Tannoy XT8F Review Compared to KEF LS50 and Tekton Impact Monitors
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- Tannoy is one of the older speaker manufacturers and a purveyor of the dual concentric design, similarly used in the KEF LS50 as well as the Elac UB5. And they certainly made an impression with me, when I first heard it years ago; and although I got the KEF LS50 at the time, some part of me was hoping I got the XT8F instead. Well now we come back to it compare it to the KEF LS50, as well as the Tekton Impact Monitors.
I've had my Tannoy XT8 Fs for about a week. They are exactly as you describe, however, for me, in my system, they outperform my LS50s. I used to rotate the LS50s with other speakers I have, but I have no urge to listen to anything but the XT8 Fs now. I have a pair of Harbeth 30.2 monitors on the way, so things might change when they arrive.
Keep up the good work. I always look forward to your reviews.
Tannoy for good sound, KEF for aluminium, boomy sound. It's my opinion. I keep my Tannoy speakers, but I sold the KEF Q300 and R300.
Hi there im between this two speakers???? TANNOY xt6 f vs KEF R300 ? What is your opinion
It's all about which speaker sounds best to you regardless of what everyone else says. Which Tannoy speakers do you have and what amp are you using?
@@TheAudiofool I have Tannoy XT 6 and Mercury 7.2. The room acoustics is very important, then amplifier, CD player, cables etc...
@@daniel85444 I have the XT6 (bookshelf speakers) and to me they are exceptional speakers for it"s price. Musical speakers with good 3D sound stage. I didn't like the R300's. Maybe the new R3 will be better choice than R300.
A more fair comparison would be two tower speakers not a bookshelf speaker vs a tower.
Love the holographic sound signature and the wonderful instruments separation of the Tannoys. But it sounds lean too to my ears. Do you know a pair of speakers that are as good as these Tannoys in terms of the above mentioned strength but don't sound lean? Thinking of upgrading but don't know what to upgrade to. Have you heard of the Fyne audio 502s maybe?
How big is your listening room? XT8f needs wide space.. If you listen them in a bigger room, the result would be different quite a lot especially when comparing with LS50..
My listening room is about 10'x17'. It's not that big but I don't think having a bigger room will improve the midrange and I can already hear the holographicness of the XT8F as it is. It's true though that the size does affect the speakers as my living room is about 24'x19', and the LS50 does not sound as good there with only a little acoustic panels.
XT8f has a lot of bass extension.. in a small room, sometimes bass frequency can mask and interfere the other range..
@@taeheeyoon6020 They do have a lot of bass extension, and certainly goes down lower than 40hz. In my room, the bass was overpowering in the Alicia keys song, but I attribute that to the response curve of the speakers, since in Trials of the Past, both Tekton and LS50 produce more SPL than the XT8F in the 3 bass notes as I mentioned in my review. But I do get your point, that maybe the speakers need space to "bloom", and should've done more testing in my living room.
my room size is 13 feet * 18 feet
Thanks.. I have these Tannoy’s connected to Musical Fidelity M6i and Rogue Audio Sphinx v2 and they have excellent mid-range and vocals sound life-like.... just proves that there are different listening preferences and opinions... keep up the good work
They are very enjoyable and I did mention that in my review. What speakers did you compare it to? Everyone has different ears and tastes... At the very least, I hope that some viewers would get to be more critical of the midrange when they do their audition of the XT8F.
man, Ive been eyeing the MF M6si to match with my Tannoys. Glad to hear they're a good match. I might hold off to see if a new model comes out soon though since they have been out for a while now and are also under different ownership. cheers!
@@h2ophilter If you can find a used M6si from someone who took good care of it you could get a good deal - Enjoy
I got these and looking to improve their mid-range with integrated fully tube amp. With 6W/ch DYI tube amp they sound already great!
P.S: Yes, they require a BIG room to sound good.
Using RCA 6SN7 on my Freya, I got to improve the midrange a bit, so a good SET would definitely improve the midrange a bit.
I'll be using the Tannoys with a Freya, and biamping with PrimaLuna Prologue Five amps. I'm hoping for the best.
