Any experience with Tannoy loudspeakers?

Good lack Dan, You did good job .

Yes, The Prestige series are wonderful. Also, the 215 DMT II is a poor man's Westminster Royal.

@bache - perhaps a few of the Tannoy owners above can confirm/deny the following statements which was conveyed by an audio store that sells them.
Tannoy speakers sound their best if they are toe'd in such that the center line axis of the speaker crosses just in fron of the listening position.

A pair of Canterbury's I demo'd were toe'd-in that much and they sounded very good, but I did not have the opportunity to verify this.by changing the angle

I do have a pair of Fusion 4.s - which were developed more for A/V applications and they also need a more acute toe-in than most others, but not as acute as the larger dual concentric models.

The sweet spot is just that - sweet, it is very focussed but not as wide as I have experienced with other brands.

Also, the Cantebury's sounded great with lots of space around them - not sure what happens to the sound in a more constrained listening space.

I have listened to other large models in a much more constrained showroom setting and they still sounded great from a fidelity perspective, but the image suffered a little.

The friend who runs the audio store that demo'd them commented that people who buy Tannoy seldom return for a different speaker.

If you have not purchased them yet, the comments above may be something to consider.

Personally, I like the sound of Tannoy a lot - if you are into Jazz, female vocal and orchestral you will find them hard to beat. Diana Krall, Norah Jones, Adele, Melody Gardot and Ricky Lee jones are just a few artists  that will sound amazing on them.

Hope that helps

Just received my brand spanking new Tannoy Arden Legacy speakers today and fired those puppies up with my McIntosh MA7000.  Could not be happier.

Listening to the Tannoys is like drinking top shelf aged bourbon when you are used to the cheap stuff.

I toe my Tannoys in a lot (I’ve owned 5 models now), but not enough to crossover in front of me. In my current setup they’re aimed to crossover slightly behind me. The positioning is a close to equilateral configuration, with each speaker some 9 feet away from me.

I tried the “cross over in front of me” setup some time ago and did not like it. This toe-in recommendation is written right in the manuals, and personally I find it a little baffling. It’s quite true that the sweet spots from my Tannoys have been relatively small, but oh so very very sweet. That works fine for my usage, with usually just one guest (my girlfriend) or just myself. They do get less impressive as you have more competition for the sweet spot. My guess is that the in-front crossover extreme toe-in might be a technique to expand the sweet spot size for a larger audience, spread over a larger area - but at the expense of the ultimate “sweeteness” in the single most optimal spot.

I don’t have too much space around my Tannoys, but enough to make them sound absolutely gorgeous. I do think it limits their ultimate soundstage size this way, though. They are amazing speakers! My girlfriend and I look forward to the all-night weekend listening sessions, all during the week. Just being honest about their limitations, in my experience.