Tannoy 603 Vintage Speakers




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Tannoy rates this speaker as 60-30khz which is unusual in terms of treble response. Anything above 18khz is going to be inaudible and many CD players have filters in place above 20khz to block infrasonic noise created by its circuitry. But knowing that Tannoy designed their tweeters to exceed the old 20khz standard is very welcome.


The end result is that Tannoy's asymmetrical cabinet design, solid construction, and quality parts paid off. Even with such a simple crossover Tannoy appears to have tuned the cabinet response properly. With the grill and tweeter mesh off I found this speaker transformed from what I remembered. The treble has an open crystalline quality with no etching or hyper detail. Imaging and subtle details in the music are pinpoint and surprisingly musical and realistic. The ported bass is musical at low to moderate levels but not deep or strong. In other words this isn't a party speaker its better for a quiet listening room. Its strength is to create a palpable musical tapestry between the speakers for music like jazz vocals and acoustic guitar. I added a Polk subwoofer which brought out the bottom end and made them shine even more.


This pair of uncommon 30 year old Tannoys are now the speaker of choice in my salon system. The bi-wiring, polypropylene caps, and factory spikes on the bottom add a fun bit of tweakiness and make listening to this inexpensive speaker a lot of fun. I'm glad I held onto them.