Thanks to your inputs about the Tannoy xt8f! I have a friend who’s selling his Tannoy for $1,000. I just don’t know if that will surpass my JBL 590 that I really admire so much! I have some other speakers up for sale and pre amps, been trying to matched up systems that’s why I accumulated so much! Lol.. I brought a set at my vacation home in Manila using Emotiva amp and same brand preamp, I’m not happy with the preamp so next flight back there in a couple of months I will bring my extra preamp (anthem). Ttyl
I absolutely love my LS50s. It is hilarious when people say they are overrated but absolutely are not. Have owned 40 ish sets of speakers and the LS50 are in my top 3 of all time, I will never sell them. They do need significant breakin time and a proper high end amplifier to realize their potential.
What you recommend for floorstanders then?
Which stands do you use for your LS50’s?
@@craigneumann78 I got metals stands off Amazon and filled them with sand. The ls50s disappear like nobodies business. I can't remember the brand, but they have 4 black square columns and made out of all steel. They were around 140 cdn.
This is what I observed also.. I was initially blown away by the Holographic sound then I realized that the vocals were a bit thin or lacking.. I was using it with a 120watt integrated amp and a 150watt Power Amp with a Tube Pre amp..
Me too. Originally astonished by the speed, the imaging and instruments separation of the Tannoys. But over time the thin sounding really bothers me. Thinking of upgrading but don't know which speakers will have what the Tannoys have but with a more powerful/bolder sound. Any ideas?
That room is tiny! How can you review a floor stander in that room? Of course a tiny LS50 will sound better!
I suppose some floorstanders sound better if played louder or have bigger space to "bloom", but I've had floorstanders that sound good in my room like Zu Audio and Monitor Audio Bronze 5. Also, I tried it a little bit in my living room driven by Arcam A39s and it also lacks midrange vs Dirty Weekends and trounces the Zus at everything else. But again, the XT8F sounds fine as it is, just lacking mids to complete the package for me.
Yep
@@TheAudiofool Even the XT6f would probably be too much for the room (but still better than the XT8f in that room).
Sure and placement change efect
@@TheAudiofool If you ask for professional advice, you will find out that your listening room is ridiculously small, completely wrong setup, poorly acoustically treated and so on...no matter what you, your wife or your neighbor’s dog might say. You can’t cheat physics. th-cam.com/video/9-v83YZuiSw/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/d5rpWktZ4AA/w-d-xo.html
Very nice, descriptive and constructive comparisons between the sound of the two speaker, which I think is quite helpful for a lot of people. It puts things into context. As others have said, the speaker has to be sized for the room, so maybe that was partly the issue. Nevertheless, good video.
Thanks. For future vids with floorstanders, I'll make sure to review in my living room as well.
Interesting conclusion. Listening to audio clips here on TH-cam I think the emphasis in the highs could get pretty annoying after a while but I'm sure they are imaging champions.
What did you pair the Tannoys with? They require a good set up to really shine. A lot of people pair with a tube amp. They can sound like shit if you run them through certain amps or sound amazing if you have the right set up.
I have the 8f & 6f with a Pioneer A-400 & A-400X, Amps. There is no way any loss of mid range. infact they have much more mid range than my, Tannoy 611s.
Hi Audiofool, wow, what a helpful video! I have my next speakers mostly narrowed down to the XT 8F or a Tekton (lots of models to choose from). I am particularly interested in good, natural midrange for guitars and vocals, with slightly laid back highs, so this review told me exactly what I needed!
I tried the Monitor Audio Bronze 5 and they sounded very hot and had sibilance compared to my 16 year old Monitor Audio B4's, which are much more laid back (a bit too much but still preferred over being too hot). Even my Cerwin Vega RE-38 towers sounded much more smooth, balanced, and overall better than the Bronze 5's.
I was looking at the Tekton towers (Enzo XL, Pendragon, etc) but should I be looking at the smaller Impact Monitors? I plan to pair with a Rhymik subwoofer. The room is 13x12 feet. I don't think I want to spend $3000 on the Double Impacts. Over $2000 is pushing it for me. I listen to metal, the kind with lots of clean vocals, fast guitars, keyboards etc.
