
Tannoy Arena Highline 300 review
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Tannoy has updated its Arena range with the Highline 300
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Tannoy has updated its Arena range with the Highline 300

Speech and sound that's fit for a king

This brand new member of the Revolution series looks like much better value than its Signature equivalent

A very pretty and compact variation on Tannoy's timeless Dual Concentric theme

This 12in subwoofer fills a gap in the brand's lineup

The middle model in Tannoy's three-strong Definition range still packs plenty of punch

Exclusive It must be difficult to be a brand like Tannoy. As with Xerox, Hoover and Sellotape, its name has become a label that now applies to a whole category of stuff. But if you thought that all its loudspeakers could handle were raspy announcements up and down supermarket aisles, then you’re much mistaken.

Although it’s currently owned by Danish ProAudio operation TC Electronic, Tannoy remains one of the Grand Old Names of British hi-fi (and ProAudio) loudspeakers, retaining its own entirely individual and unique approach to product design and development.

Don’t be put off by the ‘lite’ tag. These diminutive Tannoy speakers are the more affordable siblings of the award-winning Arena package and come with an enviable technical heritage.

The Glenair 10 is an attempt to bring an up-to-date aesthetic to Tannoy's classic, top-end Prestige loudspeaker range. The number refers to the driver size - the other model in the Glenair series has a 375mm drive unit in place of the 250mm driver here

Although Tannoy is now owned by a Danish ProAudio company, it has always operated successfully across all loudspeaker sectors, from the smallest AV satellites right through to exceedingly loud ship's foghorns.

When it comes to HD, flatscreens offer better visuals than old-style CRT displays. But they do have a generic weakness - audio performance. The feature that makes flatscreens so attractive is what impedes them when reproducing sound.
If you get to the party late, you need to make a big entrance - and late entrances don't come much bigger than Tannoy's Arena speakers. Tannoy's designers have clearly been putting in the overtime to create a system that wows the eyes and the ears
Few speaker systems have been as eagerly anticipated as the dramatic addition to the Tannoy range. The Arena package has been making cameo appearances at public shows for more than a year, and finally it has found...