Tannoy Speaker Owners

I agree on the quality front.  Great sound a given, I also want something that's going to last.  For the amp, I set my budget at $7.5K for something new.  I'm hoping to buy a demo or used amp at a much better price.  

I want to move into retirement with a bang, so in my overall budget, I've included an upgrade from my Parasound JC3jr to a Herron or Sutherland Little Loco.  I have about 1200 vinyl albums that I purchased in the 70's and 80's, and a few recent ones that I'm taking more time to enjoy.  I got kinda lazy and spent more time streaming because it was easier.  After buying the 1200G and JC3jr, I quickly realized what I've been missing.  I'm hoping a better phono pre and the right tube amp will take my analog SQ to another level with the speakers I have.

I hadn't budget for new speakers, and I realize speakers more efficient that what I have would better.  I got both DC8Tis (demos) in mint condition for less than the price of one.  I could not pass up that deal.  At the time, I was looking at a pair of Tannoy Turnberrys, which are 93 dB efficient.  I may have to revisit that idea.

@oldschool1948,

Look into Accuphase Integrated (Class A)...they are match made in heaven for Tannoy’s. I am currently using E-650 with Canterbury’s and couldn’t be any happier.

I have gone through my fair share of high end gear, solid state and tube amps /preamps but nothing, I mean nothing sounds as sublime as Accuphase with Tannoy’s.

Accuphase is not cheap, but it will last you a lifetime. I have seen some good used bargains on Accuphase.

I have two sets of Tannoys:  a vintage pair of Eatons from the 70's and a new pair of Autograph Mini's purchased a few months ago.  
In my experience, Tannoys are very easy to drive.  Neither of these speakers have been finicky about the amps I've used with them.  My NAD M10 sounds great with both pairs.  I have not used a tube amp with them but you should be able to drive yours with any decent tube amp.  Atma-sphere amps are among the best you'll find.  Also consider Primaluna.  
Another amp to consider is an LFD amp.  I recently purchased an LFD LE IV Signature amp and have to say this SS amp is the closest thing I've heard to tube amp sound.  

Thanks to everyone who’s responded.  This has given me a lot to think about.  My plan is to stay with separates, and to try a tube amp.  I hope to audition the Audio Mirror Reflection 45 WPC SET mono blocks within the next two weeks and go from there.

I’ve read great reviews of Atma-sphere amps and @snackeyp your comments make we want to audition them as well.  I’ve considered Primaluna and have a local dealer that I plan to visit.  They also have Rogue, Luxman, and a few others.

I haven’t had an integrated amp since the 70’s when I was a huge Pioneer and Marantz fan.  I’ve been using separates since the early 80’s and don’t see that changing in the foreseeable future.  I like the idea of being able to swap out a component for something better.

I’ve bee quite 

Big fan of Tannoys here! They sound pretty great with any decent amp that’s not on the dry, bright, or analytical side of things. I’ve even heard them sound good from the old PS Audio class D amps of the 2000s, so I’d bet your much more modern NAD sounds pretty nice there (I like NAD gear too). I play loud and I like a lot of power. Yes, I can shamefully admit I’ve once even hit hard clipping given 60 Watts/ch tubes into 93dB / Watt Tannoys before! Hence my focus on push-pull amps of KT88-types. So consider that context when I describe my amp experiences.

I’ve ran Rogue tube amps for the vast majority of my 12+ years with Tannoy speakers. Started with the basic Atlas (non-Magnum) and went all the way up to the Apollo Dark monos. Great value for money with Rogue, and great service/support. They’re really great sounding amps with Tannoys, especially as you roll in NOS small tubes to match your needs. I never liked their use of 12AU7 driver tubes much, so I sub in 12BH7 and get better sound. The only downside of Rogue amps with Tannoys is they tend to have a very high gain, so this places a higher burden on your preamp to have a very low noise floor in order to not be audible from the high sensitivity Tannoys. You could always pick up a used Stereo 100 just to play with and see how you like Rogue - it should sound great, especially after some NOS tube rolls. And the older Zeus is a killer deal used (usually under 4K), and is basically the same as the Apollo monos (sans dark upgrades) - if you can handle its 200 lbs!

I’ve recently moved on from Rogue though - to VAC Signature 200iQ monos, which I like even better than the Rogue monos, good as they were. A used VAC 170iQ stereo amp would be well in your price range. Or maybe a used 300.1 Phi for close to your price - if you get lucky. VAC amps have always sounded great with Tannoys! Definitely look into them.

But also - for your budget, consider going for an upgrade of Tannoys - it’s fun to climb up their lines, past or present. You can almost get Churchills for that money, which are truly end-game speakers.