Anyone with experienc with Tannoy speakers...

[Xsound]

particularly the Sensys DC of the Eyris DC. I have always heard good things about Tannoy, but don't know anyone who has ever heard them. Would appreciate any input or experiences.

(I am relaxing without the caffeine this a.m.)
Thanks
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[Francious70]

An old friend of mine had 2 Tannoy bookshelf speakers for his front mains. They sounded good, but after about 2 hours they fatigued me. That's never a good thing. Personally, I prefer the sound of Polks.

Paul

 

[Lagger]

The only Tannoy's I have heard were monitors used in a Studio. I very nice one studio at that. In an acoustically treated sound room, they sounded great! I hear they're very big in Japan.......And NO Polk is gonna touch a Tannoy. Sorry.

 

[flyv65]

I've heard the Eyeris regulars and the DCs at the shop where I bought my current speakers. I'd say that on the whole, both are on the brighter side of neutral (the way most B&Ws are on the warmer side of neutral); perhaps the Dcs gave a better soundstage at lower volumes. The cabinet work was very nice and the binding posts were kinda different, but appeared to be effective. I'd say that if you prefer Def Tecs to Boston Acoustics, you'll probably be happy with the Tannoys-the only ones I've heard that weren't slightly bright were the Westminsters...but they require a special kind of owner for a different reason.

Bryan...any dealer who carries Tannoy ought to let you take them home to audition, no?...

 

[Xsound]

only def techs I have heard I was incredibly disappointed in, however it probably had to do with the set-up in the showroom. First, audio at Myrtle Beach sucks. The dealer near me that carries B&W, Denon, Rotel, Def Tech, and Pioneer Elite, never has anything set-up, and no sales person who seems to know what they have in stock, what something costs, or when they will get more in. I went in once and they did have a set-up with a Denon 21xx receiver and the cinema 100. It hurt my ears (and I normally like speakers a little on the bright side). I didn't even want to check the balance or tone controls. .

The only one of their showrooms that they had up was powered by an Elite vsx-45tx This was this past December. Didn't have the 55, much less the 56. They did have a Denon 3805, but not hooked up, it was out so they could show people. I finally just quit going in there. Closest Tannoy dealer is 6 hours away. One of the local pro businesses can order them for me and will give me a good deal.

Most of the dealers down here seem to specialize in custom installs, so they don't really do showrooms. You look through a catalogue and pick what you want. It is very frustrating.

There is a Tweeter about 2 hours away, but the seem only to be interested in selling plasmas. So I am looking at taking a chance. I know it's a high dollar chance, but when you drive 2 hours to audition receivers and the "knowlegeable" sales person tells you that the Yamaha RX-V2500 really isn't designed to power speakers in more than 4 rooms, but the Denon AVR-3805 will power speakers in every room in my house (without asking me how big my house is, or how many rooms I have), and "oh, yeah that Martin Logan speaker isn't working. We don't really know why, but it's been down for several weeks," I would almost rather do net research and take my chances. I am a fairly patient man, but it really tests my stupidity tolerance.

 

[bray]

ditto

"I would almost rather do net research and take my chances. I am a fairly patient man, but it really tests my stupidity tolerance."

Boy am I with you on that!!!
I'm a VERY patient person, but when I know 5x more than a salesperson about any given product, there is a serious problem.

As a friend on another message board puts it,"Ignorance should be painful"

 

[anotherdavid]

new to this site - Hi everyone!

I have a pair of Sensys DC2s

I would not say they are bright - perhaps if pushed very hard they become a bit harsh. (driven by a NAD C272 Power Amp ), but i find them pretty relaxed sounding

I have the port bungs in place because I found the bass to be a bit overwhelming with them removed

SACD & DVD -A sound good - They pack a fair bit of technology into the speakers (Super tweeter, Dual Concentric Drivers)

 

[rknoll]

I have been using the cpa-5's for little over a year and they image great! no bass but they're only 2-ways.

 

[Gatsby191]

The Tannoy Man

particularly the Sensys DC of the Eyris DC. I have always heard good things about Tannoy, but don't know anyone who has ever heard them. Would appreciate any input or experiences.

