Tannoy or Volti

I’d take a pair of both or either. Probably Volti for use with lower power tube amps or  maybe Tannoys otherwise. 

@charles007100 

completely agreed about the Tannoys- I kept hearing them show after show and wondered what people are so enthusiastic about.   

Do try to hear the Fyne Vintage series, the Classic X is in your budget range.  

I haven’t researched the Fyne Vintage series the classic X..

have you compared both at shows? What would you say the difference is?

Not 100% sold on Volti might be to close to the Klipsch sound I am trying to get away from…

Good news someone close to me invited me over today to listen to the Volti Razz and has the Klipsch Cornwall so we can compare…this should really help me a lot..

‘Taking my Alan Eatons, First Watt Sit-3 and the Pass Labs XA-25..

‘report back later today..

I'll say that even as a Tannoy lover, I've yet to fall in love with with a 12" Tannoy. You'd think that would be the sweet spot for a DC driver, but I've always preferred either 10" or 15" incarnations. The 12" I've heard were more aggressive / shouty than what I like; missing the sweet organic mids for me. I guess this is what some would say "sounds like a horn".

I've also heard Tannoys thar were just BAD due to either mis-wiring or other issues. I've had this set of Kensington GR that just didn't sound right at all, until I replaced both crossovers and drivers (of the 2, crossover was the worse offender) - now they're fantastic, maybe even my favorite. From longer ago, I have a set of Glenairs that were badly internally miswired (easy fix). I wonder how many Tannoys are out there that don't sound "like they should", for whatever reasons. The drivers themselves are VERY robust, so it's not an issue with driver fragility. 

Either way, not a great deal on that used set, so you're doubly right to pass on.