TANNOY will stop Hi-FI ?

You have to take everything you read on the internet with several grains of salt. Time always tells.

I did a google search and came up with nothing saying Tannoy will stop hifi. US distributor just said its not true and OP indicates the French importer informed them.

That’s all I’m seeing at this point.

It does ring true to me that the high end home audio Tannoys seem to have limited distributorship in the US and always be in short supply here, at least in the US, as indicated.

Personally, I am hoping it is not true. Tannoy has always been a line that gets my interest in that I am a fan of coherent sound and concentric driver designs. Also the Prestige series have those unique classic British looks, like true pieces of furniture.  Not for everyone but unique and hate to see unique things go.

Thank you Kevin. I’m in love with the brand and can attest to what you say owning a pair of Tannoy Churchill’s with the ST 100 super-tweeters. They are no limitations to these speakers as they continue to get more refined with every little tweak you do to your system. As long as you have good electronics you can get to their potential. 

The up line Tannoy are truly special. That is, if you like the BBC/British take on music. Some might say “polite”.
I was the proud owner of the late Doc Gizmo’s (Harvey Rosenberg)
Westminster Royals. Highly modified. They could fill a very large room and voices, especially, were great. They did not have the detail of my current more modern design. 101db but really needed a lot of current to move those 15” woofers.
I am very interested to hear the Fyne F1-12s. Looks like they have done a modern version of the Westies. With a 12” seems like the detail is there. And they look beautiful. Not 300lb large wood boxes!

It’s nice to read all the accolades and love for the brand. I absolutely adore my Canterbury GR’s, there aren’t many speakers that are capable of connecting you to the music so intimately and emotionally like the way Canterbury’s does so effortlessly.

All I'll say is I hope before I die I get to hear a pair of Tannoy GR's!