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..
Early hard rock and metal recordings often prioritized loudness and power over sonic clarity, using techniques like heavy compression and limiting to achieve a "wall of sound" effect vs fidelity. As Volti is like an efficient clear window, I’m not surprised at your shrill findings. Horns strength is their high efficiency, sonic ease , and midrange fidelity which mates well to midrange focused tube amplification.
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Horn and SET lovers have to admit this presentation may not be for everyone. I believe its general presentation vs what any one individual speaker or system may or may not do. Any particular horn speaker may have unique tonality, timbre, imaging, sound staging, etc. but they all have, especially when mated to SET a unique and general presentation that may not be for everyone. I love the immediacy and sense of performers in room presentation, for others this may be too much in face presentation, they may prefer a more distant perspective. I've heard a wide variety of presentations with audio systems over the years and can appreciate other presentations. I've heard very compelling systems with high powered SS amps and inefficient speakers, about as far away from horns and SET as you can get. Learning what presentation I most preferred was one of the LAST things I learned in this audio journey. Short demos never did it for me, only long term listening with components I purchased was illuminating. |
@sns I agree with your take on things, and looking at the systems you have, that’s a lot of gear. |
@charles007100 I tend to hold on to components I like, I like to change out amps and dacs from time to time. |
@sns +1. Differences in presentation are precisely why I swap in and out 3 different speaker/amp combos in my main system. One is high powered SS, class A, driving 89db cones and fabric domes; another is 65 watts of class A KT150 coupled with 92db carbon fiber and beryllium drivers; a third is 8 watts of 300b SET driving modded Cornwall IVs. All provide distinctive yet equally valid presentations. |
