Tannoy reintroduces it's Legacy speaker series
- Thread starter sheltie1
- Start date
jadedavid
New member
Nice system with great attention to detail.
Well done.
Well done.
a.wayne
Well-known member
I would like to introduce my system, I am still working on it, especially the room acoustic but at least now I can show something:
Tannoy Legacy Arden
Cambridge Audio
Pro-Ject
Hofa Acoustic
Sweet setup , Jim Smith has big Tannoy's also , you guys should talk ....
hifinutt
New member
awesome , the scale must be fantastic . and the good thing is the arden is not too expensive so well within the reach of many . it does however need a big room !
puroagave
Active member
Anyone know of dealers Stateside that have Tannoy's Legacy range of speakers on their floor?
Thanks.
I build this room from scratch, unfortunately in this environment that is 45 square meters I didn't have tested other big loudspeakers, just the KEF LS50, but there is no comparison.
With this system you have a lot of low frequency energy, you must have a proper acoustic room treatment.
I strong recommend use Solid State amplification with damping factor at least 150 like mine, big improvement come with bi-amplification too, bringing the right bass control and brighter high frequency.
Regards.
hifinutt
New member
funny i am on another thread and the chap who has tannoy speakers is set on low damping amps to make them sound good !!
Dual-concentric Tannoys work well with a wide range of amplification. I've used various DC models with both tubes and SS, ranging from 20 Watts (restored Heathkits & Eicos) to 275+. I currently run Rogue Apollo Dark KT120 monoblocks at 275 Watts/ch (maybe a bit more), into Canterbury GR. I gave my girlfriend a set of Tannoy Eyris DC3 with NAD C 368 (class D) - what a gem of a little system. It all sounds wonderful; owners can choose amps based on what they wish to prioritize. With high power amps, you can extract the maximum dynamics and impact out of your Tannoys, especially for loud volume listening. With quality SS amplification (even/especially class D), you can hit a good balance of dynamics, good overall sound, and great value for the money. With sweet low-power tube amps, you can get an even more beautiful liquid midrange, and optimize lower volume listening - at the expense of potentially hitting clipping with louder volumes of rock and orchestral music.
puroagave
Active member
I heard the Cheviots at Uncle Kevvy's today. They'll rock with substantial headroom on just 35 tube watts. A little bass happy but rasing them 8-12" or so may ameliorate that. Im leaning more towards the stand mount Eaton.
The problem is simply that it depends which Tannoys we're talking about. My friend's restored old Tannoy 12ins sound great with a Radford STA 25, and sublime with my Nord Class D amp. But neither of these amps drives my 15ins 5 year old Canterbury SEs well.
hifinutt
New member
how is the search for amps going ?
Hi Phil,
A Radford STA25 I've just serviced and upgraded sounds great with my Tannoys as does a Radford TT100 I've more or less compeltely restored so there's two that work well. I wrote off the Radford STA 25 before its service and upgrades but now it's really sounding great, so just shows what a difference running correctly and sympathetic upgrades can make!
A Radford STA25 I've just serviced and upgraded sounds great with my Tannoys as does a Radford TT100 I've more or less compeltely restored so there's two that work well. I wrote off the Radford STA 25 before its service and upgrades but now it's really sounding great, so just shows what a difference running correctly and sympathetic upgrades can make!
hifinutt
New member
fabulous , so glad to hear that