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They were not on my shopping list until I heard a pair. They were beyond budget until I saw a shop selling a new pair that a customer had turned down at a very sizeable discount.
I prefer the Tannoys with a power amp rather than a valve, something about the speakers being a little warm lent itself to the precision of a power amp.
I agree in general with the comment that they're good at all sound levels, but this isn't totally true as at the lower levels they lack a bit of life and punch... I couldn't have stepped down to smaller Tannoys without jumping too small though, but the 10" drivers on the Eaton's do a good job covering most sound levels really well in the large living room I have. I rarely drive them anything near where they'd be comfortable going. I only aim for 60-70db, for a folk singer to sound like they are present in the room rather than amplified.
I may take you up on that. I can't stretch to @Velocio new ones so I was planning on buying the old ones.