Times change, and Tannoy, like most speaker manufacturers around the world, is now outsourcing the manufacture of many of its products—particularly in the fiercely competitive lower price ranges—to China. While designed and engineered in the UK, the...

Tannoy has been designing and manufacturing speakers in the United Kingdom for as long as anyone can recall. The word "Tannoy," in fact, is as generic in Britain as "Scotch tape" is here.

Tannoy has been designing and manufacturing speakers in the United Kingdom for as long as anyone can recall. The word "Tannoy," in fact, is as generic in Britain as "Scotch tape" is here. If a Brit tells you that he just heard something on the...