Tannoy S8 Floorstanding Speakers

Tannoy S8 Floorstanding Speakers 

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[Oct 06, 2020]
ogilview82


Strength:

TANNOY S8 FLOORSTANDING SPEAKERS is amazing, the sound it produce is clear. You can also adjust the volume settings through your phone if you have the apps installed on it. garlandcleaningservices.com can help you with your business or commercial cleaning needs in Garland, Tx

Weakness:

No weakness for this S8 Speaker

Purchased:
New  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Oct 01, 2020]
mikesiegel1


Strength:

Amazing clarity Voices are crystal clear Soundstage is amazing Competes with my Quad 2908's

Weakness:

Minor negative is that their height should either be smaller with a shirt stand or 6 inches taller so the tweeter lines up with my ear level while sitting on my couch.

Price Paid:
400
Purchased:
Used  
Model Year:
2016
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Jul 03, 2019]
resncx


Strength:

It's a really neutral speaker that won't punish you too much on poor recordings. Imaging is wide, deep, and delivery is silky smooth. If you pair this with other components that don't have significant performance variations, you will be amazed at what they can do. I bought mine for $350 shipped on Ebay and it now feels like I stole them! I have them paired to a McIntosh MC7106 in bridged mode at 320 watts, a McIntosh MA6100 for the preamp, and a Rega P3 turntable with the Shure V15VMR. I wouldn't think of replacing these speakers unless it's a leap to like the B&W 801. I've owned the Paradigm Studio 100s and while they are excellent, they can hurt you on horns in a way the Tannoys never come close to achieving even at high volumes. Buy them! Everything everyone has said here is true which is why I bought mine 5 years ago and if I ever do make that last speaker leap these will still be in the house somewhere.

Weakness:

None that I've experienced in 5 years of use

Price Paid:
350
Purchased:
Used  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Apr 08, 2015]
Ricardo
Audio Enthusiast

These Tannoy S8's are fabulous! Very big and powerfull bass, a clear midrange and an easy treble. Exellent focus on imaging! These speakers are neutral en very detailled.
I use an Arcam A80 an CD73 Arcam cd player.
I have owned the Tannoy System 800's but there are much more powerfull. I also owned the Paradigm monitor 7v4 wich is much more bright. There are more neutral and easy listening.

Great value!!!

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Sep 06, 2007]
Mike Boniface
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Very clear and neutral, plenty of tight and accurate bass, excellent sound stage/imaging. Digs deeper than expected.

Weakness:

Can be timid at lower volumes. Also can be bright depending on other components used.

I started to put together a 2 channel system around a McIntosh MC7270 that I found for pretty cheap and stumbled upon these speakers.

A friend I work with also does high end stereo/HT installs on the side. He said he had a pair of these and a S8C all NIB on his shelf collecting dust and would part with them for $500. How could I say no?

First impression wasn't much of a good one. They need a long break in, at least 20 hours to sound decent, and appear to be fully broken in around 100.

Once broken in, they will incredible. Very clear and neutral, tight and accurate bass, excellent sound stage. Unless it's a upgrade to the S10, I don't see myself getting rid of these anytime soon, they're keepers!

Similar Products Used:

McIntosh, Infinity, Triad

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Sep 06, 2007]
Mike Boniface
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Very clear and neutral, plenty of tight and accurate bass, excellent sound stage/imaging. Digs deeper than expected.

Weakness:

Can be timid at lower volumes. Also can be bright depending on other components used.

I started to put together a 2 channel system around a McIntosh MC7270 that I found for pretty cheap and stumbled upon these speakers.

A friend I work with also does high end stereo/HT installs on the side. He said he had a pair of these and a S8C all NIB on his shelf collecting dust and would part with them for $500. How could I say no?

First impression wasn't much of a good one. They need a long break in, at least 20 hours to sound decent, and appear to be fully broken in around 100.

Once broken in, they will incredible. Very clear and neutral, tight and accurate bass, excellent sound stage. Unless it's a upgrade to the S10, I don't see myself getting rid of these anytime soon, they're keepers!

