Sorry, i thought most people would have realised that it was an opinionated comment - diddnt realise that i would need to add the final terms and conditions to the post.

terms and conditions
the above comment was purely speculative and does not represent the opinions of HUKD or its members. HUKD is not responsible for any house fires, car thefts, floods, Banking Crisis' or similair that may arise due to the above comment

Before reading your comment I almost made the mistake of assuming that aesthetics could be a personal thing - you know, as if I have the right to personal taste or the option to buy products based on my existing décor or environment.

Thanks for informing me that these are ugly, I could have ended up with a living room that looked different to yours, phew!

Countered - see above

Yes, quite a good price I think. They are reasonably heavy for their size so probably quite well built. Quite why they need to be magnetically shielded nowadays, it can't imagine, when did you last see a tubed television or monitor? Tannoy is a well respected British make, though probably made in China nowadays. Must be much much better than the 'surround sound' bars which seem to be so popular nowadays. How do you get surround sound from one bar in front of you!!!

Very good price for the set. I have similar Tannoy speakers and they are pretty amazing quality.

The shield will stop them picking up your mobile as well as interference from other sources, like wifi and RF.

So I guess Tannoy is a bit like Hoover. I never realised that is where "could you put a call out over the tannoy" came from.

Instore only so good luck finding them, the majority will be ex demo.

Does anyone know the dimensions of these speakers please ?
There is a dimension on the website but im not sure if that's for the centre speaker or the surround speakers ?
Thanks

Every day is a school day.....

Better off hunting for some used focals

The Tannoy VR1s are a touch under £50 a pair at Richer Sounds right now:

http://www.richersounds.com/product/standmount-speakers/tannoy/mercury-vr/tann-merc-vr-sug-map

Again, instore only.

Crikey - those speakers are ugly

Sorry, i thought most people would have realised that it was an opinionated comment - diddnt realise that i would need to add the final terms and conditions to the post.

terms and conditions
the above comment was purely speculative and does not represent the opinions of HUKD or its members. HUKD is not responsible for any house fires, car thefts, floods, Banking Crisis' or similair that may arise due to the above comment

Countered - see above

They made the first simple public address systems used in ships

What a dumbass - go back to primary school if you cant spot an opinion from a factual post!

Roasted !?!. And you feel the need to point it out as if the originator can't read?
Blimey people this is a bargain hunting site, not a theological, political, religious slanging site.

​Amen brother!

some nice speakers

I think he did realise it was an opinionated comment which offers nothing as to whether this is a good deal or not. Some opinions can be useful with respect to a deal, this one not so much. Unless any potential buyers were planning on having you over for some "Netflix and chill" and were hoping these speakers would be what wowed you into the bedroom :wink:

Bought a Tannoy Sub bass speaker about 30 years ago when I was in a band, cost us over £800.00 then,this thing used to move air no mistake, the poor thing recently got left outside over winter by our bass player in the rain, frost snow etc, plugged it in the other night expecting it not to work but it does, amazing quality Tannoy, it's never even so much as been repaired and it will still move your pint across the table.

is mercury not poisonous?

Very good price for a set of medium sized standmounts (130mm cone)...worthy of consideration for anyone on a budget that has the space in preference to satellite speakers, especially if you shop around for a decent price on a subwoofer.

Take it these do not come with grills or covers, I wouldn't mind them but my kids would poke them 100% :smile:

Ahh good. wasnt sure lol.

Now I am very tempted

A picture of them in black, both with and sans grill.

Which is Audiophile for nonsense.

Why was "Banking Crisis'" capitalised?

Lol that's exactly what I thought.

They do look far nicer in black in my opinion too...but I don't have any need for them, quite happy with my Mission standmounts.

There's no link - only http:// - try pasting again or just giving make / model

Fixed it now it's an Onkyo htr538.

Looks like it should be fine! Amp can take 6 to 16ohm speakers. These will likely push your amp to it's power limits however looking at the specs so make sure it's well vented.

Yes sir

Cheers - the amp will get replaced when I find a 4k amp so looking around for various components

Just phoned up to check on these today - the store was happy to order them in for me, all brand new. Bargain! :smile: