Which cheaper and smaller Tannoys are worth a punt..?

[steveinspain]

Big Tannoys are held on high, but what about the smaller dual concentrics - anyone know which are worth a try should I ever stumble upon any ?
There are some DC100's on ebay at £500-ish, is that too much ?

[walpurgis]

I wouldn't give the DC100's the time of day, they are amongst the worst Tannoys I've heard. They sound flat, two dimensional and coloured. Put your money towards a decent pair of HPD 295A Eatons, they're lovely.

[Lawrence001]

Personally I'd avoid any with the plastic cones although I've not heard every model. I think some do like them.

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[steveinspain]

OK, I'll avoid them, but aren't the Eatons rather large..?
My wife hates the look of almost any speaker, and something with as much frontage would never get in the door...
I'm just looking into cabinet size right now, so may well be wrong...

[StingRay]

OK, I'll avoid them, but aren't the Eatons rather large..?
My wife hates the look of almost any speaker, and something with as much frontage would never get in the door...
I'm just looking into cabinet size right now, so may well be wrong...

I don't think she will like the Eatons.

[walpurgis]

Well, you could consider the System 600 or larger System 800, both of which are smaller than the Eaton and sound rather good. Certainly vastly better than the DC100 or DC200.

[Lawrence001]

Post a photo of your room and I'm sure we can find something half decent sounding that blends in.

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[Pieoftheday]

I really liked my tannoy revolution dc4t 's :)

[Filterlab]

I had a pair of Mercury Gold S Tannoys many a year ago. My first proper Hi-Fi speakers, and I loved them! I quite liked the 6** series (hexagonal) that followed a few years later, they particularly excelled with electronic and rock music.

Cheap and plentiful.

[Macca]

Yes the 6 series were good for the size and price. A pal of mine still has his original Richer Sound system from 30 years ago. NAD 3020 with the smallest of the Sixes. It's a bit small scale but not so much as you'd imagine given the speaker size. Always enjoy listening to that.

[fatmarley]

I first had the excellent Tannoy system 10 DMT studio monitors, and then downsized to the Tannoy 611 mk2. They were absolute rubbish in comparison.

[AJSki2fly]

Big Tannoys are held on high, but what about the smaller dual concentrics - anyone know which are worth a try should I ever stumble upon any ?
There are some DC100's on ebay at £500-ish, is that too much ?

These may be well worth considering, the 6.2's were well received and got great reviews, see https://www.audioappraisal.com/tannoy-precision-6-2-review/

these are for sale https://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/119982386/tannoy-precision-62speakers.html?link=%2Fclassifieds%2Fhome-entertainment%2Fmusic-hi-fi%2Fall%2Fuk%2Ftannoy%2Bspeaker

[steveinspain]

Thanks for all the replies. I'll bear all the info in mind, but it seems that any plans may be on hold for a wee while as another plan looks like coming together shortly - some other drivers I've been waiting for are on their way shortly.

[Flo]

Briefly had the smallest 6 series , got a bit lost in a large room and liked oodles of power, but sweet and lyrical little boxes, easy to forget about. Fussy over height of stands I recall.