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Am I the only one who thinks vintage Tannoys are bright and fatiguing??

I bought my Tannoy Monitor Gold 12"s after someone told me it was the smoothest speaker on the planet. After living with them for a while, I've come to the conclusion that 15 minutes with these speakers makes me feel like I've been beaten up and kicked in the head. I think they are forward, bright, harsh, and fatiguing. The highs have an unpleasant metallic character. Does anyone agree?

And lets avoid the "must be your gear" type of replies. I've tried these with the following TUBE amps, with cds, and with vinyl:

Scott 299B
Scott 299C
Scott LK-48
Fisher X-202-B
Fisher KX-200
Fisher 500C
Sargent-Rayment SR-5100
deHavilland Mercury
Fisher 70-AZ mono blocks
Eico HF-60 mono blocks
Shanling SP-80 mono blocks

...and a dozen other pieces.

The Tannoy does many things right and are very accurate, focused, and balanced....but can you live with them? I can't.


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Topic - Am I the only one who thinks vintage Tannoys are bright and fatiguing?? - Mr Blue Sky 15:14:36 05/12/05 (36)


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