Tannoy Turnberry Loudspeaker (each) Reviews

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Philip Smith

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“Wonderful sound, classic BBC. I also have Harbeth and Rogers speakers and have always wanted to add Tannoy to my audio collection. The speakers are awesome. They sound amazing, fill the room with classic sound, and are absolutely beautiful walnut craftsmanship. Thank you to the entire Upscale Audio staff for being awesome and helping me decide which models to get. You were spot on and I'm delighted with the purchase.”

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Posted 5 months ago

“The music is in the room. The speakers compliment my system perfectly. Made a good decision in buying the Tannoy Turnbury speakers.”

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Posted 6 months ago

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Posted 6 months ago

“Looking and sound great, paired well with quality tube or SS amp. With some time to break-in, then enjoy the music anywhere in the house.”

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Posted 7 months ago

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Posted 2 years ago

“My pursuit in searching incredible ends here with Tannoy Turnberry GRs. These speakers are not only looking great, but excels in re-creating emotions. There's definitely waiting period (about 70-80 hours minimum) before they can sing the way they meant to be! I am grateful to Upscale audio and their wonderful staff who helped with my purchase for all the components needed to complete this setup. CD Player - 1: Synthesis Roma 14 DC+ tube CD Player - 2: McIntosh MCD85 Turntable: U-turn Orbit special edition with 2M Blue Integrated Amp: PrimaLuna EVO 400 YouTube Links for my setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YYEIWsFjzU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY-TIctVvQE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyGTrYG9UaQ Next... Acoustic correction/treatment seems like a science in art. I am still in search for ideas on how to setup and arrange my listening space to the best :)”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Chintan, Thanks so much for your review, and it's always great to see the final setup--it looks excellent! If you listen to a lot of Indian film music, focus on taming the high-frequency reflections in your room as many of these recordings can be sibilant. Give us a call and we'll help!

Posted 2 years ago

“I purchased the Tannoy Turnberry speakers as “endgame” speakers, after having owned entry-level Tannoys (XT-8F Revolution) and a pair of custom-built Tekton Enzo-XLs. I liked both of those speakers and found the Tektons to be a step-up from the Tannoy XT-8F, but ultimately, I wanted more of the Tannoy sound in a higher-end build, which is what I got with the Turnberrys. After 80+ hours of listening, I’m happy to report that these may indeed be my endgame speakers. I found my experience with break-in to be very similar to the reviewer below, Sandamal Silva. So similar, in fact, I recommend reading his review for a summary of what happens during break-in, rather than redundantly rewriting it here. My listening space is a medium/small living room (12’ x 19’) that has limitations regarding speaker placement, but even without total freedom of placement, I found the speakers to be somewhat easy to configure. I have them about 20-inches from the back wall and 20-inches from the sides. Not ideal, but the speakers still seem to perform well. I have them slightly toed-in, but not to the degree that Tannoy recommends. After about 30 hours of break-in, I decided that they were a bit bright in my space, so I lowered the treble energy on each speaker by 1.5 db. The ability to make treble adjustments is an amazing feature! After about 70 hours of listening and getting used to the sound, I integrated my REL T9i subwoofer. I don’t think the Turnberrys necessarily need a sub, but I do find the low-end to be a bit more solid and effortless with the REL helping out below 40 hz. I’m using a Primaluna Dialogue HP integrated amp with Gold Lion KT77 output tubes. This seems like a good pairing. Interestingly, with my other speakers I kept the amp in ultra linear mode 90% of the time (depending on the recording), but with the Turnberrys the opposite is true and I’m in triode mode most of the time. I mostly listen to analog through an EAT C-Sharp turntable and Manley Chinook phono preamp, but about 20% of my listening is digital through a Jay’s Audio CDT and Denafrips Pontus DAC. Both sources sound great through the Turnberrys. As always, thanks to Kat for walking me through this decision and purchase. I always feel confident that my best interests are important to Upscale and that they would never sell me something that didn’t seem appropriate for my system or tastes. Highly recommended speakers! They have the sparkle and nuance in the mids and highs I’ve been looking for and they look amazing too.”