(I am relaxing without the caffeine this a.m.)
Thanks
x

Just check out my signature, and you will see that my entire speaker set-up(except my Aperion Audio Subwoofer)is Tannoy. (7.1) I have the DC 2s as my front speakers(a slimmer type of a floorstanding speaker. Black ash finish). These speakers have done nothing but please me, and everyone else who has come to my home to hear them. I find that they can cover the spectrum in being both bright, and deep when they have to be. My musical tastes have always been very diverse.(Classic rock, Pop, R&B, Classical, Some smooth Jazz, Older free style. and a little Italian music too--BOCELLI--CLAUDIO VILLA--PAVOROTTI--etc..)
For movies, I matched up my fronts with Tannoy's Arena Highline 500 series in using the 500C center channel speaker from that series. Excellent match!(crisp clean, well natured response at all times) My rears are a set of Tannoy's Arena Highline 500-sattelites from the Arena Highline 500 series. And finally my side surrounds are a set of Tannoy's Arena-sattelites from their regular Arena Series speakers. I had originally wanted to make the surrounds in my system, another pair of the Arena Highline 500 sattelites, but I opted for the regular Arena sattelites instead because I was just adding them as surrounds and my only concern was keeping every speaker as a Tannoy speaker that featured their dual concentric driver system in them, as all of my speakers do. It just so happenned that those regular Arena Sattelites are just as nice to listen to, and almost as detailed and poweful as the Arena Highline 500 sattelites are. I didn't however, go for a Tannoy Subwoofer. I had had the chance, previously, to sit in and listen to a 5.1 system that featured Infinity speakers with an Aperion Audio subwoofer. I think it was Terminator 2, or Swordfish, that we were watching at the time, and every bass hitting effect, went right through me and made the whole experience that much better, because of that sub.(IMHO) I also played Swordfish (HD DVD) as one of my first movies on my 7.1 system. It was like watching and hearing it for the first time!! Do yourself a favor and make that movie a top 5 in your collection. You wont be upset that you did.(IMHO)
Well there's my 7 cents worth, on my personal take on the Tannoy brand speakers. (not to mention the Aperion Audio Sub too! )
Good luck!! Joe B.

 

[Guiria]

I watched Behind Enemy Lines in a dedicated HT that used Tannoy speakers all around. The surrounds, mains, center sounded very good however the sub left me a little dissapointed. I'm not even sure what model it was but it was Tannoy and 15". I'm not even sure if it was working properly and they had it in a closet with no venting into the HT room so how could it sound good? I'm guessing the sub issue was more placement related than anything.

My two cents.

 

[MidnightSensi]

Look at Dynaudio.

Tannoy uses Dynaudio drivers, which are top notch, but builds a colored speaker (speaker that adds its own character to make the music "sound good"). The Dyns are more nuetral. Even Tannoy's studio monitors add a lot of color. My friend bought some Tannoy monitors on a whim one day, and ended up taking them back.

 

[Djizasse]

Even Tannoy's studio monitors add a lot of color. My friend bought some Tannoy monitors on a whim one day, and ended up taking them back.

From what I've read, Tannoy line of studio speakers is very well regarded.
I've recently bought a full 5.1 system composed of tannoys reveal 6 and 66 speakers and they were chosen because of the build quality and the relatively neutral speaker response (for the price). This was based on the pusblished specs and some magazine reviews. You seem to disagree. Could you point me to some articles/discussions on this subject?

I also don't understand the reference to your friend's experience. What are you saying? That your friend's system (audio source + amp + speakers + room response) didn't suit him or that all tannoy speakers are bad/colorfull?

Not trying to sound like a Tannoy fanboy, but I'm confronted with a point of view that is completely opposite to mine. I'm here to learn

 

[MidnightSensi]

From what I've read, Tannoy line of studio speakers is very well regarded.
I've recently bought a full 5.1 system composed of tannoys reveal 6 and 66 speakers and they were chosen because of the build quality and the relatively neutral speaker response (for the price). This was based on the pusblished specs and some magazine reviews. You seem to disagree. Could you point me to some articles/discussions on this subject?

I also don't understand the reference to your friend's experience. What are you saying? That your friend's system (audio source + amp + speakers + room response) didn't suit him or that all tannoy speakers are bad/colorfull?

Not trying to sound like a Tannoy fanboy, but I'm confronted with a point of view that is completely opposite to mine. I'm here to learn

Well, I should do less knocking and more recommending. I've purchased stuff and then heard someone say something, so, sorry about that!

I have some MIX mags where there have been a few articles about their monitors, I'll take a look and see the issues if you are interested. I don't have any on your particular speaker though!

Really what I should have said was "check out Dynaudio as well." Since, ultimately, my ears don't matter when its his living room!

I'll learn, sorry about that.

