Originally Posted by
User211
Best Tannoy I have ever heard is the Kingdom Royale Carbon Edition with Thrax amps and MSB DAC.
I can't stand Westminsters.
Second best Tannoy I have ever heard, and I have heard a few, are Tom's.
I have heard AN/Es loads of times over the years. Variable to say the least - from dreadful to coloured but coloured in a pleasant way.
Biggest shock I have ever had with AN/Es was attaching my 80 Watt push pull 211 amps to a pair. I have heard them with a lot of different AN amps up to Tomei level and the only amp to get close was the Tomei, but even that couldn't muster as much authority and control though it does sound similar in many, many ways to my 211s and I am sure in some respects the Tomei is superior. One is single ended (Tomei), the other push pull but it can actually dump way more than 80 Watts - double that + for short periods.
So Es with juice come alive and perform way above yer average pussy power AN amp. Really. I wasn't shocked without reason.
I'd take Tom's Tannoy's over any E I have heard but you need to be careful. Cos I haven't heard another Tannoy sound as good as Tom's anywhere, above exception noted. Which I have to say was well above Tom's system but just look at the price.
i have a thrax amp here at the moment , it is quite simply stunning !!! i even had it on a pair of cheap b&w 602s3 standmounts and it made them sound much more expensive than they were . massive great amp with lots of valves and be sad to see it go back to dealer
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