Also wondering if the KEF Q950 & JBL 590 would be good choices.
Thank you. Regarding the Tektons, I'm sorry but I don't know which model would fit you best as they have lots of speakers at the price range you mentioned. Best to check with Tekton themselves. Personally, I prefer bookshelves and quite happy with the Impact Monitors, but the Perfect SET looks quite interesting with its 12" woofer. At the size of your room, you probably don't need a subwoofer so maybe try it without first. What are you going to drive the speakers with?
@@TheAudiofool Thanks for the reply. The Perfect SET looks like a good option. I'm considering that and the Enzo XL currently. Both front ported, which I'm looking for since I will be sticking them in the corners. For metal I found a sub is really essential, even if using huge speakers like the Cerwin Vega RE-38's, which have 15" woofers. I am currently using an Onkyo SR702, which is an older model that uses Burr Brown DAC's, 100W per channel, and allows for bass management for my sub. I am considering the Outlaw RR2160 but would like to try the Onkyo first. I am really not fond of bright or fatiguing speakers. Do you think I would experience that more-so with either the XT 8F or Tekton flavors?
@@JPWinters The XT8F is brighter than the Impact Monitor, but I don't find it fatiguing though perhaps at my threshold. Do try it out with the Onkyo first since there's no harm in trying, and maybe you won't find the need to change it.
I have the same speakers 🔊 and they are good and do a lot of things well…… but I just can’t fall in love with them either due to the same experiences you described. Kinda bright which is fun and good volumes of base but the lack of midrange clarity and expression, really holds them back from being great. Wonder what a better crossover would do. For the price hard to beat just so much is promised and expected, you realize after time they just can’t deliver on those “giant killer” marketing reviews
Great video. Thank you. I was 50/50 on buying a pair of these and I just decided to not. I have the LS 50s as well (two pairs) and if these can't out perform those, then no sense spending the money.
Great comparison. Have you compared the Tekton Impact Monitor against the Elac UB5 and Bouchard S300.
I haven't had the chance to try the Bouchard S300. Against the Elac UB5, I wasn't able to do a direct AB comparison yet, but from memory, the Impact Monitor blows the UB5 away with its fantastic midrange and deeper lows.
The Tannoy's are cable sensitive. In the UK I got them for £750 new as outer box was damaged.
That's great! That's inside my recommended price of £820, and brand new to boot!
What do you mean by cable sensitive? Are you using silver plated copper
@@johnsweda2999 I asked other owner and was informed to use AudioQuest Tye 4 was using base Chord option. Did improve definition of music. Surprised impact of good interconnnexts.
@moose 174466 I now have £4500 worth of Avid and Musical Fidelity amplification with Linn LP12 with many upgrades and really enjoying these speakers.
Tannoys sound amazing. You got to hear it in person. No other speaker will satisfy you once you've heard them Tannoys, the soundstage, clarity, timing, and tight bass.
Edit: sorry but auditioning KEFS, they have a VERY, very flat soundstage. Unimpressive, expensive for their performance.
Yes, everyone should always try before they buy.
I enjoy watching your videos and use of subtle humor. I'd like to see you do a video on your room.acoustic treatment with results. The proper treatment can make a smallish room sound a lot larger.
Thanks. I agree, and room treatment should be top of mind of all audiofools after getting their amps and speakers. I actually have a video on my room treatment way back, but it may have too much unsubtle humor hahah. If you would like to punish yourself, here it is: th-cam.com/video/8WBIocEhBrM/w-d-xo.html . I have been meaning on creating a new one this time with helmholtz resonators but I've yet to get started hehe.
Audiofool Do you think the Tannoy XT6F ie 8F's smaller brother will also have thinnish midrange. How do you think XT6F's would compare to Monitor Audio Silver 300 please
I can't tell as I havent had the chance to hear it in my room, but sound should be similar. I think I would prefer the XT6Fs as I found the Silvers to be too boring for my tastes, but you may have different tastes.
@@TheAudiofool I have heard Silver 200 & 300 at the same demo & 300s were quite a bit better. Have not heard Tannoys but am aware they have had good reviews. Mids in 300s are supposed to be good. Is it only the silver 200s you have heard ? I may know what you mean about the Silver's there may not be too much going on. Is that why you think Tannoys may be better ?
