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Comments on Tannoy Kensington SE - Room size

I have auditioned the Tannoy Kensington SE at In Living Stereo in NYC with Shindo electronics and I must say the I was extremely impressed. (I have a Monbrison and Quicksilver 6C33C monoblock triodes). There is a dynamic orgainic musicality to them unlike virtually any other speaker I have auditioned. Also very emotionally engaging. No hi fi thrills. No supertweeter or bass down to 20hz, just plain musical. Why don't more people have these speakers or other tannoys? The size of my room is 13.5' x 17 x 8. I do not believe they will overpower the room. Any comments as how they will play in the room or the speakers?

Aronsss (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-22-09

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11-22-09 It would be great to get an in home audition.do you think th ... Tpreaves

11-22-09 Tannoy doesn't much advertise its prestige line in the usa. ... Jburidan

11-22-09 about a year ago, i decided to sell my very fine pair of d ... Islandmandan

11-23-09 I'd love to hear a pair, but no where, absolutely no where r ... Chashas1

11-23-09 I think that your room will match kensington just right. eve ... Musicophile

11-23-09 Yeah, one more thing: chasas1 mentioned all the japanese sys ... Musicophile

12-08-09 I also own a pair with a mac 2300 preamp and mc 275 amp my r ... Kipp

12-08-09 Hi kipp, why the st200's? wouldn't that be a step down in th ... Chashas1

01-13-10 Chasas1, thank you for your very kind words. i have taken de ... Jeffday777

04-21-10 I heard the kensington se's with shindo 20watt gm70 tube set ... Jetrexpro

04-23-10 Jetrexpro, that's exactly what was happening to my kensingto ... Mulveling

04-23-10 Mulveling, this is very depressing to hear because i could ... Jetrexpro

04-23-10 Yes, the orchestral stuff (a small segment of my lp collecti ... Mulveling

04-25-10 Mulveling, 2nd system is a cool idea. islandmandan, who has ... Jetrexpro

05-05-10 Hi guys, my canterbury´s sings with anything you drop on t ... Vintagechile

10-07-10 I also have canterbury's,i power them with one of the best a ... Mikedimitrov

10-28-10 A follow-up on my custom tannoys. i was having problems wit ... Islandmandan

11-14-10: Dsholl1
waiting on a pair of Kensington SE hoping to get them before Xmas. Using an 18 Watt SET amp. Store only had the Tannoy DCT-10 and the amp drove them easily, so think the Kensington will be even more enjoyable. Anyone with Tannoy and SET experience?
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11-25-10 Mikedimitrov, a fiend has them both. he prefered the wm ha ... Vintagechile

11-26-10: Dsholl1
do you have Tannoy prestige speakers Vintagechile?
i noticed you have ATC speakers with high powered Chord amps, bit unsure as why you insist Tannoy and single-ended are a bad match?
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