Tannoy Speakers

Tannoy bigger units Westminster and Canterbury need big room,good placement and powerfull amp.I had similar experience as Amfibius but after i changed my equipment from Naim to the best, the sound sudddenly is more focused,cleaner and opened,the bass is now exact and they just sound so much better overall.It would be hard to replace these speakers with something else to have qualities and design as these babies.You close your eyes and you sit in 4th row and hear it the same way as in a concert with great sonics.Sounding very natural and realistic,they are very balanced in all frequencies,some speakers are sounding to bright,some too mellow,some too punchy etc,but these have all positive and most important features for music lover.They are my last speakers I will ever own except maybee Westminsters.

I had Tannoy Ardens from 2008 to 2009.

They were my first concentric ,high efficiency speakers.

I have past experience mostly with electrostats from stacked Quad 57, single paie of 63, Acoustat 3,and Martin Logan Sequel and two pair of CLS11z.

The Tannoys were fine at first, but after awhile I felt that to my ears,I wasn't hearing as much detail and speed that I had taken for granted with the stats.

The sound was similar, but just not as clean or clear.
Perhaps my Ardens need some more fine tuning,but I sold them and moved on to Ref 3A Grand Veena.

The amps that I used on the Tannoys were,Bell 2418 integrated,Cary 300sei,and at the end Audio Valve Eclipse, Red Dragon Leviatahan combo.

For what they cost in the used market, if you like what they do and can live with their flaws(everything has flaws)then they are a fine speaker provididng you have the room for them.

I heard the newer Stirlings at a dealers and they were quite nice, with a bit more clarity.
I was glad I had the opportunity to own a pair of vintage Tannoys just for the experience.
It's only when you directly compare the older models to what is on the market today that you notice the old speakers shortfalls.
Still a nice sound on the cheap.

Agreed - I just bought some Ardens about 6 weeks or so ago...LOVE them!  I'm actually quite surprised by how much I like them.  I've owned some pretty good vintage speakers, not many newer ones, and the Tannoy Arden may be my favorite...or maybe just because it's what I have now haha.  I also currently have KEF 107's and I think I prefer the Tannoys to the KEF's for music.  The KEF's can handle more complex works though, and are more dynamic with tighter and deeper bass.  Better for home theater and large orchestral.  But the Tannoys do so much right.  They are like Quads, with more soul and more bass!  Probably not as clear, but close.  And yes I have owned Quad 57's and Apogee speakers as well.  Highly recommend the Tannoy Arden speakers for good sound on the cheap (if you can find them cheap)!  I'm running mine with Bel Canto DAC and CD player, and Quicksilver 90 wpc mono tube amps.  Also using Townshend Audio Maximum super tweeters with them.  I really cannot ask for better sound for a fairly modest outlay of cash!  I feel spoiled!