@@Chris-nd5se The Silver 300s were the ones I heard. They're quite well balanced and all, and they have more solid surefooted bass compared to the Tannoys, but the Tannoy's are livelier, at least in my treated room, and they have a more extended sharper highs and louder looser lows, that makes it a bit more exciting. But if you've heard the silvers, and it's the sound you're looking for, then go for it.
@@TheAudiofool Just wondered whether Tannoy's may be harsher sounding with poor recordings, as with Silver 300s treble is rolled off a little. I did think 300s were good value, also they look nice and have had good reviews but I agree you could say they were a bit ordinary sounding. Do you think one would need more power than the other to get the best out of them, my amp is only 33 watts pc
@@Chris-nd5se It may be a little harsher with poor recordings. As for power, my belief is that power is only needed for reaching your desired volume. If you still have some ways to go before max volume and it's not distoring at that level, then you should be fine. It's more important to have an amp that you like the sound of; for example, I like the sound of my 20w aegir vs arcam a39 120w, vs peachtree audio nova 300 300w, as it gives the best fluidity in the mids. That said, your 33w amp should be able to handle 2.9ohms minimum if you want the Tannoys while the SIlvers are a bit easier needing min 3.6ohms.
I think the '8s are too big for this room. The XT6F would be better suited. I have the LS50 and the XT6F. Both have more strong points than weak points. Also, I found the Tannoy having more natural mid-range than the LS50. Bass guitars are there now, as well as woody overtones on drums and piano, whereas they were missing on the LS50.
I know has nothing to do with this review but I feel the floor stander that everybody is sleeping on is the KEF Q950
The speaker no matter where I hear it is always the best for me at least in the $2000 U.S. RANGE
I hope you will do an review because I can’t see why anybody would want the LS50 over the q950
Hmmm... I haven't heard the Q950 yet, maybe I'll take a listen. Thanks.
Hello, thanks for a great review. I have both Kef LS50s and a pair of Tannoy XT6 small bookshef, so instead of an 8 inch coaxial driver, I have a 6 inch one, but the same mid-range signature sound as the XT8F. I think both speakers have their strengths, but specifically regarding the "thinness" that you speak about the tannoys, I would agree, but I would add that is one of their greatest attributes. My Tannoys, indeed sound thinner than the KEF LS50s, but to me it is because they are extremely fast and are able to separate the instruments in a way that the KEF LS50 is not capable of. What this means is that for complex multi-instrument music, where you have unique percussions, violins or similar, the Tannoy will be able to sing IMO better than the KEFs. Unfortunately however, because of that thinness they will need an amplifier with much more headroom, otherwise they will sound not only thin, but possibly flat. I drive them with a high current 200w/channel amp and that does the trick...mostly. A good piece to showcase what I am talking about is "Hijaz" from the "Hadouk Trio", which has amazing eastern percussions.
Thanks for watching. I agree with what you said, mids are thicker in the LS50s but will have trouble with more complex passages. I do not agree with having a more powerful amp, because I've heard the XT8Fs with 30w tubes and they sound quite better compared with some high powered amps, so it's really more on what amp you like. That said, every speaker is just different and no speaker will be perfect, but there will be a perfect one for you... until you find something better lol.
Exactly the same feeling as I have. The Tannoys are much faster and more transparent. I feel they are levels above the ls50s.
Maybe consider Focal 936 for a further review, they sometimes go on sales below $2k and should compare well with the speakers in their range like these tannoys or tektons.
Those Aria are great speakers indeed
Thanks for the review. The size of the room is perhaps too small for floor standers. The Tannoys will surely suffer.
Perhaps. Zu Audio sounds great though.
thks for the review. Hope to see you reviewing the Tekton flagship speakers.
Seems like you could resist less the smaller inductor on the woofer with the next less resistance. Or if the med is warm you could go the next inductor less uh instead. Either way you could get those babies to scream.
Ive just bought a pair of these, what amp would you recommend to power these.
They would sound great with Rega, Naim, CXA, and Schiit.... Hmmm... they pretty much sound great with any amp.
