You are one of the very best TH-cam audio reviewers. I can't afford this gear and I generally prefer reviews that contain music samples so I can at least get a slight impression of how the equipment might sound, even though it's via TH-cam. However, your reviews are so informative and engaging that it's a pleasure to just get swept along with you by your enthusiasm for the products you talk about and the pleasure they will bring the listener.
Hi Kevin the term your looking for is dual concentric when you refer to the tulip wave guide, i used to sell these speakers back in 1975, Tannoy had a range in the the uk called from large to small Ardens, Berkleys, Cheviots, Devons, Eatons, thet were all dual concentric by design yes they are awesome speakers no wonder they were used as studio quality monitors. th then alternative were the JBL series such as the L16, l26, L36 or if you had big pockets the L100 century. Tannoys are very special speakers how ever they wont suit evey body but by god they are worth a very serious listen
My vintage LGMs Little Gold Monitor Tannoys sadly we’re flooded over Christmas and I was crushed. I mixed over 100 Discovery Shows and films with those speakers and they were awesome. So sad to see them dead. But, today I have replaced my beloved LGMs with Eatons and wowzer what a massive sound. Tannoys are the world standard in pro audio monitors. Love my Tannoys. ❤
Believe it or not He's absolutely correct about people in the UK saying "they heard it over the Tannoy"..........in fact today in the UK people will still say they heard something over the Tannoy when some announcement is played over any PA system, in much the same way as we say we are going to have to "Hoover" when we get out a vacuum cleaner.
Hey folks - when I made this video it was a Friday afternoon and I was BEAT TIRED. But I had taken the Eatons from my man-cave at home and didn't want to leave them at the store for the weekend. I wanted to play some tunes!!! So I tried to slog through it. Duh. Made TWO mistakes: Of course, the driver is dual-concentric. The other mistake is the magnet structure is Ferrite, and they have edge-wound voice coils.
Kevin you are the best a great character fun guy to hang around with I trust you completely What audio gear but not so much with my wife LOL I would love to work there I consider myself a know-it-all when it comes to audio gear a real passion for it I see that passion bounce off you when you talk about stuff like this.. Steve costello
I have a pair of Tannoy 12" "Little Red Monitors" driven by two bridged amps delivering 300 watts per channel (basically, I wanted that power to safeguard against clipping as I like it "big") and two 400 watt subs. Absolute Heaven.
Hi Kevin I'm a fan of upscale audio. My speakers tannoy d900 amplifier is bat my pre is bat cd player is bat turntable is linn lp12 i listen to all sorts of music 🎶 reggae rock country and classical. Keep up the good work 👏
Hi Kevin, I am the proud owner of a pair of Tannoy Legacy Eaton since August and I am looking for the best integrated amplifier (regardless of price) to pair with them. I want something warm, with sweet and non fatiguing highs. I am in Canada and unfortunately will not be able to buy from you but your advice would be greatly appreciated since you have first hand experience with de Eaton. Thanks and regards,
Tannoy legacy Klipsch heritage and JBL monitor series looks like REAL speakers and not like vacuum cleaners (kef- b&w- monitor audio-focal- etc...) And their sound gives REAL emotions not sterile tiny sounds.
Don't get me wrong, I love Kevin's videos. But when you retail the product and are also the national distributor for the brand, just how unbiased can you be?
If Kevin brought the Eatons in from his man cave like he said……..or keep watching Andrew Robinson types (doesn’t carry any brands) for the unbiased reviews you are looking for 😂😂😂
I'm considering Klipsch Heresy iii or iv as they are floorstanding and relative compact and fit my small living room.. But how does these Tannoy Eaton compare? Can they be placed on the floor with a slight tilt the same way as the Hereseys?
Yes it is. No one does it better but tannoys older drive units never realised their true potential in the cabs of the day. You can have a great speaker built using something like the hpd315 today which blows away most competition up to 6 grand or more for a fraction of the price. Alnico isnt as efficient as newer ceramic magnets. Tannoy only went back to alnico for marketing reasons. Hes also wrong about running them on se amps....they dont have the damping factor to control the bass.
