It just seems to come together more completely. Although the d700 is more expensive and larger which might be too big for my wife's approval.
jazzdude
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They have my vote. The Tannoy "D" series are one of the few to get the tonal balance and presentation right. They have better than average sensitivity and could be powered easily by some tube amps.
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outlier
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While back home in Ireland over Christmas, I bought the British Hi-Fi News Record Review year-end special on hi-fi awards. In the magazine, the TD12 won best speaker of the year or some such award. Here's the speaker:
http://www.tannoy.com/frame.cfm?ID=1&D=1

Looks like it would score very high on the WAF.
Good luck,
John.
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