@@TheAudiofool what kind of size do you think (watt's)
Sorry forgot to say i have xt8 Tannoys
@@sammason666 What size is your room? if it's not too big, 60w should be okay; more if your room is large.
@@TheAudiofool it's about 18ft x 26ft and fairly low seiling
Did you have any DSP correction engaged in any of your comparisons?
For this comparison, yes, I reduce 53hz digitally before sending to the Yggy.
Would be lovely to compare this with MA Silver 200. Comparing it with bookshelves like LS50 is interesting given that the latter are your staple but same league comparison would be nice. Thanks!
From memory, XT8F is a lot more fun than the SIlver 200.
@@TheAudiofool shucks, that's both valuable and vague. "Fun" could mean many things. Is XT8F less natural, moe colored? MA seems to be quite warm and precise. It would be nice to able to listen to both side by side. That's hard.
@@shashanktripathi960 Yeah, its hard to gauge especially since both also had different gears driving them. By Fun, I meant that the XT8F for me is more exciting (a bit more forward, pricklier highs), and something that I would prefer to listen to over the MA. I consider MA to be more neutral but it might be because a roksan blak was driving it.
I had XT 6F's and sold them after one year. I couldn't stand the bright sound. They had elevated and harsh treble, thin midrange and little boomy bass. They sounded best in big room and with smooth amplifier. Too much bass in small room. Bought them second hand from UK under 500 € and sold 700 € 🙂
I didnt really find the 8F to be bright, and as mentioned in the review, it was quite enjoyable for me until I compared it to other speakers lol. Great price on the 6Fs, the 8Fs was bought for about EUR 750 and sold at 1k.
@@TheAudiofool I kept my smaller and cheaper Tannoy Eclipse 3 floorstanders because they are much easier to listen.
Change the med inductor's (control resistor) on the Tannoy med/woofers, to the next smaller value. That would give them some med range.
Hello, Which is better for 2.0 stereo, Kef LS50 or R3 speakers? Thanks.
If you have a large room the R3 would be a better choice. For a smaller room, I would go with the LS50 as I still find it better for vocals, but if you listen more to bass intensive songs, go with the R3.
@@TheAudiofool Thanks, much appreciated.
Have you tried them with metal music? Someone said in another video that they rumble with double bass drum ...
Played them with some 90's grunge... Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden... They were a blast. What sort of rumble did they mean?
@@TheAudiofool not sure... I was considering them for replacing my focal 726 but I'll probably have to give them a listen before
@@nukey555 There's definitely a huge jump in terms of fun factor from the 726 but always better to do audition if possible.
I have a pair of Tannoys on the way. I think they will be a good complement to my LS50s. I have older ears and these may perform better on classical music.
Thanks for the honest review.
Do let me know how it goes. Definitely better for classical music.
Had the Tannoys for a few months now and I'm very happy with them. In fact, I put my LS50s back in their box. Also got a pair of Harbeth 30.2s. I'll probably take my LS50s up to my cabin in Montana for use in my system there. The room is smaller.
@@Rickzolla I love the Kef LS50s and share the sentiment that in the long run, especially if you listen to Jazz or classic music, I would go with the Tannoys. The Kef are fantastic, but a bit more jumbled in their sound.
Very interesting results!😬🤓. Just got JBL 590’s! For the money I paid they are fantastic for what they represent! And as you just said at the end of your video, apparently money,up to a point of course , doesn’t always reflect the sound of a speaker! I use them for both Home Theater and music and as hard as I try going to high end audio stores before the free return trial is over, I can’t at all justify paying $5,000 or much, much, much more for so little more in return!🥳🤪🤓. The compression driver really is just in another League.😬😎. Tannoy makes some ultra expensive speakers as I have seen here on TH-cam! Very Interesting results for sure!
Yes, up to a certain point, spending more doesn't really justify the return of sound quality you get, but each person has a different saturation point. In this review, I'm trying out putting a value of how much I would personally pay for the speakers but I'm finding it difficult to make it objective.... Score wise, I should be willing to buy the speakers for $1625 which is a far cry from it's SRP!
The 590s look like interesting speakers, and I'll check out the 530s if I can find a good deal on it.