The question is, how these would compare to klipsch heritage series line. I have a signal ended class A sugden a21 signature and very interested in both these brands for there sensitivity outputs especially the klipsch. I haven't managed to find a dealer that stocks both so is differecult to do an AB comparison and my audio memory is not all that great. But your feedback would be great! thanks in advance
I did with a KT88, Tannoy Eaton and Klipsch Heresy IV, if it could help you. The Tannoy have much more refined presentation in regards to the placement of instruments, air, timing coherence and tonal balance. They can retain some dynamics of a horn driver while adding bass and balance. The Klipsch are fun .
could you please make a video explaining how to use the adjustments on tannoy speakers? it confuses me and I'm not experienced enough to experiment and figure it out
Tannoy didn’t invent this type of speaker; the Altec 604 Duplex came out several years before the Tannoy. Western Electric and Jensen also developed such speakers but the Altec was the first commercial design. The 604 is still made by Great Plains Audio, a company founded by the real Altec company’s last head engineer and on the original Altec machinery. One cool thing about the Tannoy is that it uses the woofer cone as the horn loading the compression driver tweeter. Radian is a pro sound company also making coaxial drivers that load the compression tweeter with the woofer cone. Radian drivers are made in the USA; the company has roots in the old “real” Altec Lansing and in Emilar.
I am terribly sorry but you are mistaken.Tannoy obtain the worldwide patent for the Dual Concentric loudspeaker and as such was a wholly British design.
No Jim. No doubt some aspect of the Tannoy method of making a coaxial driver with a center mounted compression driver was patented but that type of speaker was made by Altec several years before the Tannoy.
Yeah Steve, I too used 605As for several years. Excellent tone and they had a very deep and wide image. I was very keen on Altecs and also used various VOTs, including the mighty A5s, and Model 19s.
I know Kevin is the The Man and this is just my 2 cents, but....I really prefer Kevin's videos when he's solo. Not crazy about his new sidekicks. I know, I'm a terrible person.
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Of course, he'll yeah it's TANOY, an English legend. So listen and learn how speakers should be made
I own a pair of Tannoy DMT12's and have used them and Tannoy Golds extensively throughout my career as a sound engineer. While I like their transparent sound for recording purposes, I have to say my JBL 4315's blow them out of the water in every single category-- Dynamic Realism, detail, bass, mid and top end, effortless power, impact, image size ... It ain't even close.
@@REX4340 Because ALL Tannoy speakers have a sound signature, just as JBL and many others have a sound pedigree. You either like em or you don't. I've used MANY Tannoy systems, Red's, Gold's... the former have a rich warm FULL sound... still not my weapon of choice.
I'm afraid now Tannoy has been taken over by Behringer its all over ... They destroy the quality of every brand they touch . ( I live 3 miles from the factory of one of the quality brands they took over its now Chinese made junk )
The pepper pot is their best tweeter design used from the Kensington onwards. Don't think these are alnico as well. Kevin what amplifiers (Brands) do you use with Tannoys.
I used class A amplifiers, like musical fidelity A2. A220 and A1000, as well as Sugden range. In usa First Watt would perform similar function. I ran vintage Tannoy Cheviots from 1970’s, which employed pepper pot design driver, more expensive to manufacture these days, hence the tulip wave design on ‘lower cost’ tannoy models.
Hello anyone. I have a pair of Tannoy SRM 10b in my studio and I'm wonderińg if anyone have listened to these new Eaton's and the SRM 10bs. Was wondering if anyone could point out the differences soundwise. I'm on the hunt for a set of speakers that could replace my 10bs incase they break and is no longer the easiest to find.
how come tannoy stopped doing coincident drivers? now it seems like only kef care about this tech. its one of those things where once you go single source you can't go back
No comparison. I've got a pair of the p3esr 40th anniversary, and the Tannoy Autograph Mini outruns them easily. The Eaton is an even bigger step up. If you are local we can prove it.