 

[Gatsby191]

Look, it's a bird, it's a plane, No! It's TANNOY MAN!

Well, I should do less knocking and more recommending. I've purchased stuff and then heard someone say something, so, sorry about that!

I have some MIX mags where there have been a few articles about their monitors, I'll take a look and see the issues if you are interested. I don't have any on your particular speaker though!

Really what I should have said was "check out Dynaudio as well." Since, ultimately, my ears don't matter when its his living room!

I'll learn, sorry about that.

If you read my post to this thread, on the 1st page of it, you saw my write up on my 7.1 Tannoy set up.(except the Sub) It's funny(or should I say ironic?)that you mentioned Dynaudio because I had really wanted Dynaudio's at first. They were just plain out of my budget range on all of their offerings and I was really bummed at the time. That's when a friend turned me on to Tannoy because of my love for Dynaudio's Speakers. He brought me to some of the installs that he had done, where he had used the Reveal set up and I even got to hear a pair of the Tannoy Dimension's at one customer's home(YIKES! Talk about PRICEY!), and I also had the chance to listen in on a 2 hour session of music with the DC 2's. The only obvious difference between the Dynaudios and the Tannoy's were that the Dynaudio's seemed to have a little more 'weight' to their sound at times(not just talking about bass)IMHO. So considering the type of speaker I was getting in the Tannoy DC 2's, and the fact that a pair of Dynaudio's in that same class would have literally cost me double, that's the day I became a Tannoy Man! I swear by them now, and bet they'll give almost any of the 'Big Boys' a serious run for their money!I never knew how popular they were in Britain until my friend turned me on to them, and I read up on them. Though they are decently known here, Tannoy is said to be a household name amoungst many an Audiophile in the UK. Okay I'm done waving my Tannoy Flag.(for now...)
Hey, did I tell you I'm a big fan of Tannoy speakers?
All the best. Joe B.

 

[Djizasse]

In Britain, Tannoy is so well known, that the name is even as a Synonym of speaker. Kind of like Gillete.

 

[Gatsby191]

Subway stations too...

In Britain, Tannoy is so well known, that the name is even as a Synonym of speaker. Kind of like Gillete.

Yeah, even at their train stations(Britain), when an announcement is made over the intercom system, you can often hear someone say to another person: "They've just announced our departure time over the Tannoy".
Joe B.

 

[allargon]

I've only heard Tannoys in commercial applications. There is this one clothing store similar to Abercrombie and Fitch here in Austin where I heard a pair of Tannoys at the time I was just getting into home theater. I was surprised by the quality of the sound in a clothing store. I knew of Tannoy, considered them for my HT and backed away when I saw the pricing. (All the good British brands like Martin Logan, Meridian, Cambridge Audio, Tannoy, B&W and KEF are p-r-i-c-e-y!)

To my fellow AH living in Myrtle Beach, I would totally drive to Atlanta or stop and audition some Tannoys in a larger city before committing to order some from a local dealer. Myrtle Beach is gorgeous. The paucity of higher end audio dealers is the price one pays for living in paradise!

 

[jostenmeat]

(All the good British brands like Martin Logan, Meridian, Cambridge Audio, Tannoy, B&W and KEF are p-r-i-c-e-y!)

Martin Logan is American. They're based in Kansas.

There's also Monitor Audio, Quad, and Mission. Believe it or not, all three do make some very affordable speakers. Actually, even the brands you listed do as well. The cambridge audio (didn't know they were British) integrated I have was the top-of-the-line of about 5-6 models, and it was still under 1k shipped.

I think someone once told me that the Brits' excellent history in audio started with warfare. I don't know which WW, but the military really spent a lot of time in researching sound, and their knowledge ended up benefiting consumer needs. Someone might correct me here.

 

[wire]

particularly the Sensys DC of the Eyris DC. I have always heard good things about Tannoy, but don't know anyone who has ever heard them. Would appreciate any input or experiences.

(I am relaxing without the caffeine this a.m.)
Thanks
x

I listin to a pair of TannoySRM12b's when i younger , terrific speaker with imaging . The tweet was built right into the woofer .

 

[Djizasse]

I think someone once told me that the Brits' excellent history in audio started with warfare. I don't know which WW, but the military really spent a lot of time in researching sound, and their knowledge ended up benefiting consumer needs. Someone might correct me here.

Well, according to Wikipedia:

It became a household name as a result of supplying PA systems to the armed forces during World War II, and to Butlins and Pontins holiday camps after the war.

I hope the OP does not mind all this OT