Both types of amps will drive the Tannoy's. The selection depends on what sound you're trying to obtain. Tubes will provide a liquid midrange with wonderful harmonics. The solid state amp will provide more bass and slam but not quite the same midrange magic. I'd suggest borrowing one of each from a dealer and decide. Good luck.
I have the older Tannoy Arden(single 15)and used to use a Cary CAD 300sei. Very nice sound in a large room. Switching to the Red Dragon Leviathan Signature mono blocks gives you all the liquid smooth midrange of the set with the added bottom end authority of a high powered solid stae amp. In my opinion the best of both worlds. The added bonus is the amps are 83% efficient. No wasted electricity and hot summer nites.
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