@@upscaleaudio thanks and how is Wharfedale Linton Heritage compares to p3esr and tannoy ? I have a harbeth p3esr 40th but i miss dynamics and i can listen on them only music with low bass. Not suitable for all genres i want to buy linton heritage .
Real nice...but u can pick up a pair of tannoy Ardons.....for those who know ..know...subtle finese for vocals classical etc...but boy can they drop bass!
Shit. That english accent is exactly like mine. I feel seen. You know that episode of the Simpsons which is a parody of The Midwich Cuckoos? The Bloodening? Like that.
That thing that comes from the gut is about 100Hz....and speaker size and f3 are not a direct creation by ant stretch. ...I'm out a hear....have enough BS in my life
You are one of the very best TH-cam audio reviewers. I can't afford this gear and I generally prefer reviews that contain music samples so I can at least get a slight impression of how the equipment might sound, even though it's via TH-cam. However, your reviews are so informative and engaging that it's a pleasure to just get swept along with you by your enthusiasm for the products you talk about and the pleasure they will bring the listener.
Hi Kevin the term your looking for is dual concentric when you refer to the tulip wave guide, i used to sell these speakers back in 1975, Tannoy had a range in the the uk called from large to small Ardens, Berkleys, Cheviots, Devons, Eatons, thet were all dual concentric by design yes they are awesome speakers no wonder they were used as studio quality monitors. th then alternative were the JBL series such as the L16, l26, L36 or if you had big pockets the L100 century. Tannoys are very special speakers how ever they wont suit evey body but by god they are worth a very serious listen
People have asked about covering Ardens. Several people. We have them on display, and a review will happen soon. Thanks! Kevin
Master of hifi presentation
I love your honest reviews! Thanks!
My vintage LGMs Little Gold Monitor Tannoys sadly we’re flooded over Christmas and I was crushed. I mixed over 100 Discovery Shows and films with those speakers and they were awesome. So sad to see them dead. But, today I have replaced my beloved LGMs with Eatons and wowzer what a massive sound. Tannoys are the world standard in pro audio monitors. Love my Tannoys. ❤
I love them have heard them a dozen or so times, but I love my Martin Logan’s, spent years looking for the sound.
Believe it or not He's absolutely correct about people in the UK saying "they heard it over the Tannoy"..........in fact today in the UK people will still say they heard something over the Tannoy when some announcement is played over any PA system, in much the same way as we say we are going to have to "Hoover" when we get out a vacuum cleaner.
Hey folks - when I made this video it was a Friday afternoon and I was BEAT TIRED. But I had taken the Eatons from my man-cave at home and didn't want to leave them at the store for the weekend. I wanted to play some tunes!!! So I tried to slog through it. Duh. Made TWO mistakes: Of course, the driver is dual-concentric. The other mistake is the magnet structure is Ferrite, and they have edge-wound voice coils.
Can't wait till you have to drag the Tannoy Arden in to your man cave! Will you or it ever make an appearance again? I hope so.
Kevin you are the best a great character fun guy to hang around with I trust you completely What audio gear but not so much with my wife LOL I would love to work there I consider myself a know-it-all when it comes to audio gear a real passion for it I see that passion bounce off you when you talk about stuff like this.. Steve costello
I have a pair of Tannoy 12" "Little Red Monitors" driven by two bridged amps delivering 300 watts per channel (basically, I wanted that power to safeguard against clipping as I like it "big") and two 400 watt subs. Absolute Heaven.
Looks and sounds Fantastic and so does the Speaker....!
The Hifi building you mentioned in Hong Kong is Yau Shing Commercial Centre, almost right above the Mong Kok metro station.
I heard it on the Tannoys that the war is ova. Kevin is the man! When this pandemic is over I need to check this shop out!
Beautiful speakers.
Nice to see Heisenberg moved to the loudspeaker business!
