Tannoy or Volti


I have a friend who has the Tannoy Prestige GRF 90 for sale he is moving out of the country for half price, he paid $29000 in around 2020 not made in China. I am upgrading my Forte IVs, I am also considering the Volti audio Lucera…anyone that has heard the Tannoy and any other suggestions which will be better would be appreciated….I have a few first watt amps and several tube amps…plus Jeff Rowland and Pass Labs amps..

charles007100

For the $15K price point is has to be Yamaha NS-5000 designed by pro audio engineers. Visit the Yamaha Innovation Road museum in Hamamatsu, Japan and observe consumer audio's modest position inside the world's largest producer of musical instruments, and a household name in other durable goods.

The back wave absorbers look like tumble generators. The wood cabinet is basically a simple side job for their piano shop. As former serial users of toxic, brittle beryllium tweeters, they developed carbon fiber to get out of the beryllium business. They leveraged the carbon fiber for all drivers, for a single driver sound. Just move quickly to avoid the tariffs.

@kennyc 

After hearing both DeVores and Volti Audio my impressions are that the DeVores are more neutral but with a touch of bass bump and cabinet resonance warmth (I have a pair of O/93 incomming).  The midrange and treble are much more neutral and clear than the Voltis I have heard many times (Razz, Rival) which can be super smooth and rolled off.  Of course everything is system dependent too..

@kennyc I am going to audition as many speakers as possible in my area, Devore and Legacy Focus SE are on my list so far…my Jeff Rowland 125  amp might fare well with the Legacy..

what are you using for amps Kennyc 

Using Constellation Inspiration Stereo on my Vimberg MinoD, Coincident M300B Frankenstein MK II for my Volti Rival.

So I listened to the “Volti” khorn today. Gentleman was kind enough to let me listen in his home. Is a vintage speaker with all the hardware replaced by Volti gear. I believe that’s how Greg started getting into the business(please don’t quote me). Was an interesting comparison because they are very different from the Audio Notes I have. Their sound was big, engaging and oh my live music. Live recording sounds like you are in the 1st row. Wide soundstage and really perfect tone of voices and instruments. Very impressed with Greg’s work. 
Now if I could take 20% of the Audio Notes and put it in the Volti then I might have the perfect speaker for me! I finally understand why some audiophiles keep multiple amps and speakers. If you want something great at x then it can’t always be great at y. 
Was a good day and I might be visiting the bank very very soon. Lol