One of the oldest and most prestigious audio brands in the world, having been founded as the Tulsemere Manufacturing Company back in 1926. The name originates from a solid-state rectifier invented by company founder, Guy Fountain, made from an alloy or mixture of Tantalum and Lead. This Tantalum-Lead Alloy was the basis of the now world famous brand name of Tannoy.
Today Tannoy manufacture class leading speakers including several What Hi-fi class winners and a superb range of installation speakers and accessories. It is the name that can be found on many prestigious sound installations throughout the world and remains active in three key audio sectors: Commercial Audio, Studio Monitors and Residential Audio. In each of these market sectors, it continues to incorporate exceptionally highly developed derivatives of the Dual Concentric™ driver into its products, maintaining the sound principles behind the original design concept in that it combines transparent, fluid performance with true point source symmetrical dispersion properties.