Lmfao 100% correct I couldn't put my finger on it but that's who he looks like
Hi Kevin I'm a fan of upscale audio. My speakers tannoy d900 amplifier is bat my pre is bat cd player is bat turntable is linn lp12 i listen to all sorts of music 🎶 reggae rock country and classical. Keep up the good work 👏
Hi Kevin,
I am the proud owner of a pair of Tannoy Legacy Eaton since August and I am looking for the best integrated amplifier (regardless of price) to pair with them. I want something warm, with sweet and non fatiguing highs. I am in Canada and unfortunately will not be able to buy from you but your advice would be greatly appreciated since you have first hand experience with de Eaton.
Thanks and regards,
Dang ... watching Kevin talk is bad news! Once you listen you are definitely itching to purchase whatever he is talking about.
no shit. I'm struggling between the Focal Aria 948 and these Tannoy Cheviot..help!
@@swimbum1 ... it’s good to have 2 pairs of speakers. 🤣😂
@@hushpuppykl True. My wife would disown me but boy would my listening experience be top notch.
@@swimbum1 ... reason with her. Let her know ... you could be doing worse things 😂🤣😂🤣
@@swimbum1 Forte IVs vs. Tannoy Cheviots. 🧐
Tannoy legacy Klipsch heritage and JBL monitor series looks like REAL speakers and not like vacuum cleaners (kef- b&w- monitor audio-focal- etc...) And their sound gives REAL emotions not sterile tiny sounds.
i realize it is quite off topic but does anyone know of a good site to watch new movies online ?
@Gustavo Keegan lately I have been using flixzone. You can find it on google :)
@Augustus Adriel yea, been using Flixzone for since march myself =)
@Augustus Adriel Thanks, I signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) I really appreciate it!
@Gustavo Keegan you are welcome :D
It actually was "Dual Concentric " .
I died from laughter at the British accent! :D
That's gay accent. not British.
Great video! Love the T-shirt!!
The coolest dude in audio
Don't get me wrong, I love Kevin's videos. But when you retail the product and are also the national distributor for the brand, just how unbiased can you be?
If Kevin brought the Eatons in from his man cave like he said……..or keep watching Andrew Robinson types (doesn’t carry any brands) for the unbiased reviews you are looking for 😂😂😂
What speaker stands did you use with these Eatons? Thanks, Derek
I'm considering Klipsch Heresy iii or iv as they are floorstanding and relative compact and fit my small living room.. But how does these Tannoy Eaton compare? Can they be placed on the floor with a slight tilt the same way as the Hereseys?
I don't think he screwed up one word...
Isn't it "dual concentric"? (3:10)
I could be wrong and don't mean to nitpick :)
Yep, it is. He probably just had a slip of the tongue.
Yes it is. No one does it better but tannoys older drive units never realised their true potential in the cabs of the day. You can have a great speaker built using something like the hpd315 today which blows away most competition up to 6 grand or more for a fraction of the price.
Alnico isnt as efficient as newer ceramic magnets. Tannoy only went back to alnico for marketing reasons. Hes also wrong about running them on se amps....they dont have the damping factor to control the bass.
Not everyone in England speaks like the queen.
The question is, how these would compare to klipsch heritage series line. I have a signal ended class A sugden a21 signature and very interested in both these brands for there sensitivity outputs especially the klipsch. I haven't managed to find a dealer that stocks both so is differecult to do an AB comparison and my audio memory is not all that great. But your feedback would be great! thanks in advance
Fortes v. Cheviot.
I did with a KT88, Tannoy Eaton and Klipsch Heresy IV, if it could help you. The Tannoy have much more refined presentation in regards to the placement of instruments, air, timing coherence and tonal balance. They can retain some dynamics of a horn driver while adding bass and balance. The Klipsch are fun .
Hi Kevin. Which ones do you prefer, the Eaton or Cheviot?
finaly somebody thats tannoy crazy to
Is the McIntosh 250 a good match for the tannoy Eaton's?
