Sandamal Silva

“I'm coming from Salk Songtowers which sounded great with the EVO 400. When I first put the Tannoy Turnberry GRs in my system, I knew there would be some break-in time from all the threads I had read. But honestly, that will not prepare you for what you will hear. After 15 hours they seemed almost worse than when first played. I now understand why some people prefer NOT to listen to them during the break-in period. 24 hours in and most of the shoutiness in the upper midrange was gone but much more was needed to better my Songtowers. 36 hours in and I was getting some good soundstaging and a relaxed expression of the bass. The shoutiness was smoother...it was now a better sounding speaker than the Songtowers. 48 hours in and the bass was effortless and the shoutiness was almost gone with a nice big soundstage. I'm probably at 72+ hours now and no longer need to count hours. Sonic presentation is big (room is 13.5' x 19' x 8'). Textures, timbre and detail is all there. I would say that the EVO 400 and Turnberrys are almost made for each other. Where the Salks would make every track sound good. The Tannoy will reproduce the best recording with much more dynamic presentation, but will penalize bad recordings. But I wouldn't have it any other way. Also, low level listening is pretty stellar. I love this about these speakers. Gear: Evo 400 Power amp, Don Sachs Model 2 preamp, Technics 1200G turntable, AT740ML cartridge, Project Phono Box RS (outboard power supply), Audiolab 8200CD CD player, AudioQuest type 4 speaker cables, AudioQuest Jupiter bi-wire jumpers”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Great speakers! Very detailed and live sounding. Moved on from Klipsch Cornwall 4 (which I really enjoyed), but the Tannoy Turnberry's are superior in soundstage and imaging with that same type of live sound (minus the horn) in your living room. Matched up with Kevin and Kat's suggested Naim Uniti Atom, great pairing for music streaming and for 2 channel Movie watching. Kat and Kevin were great and really took care of my audio needs!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Great speakers. Not broken on yet.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I purchase my Tannoy Turnberry GR speakers about 3 months ago. This is my first experience with Tannoy and I could not be more pleased. I have not owned too many brands ADS (810 and 980 monitors) plus Klipsch RF-7 III. I was looking for a warm neutral speaker and these are everything I hoped for. They are paired with a PrimaLuna EVO 400 preamp and dual EVO 400 power amps, plus 2 REL S/5 subs. This is a great combination. I actually prefer the amps in triode vs ultra linear. These speakers have plenty of highs and lows in triode. The mid range is probably their strongest region though. I have zero listening fatigue have hours of listening to this setup. In ultra linear some recording are just too forward and not natural for me. I don't think you can go wrong with Tannoy. I'm sold for life.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Steven Herbert

Verified Reviewer

“Everything as advertised. The sound is true, full bodied, clear as if the musician is in the room. Speakers really work well and look like furniture. Glad I decided on Tannoy!!! Will keep them forever!”

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Posted 5 years ago

Bruce M Mullen Jr

Verified Reviewer

“As usual, fantastic service from Upscale Audio! Connected the Turnberrys to a PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium Integrated (stock EL34/12AU7) to replace a pair of well known, horn-loaded speakers. I am far from being an expert, so fancy terms are not in my arsenal. To be blunt: sitting in the optimum listening position, with my eyes closed, the combination of PrimaLuna and the horn-loaded speakers allowed me to hear Diana Krall. When I closed my eyes with PrimaLuna and Tannoy, it was no longer a recording; Diana Krall was now in the room with me for a private concert. The question is, do want to listen to music, or experience it? For those who wish to experience music, the choice is Tannoy. Highly recommended.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Very good ,I wish buy long time ago”

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Posted 5 years ago

“The best way I can describe the sound of the Turnberry GR's is REAL, not clinical and not fatiguing at all. Be patient, these need some time to run in to sound their best. I'm approaching the 200 hr. mark and they have really opened up and sound beautiful. The bass is so good that I have removed the dual subs from my system. I am noticing that I smile to myself when listening to music I have been familiar with for years. Well recorded drums sound like real drums that are in the room with you. Listen to Two Suns In The Sunset from Pink Floyd's Final Cut album. When the drums kick in you either get very realistic sounding drums or bloated, muddy drums or drums that sound thin with no oomph. The Turnberry's give you the former, I get a grin every time I hear it. Vocals are amazing, both male and female. I am getting zero sibilance from the tweeter, very nice highs. My room is well damped/treated so I found that I needed less toe-in than recommended. Absolutely no problem driving these with my PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP tube integrated in triode mode at 40 wpc. Build quality is just amazing! These look and feel like heirloom quality fine furniture pieces. When I talked to Kevin, I was inquiring about a different brand loudspeaker that cost more than the Turnberry's. Kevin questioned the sound I was looking to achieve and suggested the Tannoy's. I am so glad I listened to him, thank you Kevin!!”

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Posted 6 years ago

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