The Audiofool
Thanks for the reply! I was playing harp music last night just because, if that gives you any indication on how great these compression tweeters are! Harp Music! And I am not a harp music kind of guy or at least I wasn’t until yesterday!🤓😝😉🤪. Even my wife was like what the F those things literally sound likes Harps. Piano as well! I now myself now need to find 530’s because my Boston Acoustic rears sound way off when playing 5 channel stereo like I sometimes do! The wife drove me crazy last night when she said I should have bought 2 more for the rears! At less than $500 a pop and if I would have known, I would have bought 7 and arranged the room to accept the large center 590 instead of the 520 that I just bought. The 520 center also works and looks great with the grills on I may add! Just do a TH-cam search. You’ll see your competitors/ TH-cam colleagues love them! The only bad thing is that the 590’s are 70 lbs and awkward to move and as you will see, have semi cheap feet!🤔🤫🤫🤫😬🤓😎. The fact that JBL would take them back for free return shipping and all should tell you something! They are as big as the klipsch RF 7 III but weigh 30 pounds less! Anyway great review as always🤗
This is a very musical speaker!
It is very fun and musical.
Is Tannoy company open ? I heard from Market that it has closed down !
Really? My dealer says they're still active, but I'll look into that. Perhaps it's just the UK factory?
Thanks - update me
Do you also hear sound textures in Bass range? (In gerneral)
Depending on the recording, yes.
@@TheAudiofool thanks you for answering. Does this even go low to 30 or 40 hz(hearing textures with a subwoofer)?
Second question: do ls50 provide bass textures in good quality (even when not so low likr on tannoy)?
@@DragonofStorm The XT8F can easily do 40hz and starts to slowly reduce spl. In my room it can do around 30hz but not as loud as the 40. I was expecting bass textures to be better than the LS50, but it turns out that the LS50 is better rendered above 50hz and then the advantage slowly goes to the XT8F as it goes lower.
@@TheAudiofool but you should be using a schiit Loki then you can dial it in
@@johnsweda2999 Haven't tried the Loki yet, but can't really force the LS50 to go deeper than it can.
Adjectives such as "better" do not convey the complete picture. What is "better' to one may not be to another.
THanks for watching. Agree. My newer videos have a comparison chart for you to be able to picture the gear better.
These are 91 Db efficiency how are they hard to drive?
Thanks for watching. While it is specified as an 8ohm speaker, the impedance goes as low as 2.9ohms @100hz so AVRs and some amps will get a bit hot paired with this speaker.
I own a pair of 8f the sound is amazing but my room is more than twice the size of yours, compare the Zu's in an adequate room they won't come close to the Tannoy's by far. Idealy a 250Watt amp.
what amp are you using with the 8F?
Musical Fidelity A5 Power Amp
You find you tighten Up the Bass better if you put some loose fibre in the port at the bottom or lay a small cushion in there the slot. Use a pillow take the fibre out split it in half Each speaker
Are there 8 Ohm the Bass Drivers? if so put an ceramic 8.4ohms 10 watt resistor across the terminals.
Not sure what you mean by cheaper! they go for around thousand dollars these days the tannoy xt8f. Cheaper than the KEF and the tekton
1000 a pair? That's good value then.
Match it with Cambridge audio amps, they'll sing!
Tannoy xt8f or creek evolution 1, room 5x5 m2? Thanks
hi sorry, are you asking if the combination would sound great? yes, if you are looking for exciting sound.
Lol that room is smaller than my closet....impossible to do fair reviews for floorstanders in there.
It's the amps... the Tannoy are not so hot with a single amplifier. It's a very dynamic speaker... and I have NO CLUE why it demands a real 2/4 ohm stable amp with 200+ WPC. Other than that, they sound lean... very lean.
I see. What amp are you using it with?
@@TheAudiofool Sumo Andromeda 3, just for the bass and mid range :)
@@BastianUllr That's a beast of an amp!