I love Tannoys
Still rocking my Tannoy 605 Mk 1s....
could you please make a video explaining how to use the adjustments on tannoy speakers? it confuses me and I'm not experienced enough to experiment and figure it out
The high on these could be the worry...overall integration as good as 2 way system?
"dual- coincident" driver? I can roll with that
Amen to his comments on vintage JBL 'squakers' lol. I have owned L100's and L300 Summits...dreadful things especially the 300's!
Tannoy didn’t invent this type of speaker; the Altec 604 Duplex came out several years before the Tannoy. Western Electric and Jensen also developed such speakers but the Altec was the first commercial design. The 604 is still made by Great Plains Audio, a company founded by the real Altec company’s last head engineer and on the original Altec machinery. One cool thing about the Tannoy is that it uses the woofer cone as the horn loading the compression driver tweeter. Radian is a pro sound company also making coaxial drivers that load the compression tweeter with the woofer cone. Radian drivers are made in the USA; the company has roots in the old “real” Altec Lansing and in Emilar.
I am terribly sorry but you are mistaken.Tannoy obtain the worldwide patent for the Dual Concentric loudspeaker and as such was a wholly British design.
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Love my Altec 605A's. You feel the lows and that is at 1W.
No Jim. No doubt some aspect of the Tannoy method of making a coaxial driver with a center mounted compression driver was patented but that type of speaker was made by Altec several years before the Tannoy.
Yeah Steve, I too used 605As for several years. Excellent tone and they had a very deep and wide image. I was very keen on Altecs and also used various VOTs, including the mighty A5s, and Model 19s.
Just bought a pair and i am not impressed. My former Klipsch RP 160M sounded just as good
What amp? I'm curious about these as well.
I know Kevin is the The Man and this is just my 2 cents, but....I really prefer Kevin's videos when he's solo. Not crazy about his new sidekicks. I know, I'm a terrible person.
Of course, he'll yeah it's TANOY, an English legend. So listen and learn how speakers should be made
I own a pair of Tannoy DMT12's and have used them and Tannoy Golds extensively throughout my career as a sound engineer.
While I like their transparent sound for recording purposes, I have to say my JBL 4315's blow them out of the water in every single category-- Dynamic Realism, detail, bass, mid and top end, effortless power, impact, image size ... It ain't even close.
thanks
DTM 12's are totally different to these, not sure why you mentioned them?
@@REX4340 Because ALL Tannoy speakers have a sound signature, just as JBL and many others have a sound pedigree. You either like em or you don't. I've used MANY Tannoy systems, Red's, Gold's... the former have a rich warm FULL sound... still not my weapon of choice.
Maybe they work better not in water.
Hi Kevin, What stands do you have which suit these speakers,
I am from the Uk and not sure were to look so could you tell me the models?
i heard bigger cabinet tannoys with super tweeter. I would them really blend. Too polite. I prefer Harbeth over Tannoy.
What about the trebble?
I have paid over twice as much for a separate system, and start wondering if I may have paid more than what I had to do!
Looks like the same driver as in Andrew Jones new MoFi speaker
I'm afraid now Tannoy has been taken over by Behringer its all over ...
They destroy the quality of every brand they touch . ( I live 3 miles from the factory of
one of the quality brands they took over its now Chinese made junk )
That is one honkin standmount!
so what are you saying these can help in astral projection oob experience ?
Air and space . . . holographic 🔊✨😊🤦♀️🤩
What are the gears decked black silver and black in the right hand side? above PS Audio decks?
Hi, That's two Lumin S1's and an X1.
@@upscaleaudio Thanks! Those look slick!
The pepper pot is their best tweeter design used from the Kensington onwards. Don't think these are alnico as well. Kevin what amplifiers (Brands) do you use with Tannoys.
I used class A amplifiers, like musical fidelity A2. A220 and A1000, as well as Sugden range. In usa First Watt would perform similar function. I ran vintage Tannoy Cheviots from 1970’s, which employed pepper pot design driver, more expensive to manufacture these days, hence the tulip wave design on ‘lower cost’ tannoy models.
