Tannoy Westminister VS dc10 Instrument Grande V

2K watt monos? Well how about focal Grand Utopia. I don't know how those monster monos sound at low levels could be sublime with one of the high-efficiency models you're asking about but you don't need high efficiency!!! You have the mother load of power. I think your McIntosh salesman is happy what does he think???

Q

Bag, if I may abbreviate your name, you and Q-m should realize the Tannoy is NOT a single driver speaker. They have used the term "dual concentric" I believe since their beginning. It is a two-way system, a separate tweeter is mounted in the center of the woofer. That allows an easier assignment of frequencies than if it was a single driver but also provides sonic cohesion as if all was produced by a single driver.

You may be sold on the looks of the Westminster but the Canterbury has a somewhat similar appearance for significantly less money. The question there is how well the smaller Canterbury would work in your room?

Lastly, don't be fooled by the Tannoy high efficiency ratings. They may still reward higher power (say 100 wpc or more) whether driven by tube or ss amps.

Good luck.

Pryso,

Yes, you are correct it is a single apparent source two way or coax I always forget that in this day of FR drivers. Good to know that the Tannoy likes power but Berkeley has 2,000 watts RMS! I think his system is rather tricky to match and I would not pair the Tannoy or other high efficiency speakers with the McIntosh system.

Q

I think you are really looking at the wrong speakers.

Both the Westminster and the Grande Voix are really better suited for high-end tubes or solid state systems which have a full sonic presence in there first watt, you have gobs of mega power (if you are sporting the new McIntosh mono blocks ... 2,000 Watts per channel?) I have seen people try to match ultra efficient speakers with big solid state systems and it usually turns out bad.

Anyone else care to chime in?

Q

Q,

I got the Mini's !!! I still can't believe how good Piano sounds It sounded better than live as the recording was from a very fine piano in tune a Fazioli I detected, and was correct. I've heard live piano coming from a typical piano that could not touch this sound! I hope the big ones are this good.