Allan's Blog..

The Tannoy point source Dual Concentric V8 speaker stands alone in a very crowded market place, I had some i8's the predecessor for a few years and they served me very well, the V8 is a Ply shell with handles, 2 speakon sockets and is an all together different beast, although the sound hasn't changed that much, there is a slightly more crisp sound from the upgraded drivers, thus the clarity, particularly in the speech and awkward music ares is unsurpassed, there are other cabs which cost way more which come close, but Tannoys signature open, natural and uncoloured sound make them the sound engineers best Friend.
They are compact, light and easily portable, we have them cased in 4's which makes for easy get ins, and 4 will happily provide intelligible speech etc for up to 2-3 hundred people, I would suggest using a pair per 100 people, and as long as quality microphones are used very little EQ will be required, though you will always want to roll off the sub for speech on Mic channels to avoid the bingo bass effect, they are full range so expect very warm sub when playing music.
Overall they are great value for money, the build quality is spot on, and they look great too.
They are an asymmetric shape so they can be ceiling mounted with a relatively low profile, or of course sat on the floor for discreet stage monitoring applications.
There is a powered version which has digital amplification, but I decided on the passive model as we often run quite long distances between speakers, and this can cause earth loop problems or involves running two cables to each speaker.
If you are planning to use them for music, either disco or band PA I would recommend adding in a pair of VS-BP15 bandpass subs, this would obviously give you much more flexibility in the bass regions.
Of course if you are after something with a lot more power consider the V12/V12HP's or upwards, check out Tannoy's website for full details: http://www.tannoy.com/Professional.aspx

Labels: pa, speaker review, Tannoy, V8

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