they surpassed everything i expected , tannoy was recommended to me by a couple of dj friends who have run them for years without trouble and with great sound quality , mid range is great and clarity at low volume ( terraced house and all that ) is superb , great value for money , cables turned out a little tricky and not totally resolved yet but dolphin are on it and i expect my replacements and mats shortly .

I have owned a pair of reveal 5A's for approximately 2 months now. I use them in a very small (box room 2m x 3m) home studio. I use these monitors to write electronic dance music (I know, yet another. Before purchasing the reveal 5A's I was considering the Yammaha MSP3's and the MSP5's also, the Samson Resolv 50A's or the 40A's

Ordered these late Friday afternoon. They went out same day, over the weekend I tracked the parcel via my online account login and link to the couriers, and I got the delivery first thing on Monday morning - that's what I call customer service, thanks guys!!

Tannoy is a name that speaks for itself. When you buy a Tannoy product you are buying into a heritage that dates back seventy years. The Reveal 5A's in particular build upon the professional success of the Tannoy Reveal Active that was introduced in the nineties. So right from the start you know that you're not going to open the box and be disappointed by poor workmanship and amateur design. In fact Tannoy guarantee the Reveal 5A's against defective material and/or craftsmanship for a period of 5 years. That's probably for as long as most professionals will want to be using a pair of nearfields before updating and or upgrading.

Tannoy Reveal 5A's stand out above the crowd because every aspect of their design has been well thought out and their performance is fantastic. The 5A's were easy to setup, the manual (also downloadable in PDF from the Tannoy website) covers the basics of speaker placement.

During initial tests, whilst listening to some familiar music, it was quite evident that the performance capability is strongest at the 200Hz to 2KHz and 10KHz regions. Tannoy point out that you can further improve the mid-bass response by plugging the rear bass ports (see the manual for details). So as I am also using a subwoofer (set to 150Hz low pass), it made sense to plug the ports and enjoy that noticeable improvement on mid-bass response.

Having used the 5A's for over a week now, I am happy with the way they are performing and how I am fitting in around them. I think there is a give and take relationship with speakers because we all take a unique perspective on sound pressure across the spectrum. Personally I like that the 5A's have a fast tight bass response and clear midrange. And because they are designed to have very low levels of time, amplitude and frequency distortion, I am able to listen to a mix at equally low and high levels without any loss of clarity.