Best Loudspeakers made!
Tannoy loudspeakers are one of the most respected and sought after loudspeakers in the world and in my opinion really are the Best Loudspeakers ever made!
Tannoy was founded by a gentleman named Guy Fountain in England in 1926 but has been based in Scotland, since the 1970s.
Tannoy Journey
Tannoy has an incredible following of people all over the world and vintage Tannoy are becoming collectors items but Tannoy is suited to all people because they have such an incredible range to offer and if you would like to visit the Tannoy website please click here.
Many years ago I owned a pair of Tannoy Berkeleys and the sound from these cabinets was really amazing. The drivers were the 15″ HPDs and the range was just jaw dropping to say the least. I still remember the sound as I ran the system with a tube amp and a turntable so really “old School” but a sound never to forget!
The Edinburgh’s
I was very fortunate a few years ago to get hold of a Pair of Tannoy Edinburghs from a dealer in the UK and Even thought they were 12 drivers I became to love these Tannoys. The Loudspeakers arrived in the Tannoy shipping boxes and were in really fantastic condition. They were made in 1997 and had a cabinet volume of 200 liters and fitted perfectly into my room as you can see from the pic.
The sound
I set up the system as I do all my Loudspeakers. I inserted a CD and pressed play and went back to my listening position and sat down ready to hear what these Tannoy loudspeakers would sound like. I wanted to use a word that is not really suitable for print so I will just say I was in shock when I heard the depth and bass as I had heard the Edinburghs lacked bass! The Tannoy Edinburghs gave a great musical performance and this is what I wanted at this point in time. But as we all know that times changes and our needs change and so I started working with Perkune audiophile cables and need to change my system.
I have been working with and testing cables and after hearing the 15″ Tannoy drivers I decided that I needed to change my system. I went over to UK and visited a friend who actually had some good contacts and I was able to return home with a pair of NOS Tannoy 3818. They are called Glenair and were built to fit the Tannoy Churchill cabinets for the North American market.
The Result
I decided that I needed to build the enclosures with a capacity of 300 Liters, as this would give me the correct feel and speed from the music.
I was able to design and make the enclosures in a very short space of time. I used 25 mm MDF and the internal was braced and filled with rock wool. The crossovers were hand made and the cross over frequency was set at 1K. The cabling internally was croygenically treated and the cabinets were placed on soundcare spikes.
The sound is just about the best that I have ever heard from any system. The bass is the deepest I have ever heard and the realism and musicality again is amongst the best that I have ever heard. I have heard so many systems in my life and also now that I am working with Perkune audiophile cables I need the best!!!
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Paul,
You’re on to something. I recently got a pair of Stirling GRs, and they are a revelation. They are the first speakers I’ve heard that could be used for tracking/mixing/mastering *and* remain musical. I hear deeper into the mix than with anything else, including the Yammy NS10M’s, yet they are always enjoyable.
In the past I’ve had most everything: original stats from Infinity, Quad, and KLH, early Maggies, various Klipsch, Sequerras, double Advents, Spica TC-50’s with sub (for over 20 years) and lots of others. They actually remind me of the Quads; they do whisper-level wonderfully.
Of course mine, being pretty small, don’t plumb the depths. I guess they give up in the high 30’s/low 40’s, but, surprisingly, seem to mate well with an old ACI sub. I have a hump around 200 Hz, but they’re in a temporary space, so we’ll see what happens when the new rooms gets built.
Listen to Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side from the Classic Records reissue. What’s in that mix, always hidden from me until now, is astounding.
This is fun.
Cheers,
Bill Way
Hello Bill
And really great to hear from you.
I think that you are a real professional and you have had many of the good old classics.
I really love what I am doing and realised after so many many many discussions that cable really do make a difference
and if you have had a look at the audio comments section you will read that many other people have also found
the same!
Amplifiers also make a difference and of course the room and what is in the room
I would love to see a pic of your current set up with the Sterlings
best regards
paul