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Tannoy SRM12B Super Red Studio Monitors Great sounding Tannoy’s and run beautifully on any low watt tube amps, vintage solid-state amps and even new age amps. Few minor marks on the cabinets here and there due to age but solid. Speakers are perfect condition and surrounds still great. Treble roll off and energy pots are a little scratchy when being used (the are due for a deoxit again or bypass them like a lot do online) but sound perfectly fine once you move the pot setting a couple of times. One of the Tannoy badges are missing on one of the grills too. Comes with the free stands if want
At A$1,999, this is ambitious versus your used-market anchor: it sits well above the 75th percentile of A$1,524, roughly A$475 over that mark. Against a median of A$462, you’re paying for a notably scarcer, more serious piece rather than an everyday bargain.
That can still make sense here because these are respected studio monitors with a big, authoritative sound and the sort of scale and dynamics that appeal to Tannoy fans. If the drivers are original, the cabinets are clean, and there’s no crossover or surround work needed, the value is in getting a classic, highly listenable monitor in a tougher-to-find format; just make sure the listing includes enough detail on condition and any service history to justify the premium.
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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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