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Tannoy Legacy Arden Floorstanding Loudspeakers Purchased earlier this year to try seeing I've had every iteration of tannoy ardens . These are the latest legacy arden and compared to the original they are definitely a more detailed speaker with less box colouration but still a classic sounding tannoy. Plenty of punch in the bass, excellent imaging and soundstage and a superb build quality ! And for the money they definitely give a window into what the upper line of tannoys like the Canterbury's do at a lower price point. These are 100% in new condition and only 3 1/2 years old and purchased b
This is a fair-to-good ask, not a steal: A$6,200 sits below new-stock territory, but it’s still a serious outlay for a used pair, and the best comparable used examples I found range from about A$5,200 to A$8,000, putting this one around the middle of the pack rather than clearly discounted. If the cabinets and drivers are genuinely excellent, the price is defensible; I wouldn’t call it ambitious, but I also wouldn’t frame it as a bargain unless condition and inclusions are especially strong.
The appeal here is the classic Tannoy dual-concentric presentation: big scale, coherent imaging, easy dynamics, and that rich, full-range “live” sound that suits vocals, jazz, and rock very well. These are the sort of speakers people keep long-term, so a clean, well-kept pair is genuinely worth paying for; original boxes, spikes, and any paperwork would add real value. On a pair this substantial, I’d still confirm driver health, veneer/cabinet condition, and whether all accessories are present before moving fast.
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Tannoy traces its origins to 1926 in London, where Yorkshire-born engineer Guy R. Fountain established the Tulsemere Manufacturing Company in a modest garage. Initially focused on battery chargers and rectifiers for early radio sets, the brand name Tannoy emerged in 1928 as a contraction of "tantalum alloy," the key materials in its innovative electrolytic rectifiers. This British pioneer quickly pivoted to loudspeakers, cementing a heritage of audio innovation that spans nearly a century, including a relocation to Coatbridge, Scotland, in the 1970s.
The company specializes in loudspeakers, renowned for its revolutionary Dual Concentric driver introduced in 1947 at the London Radio Show, which transformed studio monitoring and home audio. Tannoy's portfolio centers on high-quality speakers—ranging from bookshelf and floorstanding models to the iconic Prestige series—alongside public address systems. While historically versatile in professional sound, its modern emphasis remains on hi-fi stereo and home cinema speakers, leveraging decades of driver technology expertise rather than diversifying into amplifiers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables.
Tannoy holds a revered position as one of the world's oldest loudspeaker manufacturers, blending high-end prestige with vintage appeal for discerning collectors and audiophiles. Its studio-grade monitors and meticulously crafted cabinets, often produced by specialists like Poland's Diora, earn consistent praise from hi-fi critics for exceptional clarity and dynamics. Now under the Music Tribe group, Tannoy endures as a benchmark for authentic British sound reproduction, appealing to knowledgeable buyers seeking timeless performance over fleeting trends.
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