Is there Tannoy Magic / Should I buy a pair of Tannoys as "accessory" speaker?

I have Tannoy Devon’s, Klipsch La Scala’s and JBL 4301B. Don’t have my rig in my profile: Sources are Bifrost DAC and Hana EL on a Vinyl Nirvana TD145 to a Herron VTPH-2.  Amps are dehavilland Ultraverve + Pass XA.25 and Mac 4100.  Room is 24x16. 
 

For jazz, acoustic, etc. Soundstage is best on the LaScalas. Like the band is in the room. Unbelievable. For rock, funk, soul or anything with thump I find myself wanting to listen to the tannoys. So much that I’m kicking tires on some Arden’s. They blend the treble with miss and lows exceptionally well. Not a fan of the 4301B, they sound clinical to my ear, but are small studio monitors, so maybe should be expected. Anyway. My $0.02. 

For my two bits I’d suggest trying to get a listen to a pair of Volti Razz or Lucera’s. Couple of years ago when I was in the hunt for something new. I had narrowed it down to a pair of Tannoy Cheviot’s or a pair of MoFi source point 10’s. I used to sell Tannoy and have owned a pair of the Six series 611, Mercury's and a beat up old pair of system 10's. I've also owned a pair of Klipsch Heresy IV's. I enjoyed all of them, however each had their own small shortcomings. 

I read the Sterophile review of the Volti Razz. What was described was what I was searching for! I ended up taking the trip to visit the Volti shop, six or so hours away for me. The experience was simply awesome! Not only did I listen to several volti models including my Razz, but I was hosted by a truly cool guy and his lovely wife. They were great hosts, we had excellent Mexican food, great discussions and listened to a great deal of music well into the wee hours. If you can wait until the FLA show Feb 21-23 you will likely hear a pair of Volti and meet the creator himself. And if you like what you hear, maybe pick up a pair at a decent price.

You can get your own pair in a plethora of veneers and grill options, get as wild or mild as you want. Don’t believe me, check out the Volti website.

Yeah I’m a big fan and happy customer

OP

Not sure if you are close to Upscale, or can travel there. They carry the Tannoy line (and have a nice sale right now), and they also carry Fyne Audio......which you mention you are aware of. When I've heard them on the same day, I personally preferred the Fyne's.....but both were really intriguing. 

It is a good idea to have some different pairs of very different types of speaker designs. Hence, don’t sell the JBL.

As far as concentric driver designs go, Tannoy’s kinda meh, boring,...they have not improved the legacy drivers much, etc. I would suggest something like the Mofi Sourcepoint 888 floorstander, a concentric design that means business....designed by a proper Brit......quite proper, I say.

Nobody Does It Better

I have a little experience with the smaller Tannoys and also own the 4367. I feel tannoy would be a backwards move for me. I think point sources are a bit over rated (having owned a few) if you sit in a tweaked out sweet spot. The advantage is the vertical dispersion is even and if you just sit down that is often accounted for with good speakers designs. Keep in mind the JBL is a “point source” from 700hz up where it matters.

There are two places I feel the JBL 4367s could be improved. The deep bass and soundstage width/depth. The bass is easily fixable and improved with subs. I have a few threads on using sub with my 4367s if you are interested you could look them up under my profile.

If I were looking for something different I would target a wide dispersion speaker for more of a room sound and less controlled directivity you get from JBL. This would focus on the short coming of the JBLs with a wider and deeper soundstage.