As you probably know already, the speaker placement is critical. Here’s why: th-cam.com/video/8b1W7QgqhR8/w-d-xo.htmlm56s | www.cardas.com/room_setup_main.php | www.mh-audio.nl/acoustics/ CancellationFreq.html | www.mh-audio.nl/Acoustic.html#d | realtraps.com/art_basics.htm . You have acoustic panels, that’s great, but how many bass traps...anyway your room geometry dictates a completely different speaker placement. Please think about it especially if you want to become a reputable speaker reviewer. You can make a great listening room out of your 10x17x? room. Just follow the rules: realtraps.com/art_room-setup.htm
How you compare to Zu Audio?
Bass is definitely better in the XT8F as the Zu's have tubby sound and decay is noticeably longer. I find the midrange to be better in the Zus, although the imaging is not as tight. Highs are much better in the XT8Fs although the Zus can be passable if you have the clarity cap upgrade. The XT8Fs are currently in sale in the UK and I think it's worth it at the sale price (not at retail though).
does not make sense to compare bookshelves to floorstanders, physically both are different volume how would this review actually help people to make buying decision, it like apple to orange.
My reviews always have a comparison in terms of sound. That way if you've heard an LS50 or Tekton Impact Monitor, you will have an idea on how the Tannoy will sound.
Have you listened to the XT 6F?
Yes, I did. Unfortunately, it was right after I auditioned the 8F in the store so it kinda got drowned out by the 8F. They're still as fun though, but has a slightly sharper and leaner character.
The Audiofool yeah, I imagine it does. I never got to audition the 8F but it’s a larger speaker so it makes sense that it’s got a fuller sound. I was thinking that maybe the 6Fs would be better suited to your room given its size. Anyway, continue reviewing audio equipment, you’re quite good at it. Cheers!
The Audiofool is indeed an audio fool.
Sounds like amp pairing issues
Wow - more bass from LS50s!? - this is an 8" floorstander! At 91db sensitivity these speakers should be easily enough driven from even a 50W amp - what amp are you using? HiFiPig review is not so damning.
Let me just first clarify that the XT8F goes lower than the LS50 and goes lower than 40hz in my room. I just mean that the LS50 does more bass volume in Trials of the past, as the XT8F does more in the Alicia Keys track.
Also, according to hometheaterhifi.com, the XT8F impedance can go as low as 2.9ohms at 100hz, so while it might play loud easily, it will take a lot of amp grunt to make it sing. I tried the speakers out on Schiit Ragnarok, Pioneer M22 and Freya +, Marantz SR5012, Onkyo A9150, all to the same effect.
I have not read the Hifipig review, but will check it out. What did they compare it to? I did not mean to be so damning hahaha and as I mentioned, I did enjoy them a lot.
Without extensive acoustic room treatment using many bass traps from floor to ceiling on all walls, you are wasting your time reviewing speakers. A small room can sound great with big speakers with extensive acoustic treatment. Having to match the speaker size with the room size is total rubbish.
Tannoy Pinoy ... (?)
Tannoy is a UK brand, but is currently owned by Music Group/Behringer whose holding company is based in the Philippines; speakers are mostly made in China, except the Legacy series which I think are still made in Scotland.
Mancano i medi? Ma sei sordo? Certo che negli ls50 prevalgono di più i medi, ma questo avviene perchè le Ls50 hanno solo medi e alti ma niente bassi. I Tannoy xt8f Suonano meravigliosamentte e al pari di altoparlanti molto più costosi. Le Ls50 forse neanche con un Sub riescono ad avere la stessa completezza (perchè il sub dovrebbe essere studiato apposta per funzionare con esse , altrimenti non si amalgamano bene). Allora a questo punto dico che tu non sei abituato a sentire delle casse che emettono tutte le frequenze da 30 a oltre 20000 hz. Altrimenti devo pensare che o hai ll cerume nelle orecchie oppure che di musica non capisci niente di niente....
Non c'è bisogno di attaccare, è una conversazione. Sono d'accordo con te sul fatto che i Tannoy sono fantastici, vedi il mio commento sopra, solo diverso dall'LS50. Ora in materia di gusti, a ciascuno il suo.
Abbia la decenza di rispondere!
No demo song, no audio........only your voice and your taste. Sorry but all your videos is a jokes. for my staste Kef Hts-1001.2 is better than KEF LS50....