Hi all - I have the chance to buy a pair of Tannoy Arden Mk1's in original cabs, pretty good condition, re-coned a few years ago by Lockwood in the UK.
They look quite monstrous - like the bottom half of a soundsystem you'd see at carnival time! Were these things designed for hi-fi home listening, back in the 70s...??
My listening room is about 6.5 x 4.5m, and I can drive them no problem with my McIntosh MA7000 at 250w p/c. I guess I'm asking, are they well regarded sound wise? They look as though they would be a bit heavy-handed - are they capable of reproducing with delicacy also, acoustic instruments and voices?
I have read (somewhere here I think) that they are less overwhelming than their size would suggest, in a smaller listening space.
I have heard that the HPD drivers in the Mk1s are well thought of, and closer to the revered Monitor Golds than the Mk2 drivers.
Does anyone here have a pair? What do you think of them?