Similar Products Used:

McIntosh, Infinity, Triad

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Apr 12, 2005]
alan
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Clean mid range, great deep bass of 30Hz and clean high vocal sound. Great for music and HT. Can go really loud or low volume (-36db) and have nice clean sound.

Weakness:

Look without cover and size might be a problem.

Great speakers for the price I got them at. I used them for my HT and music listening and sound really well. Great deep bass with its 8" driver and really clean sound. I can even watch moives without a sub and still have great bass. Even tho I'm just using a HT receiver, still sound really well for music. I bet it can sound much better and warmer on tube amps.

Similar Products Used:

Kinima Hi-G2 *really good sounding Canadian made speakers but non famous. went bankrupt couple years ago tho :(

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jan 28, 2005]
travk13
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

image .. none critical positioning .. full range vocals ..

Weakness:

looks .. kinda bland..

beautiful!!!!!!! greatest sound ever .. .. vocals imaging wow.. for the $ nothing comes close .. must .. bi wire .. i use a adcom 545 and wow .. amzing .. since grabbing a set of mx1 m bookshelves i thought tannoy was worth giving a shot .. oh wow .. they were awesome then grabbed a dc06 center channel .and was tickled pink no goin dc tannoy s all around in one of my main listening rooms .... tannoy has given me something ive searched for years .. at a reasonable cost..

Similar Products Used:

klipsch forte .. paradigm studio... kef.. nht ..

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Dec 31, 2002]
magictooth
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Overall neutrality. Excellent clarity especially through the midrange.

Weakness:

Wife isn't exactly keen on the look.

Thought I should write a review of these speakers. I just wrote one for Nuance so I thought I should up my karma and write a nice one. I was looking for speakers about 2 years ago and went to every big box store (Future Shop, A&B, etc) and had a listen to all the brands out there like Bose, Sony, Yamaha, Energy, Mission, etc. I then went to a number of smaller outlets and tried the less mass market consumer oriented, higher end brands like B&K, Paradigm, Axiom, Monitor, etc. I didn't have any price range in mind, but I was hoping to spend less than $2000US. I finally stopped at a little shop and tried out their Tannoy speakers. The guys were great and very accomodating. I brought in every sort of speaker to A/B and they'd go through and hook them up so we could have a listen. They even let me take home their S8L/R so I could A/B at my place or at some other hi-fi stores. They were pretty confident about their product. In the end, the neutrality of these speakers made the decision an easy one. I've had the speakers for about 18 months and still no apparent problems. My wife who initially said, "big deal, a speaker is a speaker," finally agreed that she could listen to these speakers all the time. We finally upgraded the receiver and DVD player to Integra DTR and DPS 7.2, and WOW the whole setup sounds amazing now. I can't really imagine another setup that sounds this good for this small amount of money. If you're in the market for new speakers, give this brand a try. They're hard to find (I think there's only 50 dealers in North America), but if you can find them, give your ears a pleasant treat.

Similar Products Used:

Paradigm, B&W, B&K, Monitor, Sinclair, Energy, Mission, Bose, many, many others.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jul 31, 2000]
Richard
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

outstanding performance in low, mid and high

Weakness:

the annoying sound of my neighbour trying to get my attention when I turn the volume up!

When you buy the Onkyo TX-DS777 receiver, you need to have a pair of main speakers who perform well in stereo and ofcourse in THX surround. So, after the usual search you people know about, I ended up choosing B&W 604 SII or Tannoy Saturn S8. When I read about the dual concentric technology and heard the price, I took the chance by ordering the Saturn without even hearing them.
I never regret this gamble. All the frequencies of the speaker are heard in the same proportions. So, not to much low, mid or high, just clear, sparkling music. In THX they perform outstanding and make a perfect combination with my Tannoy mSub 10 subwoofer, Saturn S6C center and B&W DS6 dipoles.
My little 6 x 5 m livingroom will never be the same....

Similar Products Used:

Magnat

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
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