Tannoy Mercury mX1 Bookshelf Speakers — Dark Oak, Port Bungs
$195.00
A 25mm soft dome over a 130mm ceramic-coated paper cone, 87dB into 8 ohms, rated 10 to 100 watts, on five-way binding posts. The removable port bungs are the reason to buy them — in, and the cabinet runs sealed and tight against a wall; out, and the bass extends for stand duty in the room. Dark oak with black drivers and matching grilles. Both graded very good.
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Build a set to length →Tannoy Mercury mX1 Two-Way Bookshelf Speakers — 25mm Soft Dome, 130mm Ceramic-Coated Driver, Removable Port Bungs, Dark Oak
A compact two-way bookshelf pair in dark oak with black drivers and matching black grilles, in very good condition throughout.
The mX1 Design
The mX1 is Tannoy’s compact two-way: a 25 mm soft dome tweeter over a 130 mm bass driver with a ceramic-coated paper cone, in a rear-ported cabinet. The ceramic coating stiffens a paper cone without adding much mass, which is the reason a driver this size stays clean where a plain paper cone would soften. It is a small speaker that does not sound like an apology for one.
Removable Port Bungs
The removable port bungs are the feature worth buying these for. Leave them in and the cabinet behaves as a sealed box: tighter, drier, more controlled, and far happier sitting close to a wall or in a bookshelf where a rear port would otherwise turn the bass thick. Take them out and the port opens up, and the low end extends and gains weight for a speaker sitting out in the room on stands. Most speakers make you choose that once, at the factory. These let you decide it in your own room, in about four seconds, and change your mind later.
Amplifier Matching
They are undemanding to drive. Sensitivity is 87 dB into a straightforward 8 ohm load, rated from 10 watts to 100, so a modest integrated amplifier or a vintage receiver runs them properly.
Terminals
The five-way binding posts take banana plugs, spades or bare wire, which is more than most speakers this size offer.
Cabinets and Finish
The cosmetics are worth a mention. The cabinets are dark oak, and the drivers themselves are black to match the grilles, so with the grilles off the front baffle reads as a single dark face rather than the usual contrast. Both speakers grade very good and have been tested here to confirm they perform as originally designed, which every pair we sell goes through.
What Owners Say
Owners rate the mX1 4.8 out of 5 across 23 reviews on AudioReview, and Tannoy’s reputation for smooth treble and unfussy imaging is most of the reason why. It is also one of the models we sell most consistently.
Where These Suit
At 11.7 inches tall and 8.8 pounds each, these suit a bookshelf, a desk, a second system, or rear duty in a home theatre.
A well-reviewed compact Tannoy two-way in dark oak, with the rare luxury of choosing whether it runs sealed or ported.
Features
- Two-way rear-ported bookshelf design
- Removable port bungs — sealed and tight in, ported and extended out
- 25 mm soft dome tweeter
- 130 mm ceramic-coated paper cone bass driver
- Five-way binding posts — banana plugs, spades or bare wire
- 87 dB sensitivity, 8 ohm load, rated 10 to 100 watts
- Dark oak cabinets with black drivers and matching black grilles
- Sold as a pair
Tannoy Mercury mX1 Two-Way Bookshelf Speakers Specifications
- Model: Mercury mX1
- Design: Two-way bass reflex bookshelf loudspeaker with removable port bungs
- High Frequency Driver: 25 mm soft dome
- Low Frequency Driver: 130 mm ceramic-coated paper cone
- Frequency Response: 55 Hz to 20 kHz
- Sensitivity: 87 dB
- Nominal Impedance: 8 ohms
- Recommended Amplifier: 10 to 100 watts per channel
- Terminals: Five-way binding posts
- Finish: Dark Oak
- Condition: Very good
- Dimensions: (Width x Height x Depth) 6.5 x 11.7 x 8.7 inches (165 x 298 x 220 mm)
- Weight: 8.8 lbs (4 kg) each
🔌 Speaker Cable, Built on Our Own Bench
The speaker terminals here are five-way binding posts, so they take banana plugs or spade lugs and you have the run of the options. We hand-build speaker cable here in any length you need — choose the gauge and the terminations on our Custom Speaker Cable Builder. If you would rather terminate cable you already own, we make our own gold-plated banana plugs and spade connectors as well. 👉
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| Weight | 19.6 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 12.7 × 19 × 15.7 in |
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