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Tannoy Prestige Stirling

Fortunate today for the opportunity to listen to these (thanks to Simply Stereo outside of Chicago).  Don't know much about Tannoy but will be delving a little deeper after this.  Very impressive.  I think one of those speakers that is somewhat music dependent.  They were just outstanding with jazz, vocals, acoustic music - Lyle Lovett, Miles Davis.  Maybe not so much for rock - Genesis, Decemberists.  Fit and finish amazing.  10" dual concentric drivers.  91 db sensitive leans towards the more sensitive speaker types i'm interested in.   Primaluna tube integrated and streaming Roon.  Would love to hear this setup with vinyl. 

Anybody care to chime in about their more conventional models?   
pkatsuleas

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lalitk
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“I think one of those speakers that is somewhat music dependent”.
IMO, I wouldn’t quite say Tannoy’s are music dependent but one must choose very carefully the upstream components. It’s one of those speakers that really shines with ‘right’ choice of amp and source components.

I would suggest you do your research, listen to YouTube videos and let your ears guide what sounds best with Tannoy’s.

I own the Canterbury’s, it’s nothing short of a soul stirring experience with each listening session. As @marqmike aptly said ‘you walk away with a better appreciation for the art of the music, and musicians better’.

Good luck with your Journey!
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@steve59,

The high frequency driver is mounted in the middle of the center pole (exponential horn) of the bass driver. 
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“I thought the salesman said they were $6k but I see them for $3k”.

@pkatsuleas,

For some odd reasons, the Tannoy’s are advertised as price per speaker instead of pair. I do not know why since dealer won’t sell you a single speaker. So Tannoy Stirling indeed retail for $6K 😊

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