Review the ardens !!!
Yea ..... I will. Bad ass!!!
Dude, I have Realtek ALC 1220 with Amplifier, separate lines for each channel and premium capacitors. Try to beat THAT.
Hello anyone. I have a pair of Tannoy SRM 10b in my studio and I'm wonderińg if anyone have listened to these new Eaton's and the SRM 10bs. Was wondering if anyone could point out the differences soundwise. I'm on the hunt for a set of speakers that could replace my 10bs incase they break and is no longer the easiest to find.
ever heard of harbeth?....
how come tannoy stopped doing coincident drivers? now it seems like only kef care about this tech. its one of those things where once you go single source you can't go back
All their upper end are coincident, as far as I've seen.
How is Harbeth p3esr 40th compared to them ?
No comparison. I've got a pair of the p3esr 40th anniversary, and the Tannoy Autograph Mini outruns them easily. The Eaton is an even bigger step up. If you are local we can prove it.
@@upscaleaudio thanks and how is Wharfedale Linton Heritage compares to p3esr and tannoy ? I have a harbeth p3esr 40th but i miss dynamics and i can listen on them only music with low bass. Not suitable for all genres i want to buy linton heritage .
Real nice...but u can pick up a pair of tannoy Ardons.....for those who know ..know...subtle finese for vocals classical etc...but boy can they drop bass!
@78sound omg ...do u know ur acting like a psycho?....u so got anger isssues...can u get urself some therapy?
Talking about crooners and you leave out Elvis Costello? Kevin reminds me of someone, I just cant place him yet.
Joe Jackson!
I heard these speakers and for me it was the biggest disappointment I had
Hiel had them beat in the mid/high and imagine. By a big degree.
Anyone who says mirange or small woofers with a subwoofer is a good music setup are crazy
Jubiles?! Is that what you are calling JBL’s? Never heard that nickname for JBL’s before!
Jubiles were a series of very bad sounding consumer level JBL's.
What is it? Model number? Is it a sub?
It's a Tannoy 'Eaton', stand mounted two-way loudspeaker. It's not a sub.
Dual what ? ...FFS it's DUAL CONCENTRIC
Shit. That english accent is exactly like mine. I feel seen. You know that episode of the Simpsons which is a parody of The Midwich Cuckoos? The Bloodening? Like that.
I want
I, and did not understand is this thing playing or not ????? It's for you for furniture ??? Turn on at least once !!😁
Why these speakers has to cost so much.
Because the craftsmen at the Scottish factory make a decent living.
@@ericjensen9091 That could be said for any speaker manufacturer and not all of them sell speakers for thousands and thousands of dollars.
@@pedrocols "That could be said for any speaker manufacturer", really? Dumbass.
@@pedrocols Perhaps you're stuffing envelopes for a living.
@@ericjensen9091 Yes really.
Ummm... $2800 each? Seriously?...lol....
If you haven't already, check out "Thanks for the dance" and "You want it darker" by Leonard Cohen, right up your ally!
DSOTM is a muddy mess.
you talked so much, but.............why i don't ......... sound ?
How is Wharfedale Linton Heritage compared to them ?
Some people must be deaf...the Eaton comparable to a cheap klipsh rp160 lmao!!
wow 4k pounds, think ill take a pass!
Is that their weight? Hope it ain't their price!
This guy takes too long to get to the point and no specs given other than db
A great rubbish english impression - that was funny.
This bafoon kitchen knife marketing is for american housewifes...
I think you way are better than Tannoy cause Tannoy in this clip is DEAD!
.....mmm yeah,...no sound from that speaker ,...its dead. Mistake
I do not buy this
I have a pair of Tannoy SGM 12X they don't do much below 50 Hz but, they do sound absolutely fantastic,,,
That thing that comes from the gut is about 100Hz....and speaker size and f3 are not a direct creation by ant stretch. ...I'm out a hear....have enough BS in my life
Bla bla bla 🤮