A clean expanse of mahogany veneer was evident on the review pair, which were very well finished. The prismatic rear outline helps to reduce the impression of depth and visually the speaker does not appear too broad. It stands tall at 99cm high including the substantial floor spikes, and with the neat grilles installed it certainly looks the part. At close on £2,000 a pair, this is a sizeable floor standing loudspeaker of sufficient width to accommodate the 250mm, 10" bass -mid drivers used. The D700 has occupied some of the best brains at Tannoy for some time now and this shows both in the design details and the performance level the company has achieved. The brief was to domesticate a studio monitor in this size and price range, clothe it, smooth it and balance it for domestic rooms as well as for the intended floor mounted location, but at the same time retain its fundamental monitoring qualities. The Definition 700 project emerged from this studio background.
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