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Te koop: een prachtige tannoy highend luidspreker van 30 cm. Deze luidspreker staat bekend om zijn uitzonderlijke geluidskwaliteit en gedetailleerde weergave, perfect voor de audiofiel die op zoek is
New 12-inch Tannoy models span roughly from €400 for pro-oriented examples to well over €1,000 for higher-end designs, so €1,350 is a premium used ask rather than an obvious bargain. Your comparable listings put the median at €285 and the 75th percentile at €1,191; at €1,350, this sits above the normal upper quartile and looks ambitious without a precise model, pair/ single-unit clarification, and condition details.
The attraction is Tannoy’s Dual Concentric approach: coherent imaging, strong vocal presence, and an engaging, room-filling balance that can make these speakers genuinely special with suitable amplification. But “30 cm high-end” is too vague to justify this price confidently; it could describe anything from a modest professional cabinet to a valuable vintage driver-and-enclosure system. Before considering it, verify the exact model, whether €1,350 covers one or two speakers, original crossover and drivers, cabinet condition, and any stands or grilles.
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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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