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- Drivers: Tannoy Monitor Gold 15" (LSU/HF/15/8) - Cabinets: Original Tannoy Lancaster - Year: Circa 1968 - Condition: Used, in excellent working order just serviced by Reference Fidelity Components including cabinet refurbishment
Excellent condition at £2,495 looks firm but not crazy for a 15-inch Monitor Gold, though it is above the UK range of roughly £1,300 to £1,800 a pair cited for this model, so I’d call it ambitious unless this is a particularly clean, fully original pair with desirable cabinets. If it’s one speaker or a stripped driver set, the value case changes a lot; as listed, the asking price is clearly on the high side versus typical used-market levels.
The reason people still chase these is simple: the 15-inch Gold is the flagship dual-concentric of the range, known for big scale, high sensitivity, and that effortless midband presence that works especially well with valve amps. A genuinely tidy, original example can be worth paying for, especially if the drivers are healthy and the crossovers/cabinets have been left alone; for a collector or a serious vintage horn-style system build, the upside is real.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
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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