Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers?

like it or not, certain loudspeakers are better than others with certain genres.

Some are just plain better full stop.

Well I wouldn't like it if it were true. It would mean I need over 100 speakers to play one music collection :)  But it is true that some speakers are just plain better, full stop. I'm running a set of Classic Audio Loudspeakers which are 16 ohms, go to 20Hz and are 98 dB 1 watt/1 meter. The first breakup is at 35Khz, so they are fast, smooth, detailed and image great. Massive Attack, Global Communication, Fields of Nephilim, King Crimson, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and the Tallis Scholars all sound great on them.

A great speaker plays anything.

However they would not be my first choice for Rock or Metal - there are better options out there for those genres. I’d start by looking at something from JBL, then maybe ATC, PMC etc.

In my experience those genres thrive primarily upon attack, dynamics and speed. Not especially subtlety and nuance.

This is nonsense- but is the most common myth about speakers- that a certain speaker is good for a certain genre of music. Its entirely false- speakers (and electronics) don't care what music you play- and what makes them good at classical or jazz makes them good at rock as well.

Imagine if you had to have a different speaker depending on what record you pulled out of the shelf that day! Obviously it just doesn't work that way.