Tannoy Little Red Monitor SRM12B

I have a pair of these famous loud speakers and enjoyed listening in full to them Powered by a Quad amp I found them to offer superb quality playback in the mid and high Frequencies extremely dynamic rendering beautiful presence Pretty much any sound recorded during the 1970s or earlier The voice comes through very faithfully as does guitar If I had to offer a slight criticism it would be the bass frequency roll of its quite high and then perhaps not as great for more modern sounds such as hip hop or drum and base that rely greatly on these lower bass sounds The looks are amazing if you dig that retro styling and they are incredibly efficient capable of running off a quite low wattage amp Not quite worth their weight in gold as they are heavy but values are rising and they are certainly worth investing in a pair if you can find a decent set

Precise,accorate detailed sound,big enormouse space,even sophisticated high rate of deep.long listen excellent.Adjustable terible.Pre-eminent all genres rock,acoustic,jazz,classical music.Almost all music fine! Stable value! Big classic Tannoy monitor speaker! The Long enjoy music! Ányos in Hungary

These Tannoy ‘Little Red Monitor” speakers are designated as type NFM or 'Near Field Monitors" and as such I don’t think there is anything in this genre which could beat them on a price/performance basis. They are truly astounding with pinpoint accuracy and depth.

However!!! They are lacking in some important area vis;

a) Low frequency response rolls off to -4db at a high 55Hz. so deep bass is totally missing. This is due to the relative stiff double roll cone surround and low cabinet capacity.

b) They have a very poor design of enclosure and sound proofing. The resonances from the enclosure become unbearable if you wind up the volume past the 5-10 watt level. At this level my Wharfedale Diamond 9.1's perform much more tightly!

c) The tone control knobs wear out and become very 'crackly' (they are about 30 years old afterall).

At the moment, April 2012, these Tannoys are going for up to £900 on ebay. If you have a recording studio and the speakers are sighted in the 'near field' (1-3 meters away), at relatively low volume levels, then they ARE worth it. Their performance in a larger living/listening environment will very probably cause you to be most disappointed with a distincly 'coloured' and 'boxey' sound at higher volume settings.