Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers?

@skoczylas , I’m a big fan too. It sounds like you’ve arrived at one version of the state of the art.

I understand that not everyone agrees but I don’t think a better cabinet material for the midrange exists.

I just love that organic tactile clarity you can get with the birch cabinet/paper cone combination.

skoczylas:

My experience mirrors yours. No need for a subwoofer with my Tannoys' 15" dual-concentric drivers.

jburidan,

The need for a subwoofer with any non-powered speakers is very subjective. You may not know what you’re missing if you have not tried a subwoofer with your 15” dual-concentric driver. 

I do concur with ‘organic tactile clarity’ comment. I run my Canterbury’s with dual REL subs and they do get standing O every now and then 😉

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.

This is nonsense- but is the most common myth about speakers- that a certain speaker is good for a certain genre of music. Its entirely false- speakers (and electronics) don't care what music you play- and what makes them good at classical or jazz makes them good at rock as well.

Imagine if you had to have a different speaker depending on what record you pulled out of the shelf that day! Obviously it just doesn't work that way.

latik1:

I measured the frequency response with a C-weighted SPL meter and Infinity RABOS test CD, so I know what I have. Thanks...