I have had a loudspeaker obsession for a while now. The perfect loudspeaker is the Holy Grail for many of us, I'm sure I'm not the only one. Fortunately, I haven't been buying speaker after speaker until I found the right one. I have cautiously auditioned and searched every nook and cranny on the web for every piece of print put out by all the others who, like me, have been on a Grail quest. For three years. Hours and hours and hours of my life spent in pursuit of my obsession.
I was finally down to 3 choices. Brand X, Brand Y, or the elusive, once in a lifetime deal I have heard whispered about in various forums like this. I scanned audiogon and ebay multiple times daily, like an Airman reviewing satellite photograph after satellite photograph after satellite photograph, looking for hidden Soviet missile installations.
I finally found the incredible, once in a lifetime deal, or at least a very, very good deal. I will soon be the owner of a pair of Tannoy Eyris 3 fronts, Eyris 1 rears, and Eyris C center in American Walnut. There are nicer speakers and loftier goals than mine, but I satisfied my desire to rise above my humble beginnings to something that is A) a nice piece of furniture, and B) comes from an established company with a respectable hifi heritage. I realize my purchase will seem modest to many, but it's a big deal for me.
So that's it. I may glance at the occaisional av forum, but I am done. I want my time back. I want the marital tension caused by my obsession to cease. I want to listen to music, not chase an idea. I will get a new pre/pro, when they make one that has the features I want. I will probably even replace these speakers, when the kids are grown and out of the house. For now, I am going to concentrate on fixing my obsession on things that are real and quit chasing rainbows, and sit back and enjoy the music.
I'll post an in depth evaluation of the Tannoys once I have spent some quality time with them in my space with my gear. They are a rather underreviewed make here in the states so hopefully it will be of interest to someone.
I was finally down to 3 choices. Brand X, Brand Y, or the elusive, once in a lifetime deal I have heard whispered about in various forums like this. I scanned audiogon and ebay multiple times daily, like an Airman reviewing satellite photograph after satellite photograph after satellite photograph, looking for hidden Soviet missile installations.
I finally found the incredible, once in a lifetime deal, or at least a very, very good deal. I will soon be the owner of a pair of Tannoy Eyris 3 fronts, Eyris 1 rears, and Eyris C center in American Walnut. There are nicer speakers and loftier goals than mine, but I satisfied my desire to rise above my humble beginnings to something that is A) a nice piece of furniture, and B) comes from an established company with a respectable hifi heritage. I realize my purchase will seem modest to many, but it's a big deal for me.
So that's it. I may glance at the occaisional av forum, but I am done. I want my time back. I want the marital tension caused by my obsession to cease. I want to listen to music, not chase an idea. I will get a new pre/pro, when they make one that has the features I want. I will probably even replace these speakers, when the kids are grown and out of the house. For now, I am going to concentrate on fixing my obsession on things that are real and quit chasing rainbows, and sit back and enjoy the music.
I'll post an in depth evaluation of the Tannoys once I have spent some quality time with them in my space with my gear. They are a rather underreviewed make here in the states so hopefully it will be of interest to someone.
(Better learn sign language if you wil be spending much time in there.)
B&W 705s.
