Amplifier for Tannoy Turnberry GR

Hello,

I thought I'd add my two cents, My one-off Tannoy HPD 315's (12" Dual Concentrics from the mid seventies) sound gorgeous with an SET 300B, that puts out a very stout 9 Wpc.

However, I recently (out of curiosity) built a Class D Audio kit (CDA 254), @ 125 Wpc, when built as a stereo amp. I, however, took it a step further, and added a second amp module, and are running the two modules in bridged mono mode. In theory, they will output 500 Wpc this way, I'm not sure just what they output, when sharing the same power supply, as in my case.

The original kit was $430, and another $145 for the second module. They also sell complete amps for a fair price. My Tannoys love the power provided by this amplification, and sound nearly as good as they ever have, kind of like an SET amp on steroids.

It's an inexpensive way to try alternative amps, and it's great to have different amps to chose from, and to have a back-up in case of tube failure.

Regards,
Dan

Mmarshall, if you like the Bryston sound (which is a bit dry and uninterestingly clean), go for it. Else I would suggest something like a Naim, LFD or a Pass First Watt F6, all of which are more harmonically richer and closer to a good tube amp.

I refer to Bryston because I have owned many in the past and I can get a used 3B ST for under $800. That gives me a great amp for a backup and until I find a great tube amp for these speakers. I have to admit I am a little disappointed in the low number of postings here. Maybe Tannoy owners do not use Agon.

Yea, you could get a Bryston as a backup amp. However, I would still suggest you look at a Naim Nait 5i for about the same amount in the used market. It is a more exciting amp with the Tannoy and it is an integrated amp.

And yes, not many on Agon use Tannoy. Secondly not many Tannoy owners visit forums because they dont look for a change anytime soon ;-)

Thanks Pani. I will check out the Naim Nait 5i. I have also been looking at McIntosh amps. It seems like they are a good match with Tannoys. I have read several positive comments from Tannoy users who are using McIntosh solid state and tube amps.