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Tannoy Stirlings on the way!

Hi, everybody.  Longtime member, first time caller.

I just ordered up a pair of Tannoy Stirling GR floorstanders, and, frankly, I'm looking for people to rejoice with!

I'm a speakers guy, through and through.  I've got Dynaudios, Focals, B&Ws, Totems, Wharfedales, Klipsches, and even my old Polk 5Bs, the first speakers I ever bought, way back in the '80s.  I wanted to try something very different, and the Prestige line Tannoys really spoke to me.  The coincident drivers, the old-school-ish paper cone, the old-school cabinets and ports.  I'm really looking forward to hearing how they soundstage!

I thought about getting the Turnberrys, but the Stirlings should be just about the perfect size for my [extremely irregular] room.  Especially since I already have a pair of subs.

I'm pretty chuffed.
trentmemphis
trentmemphis OP
282 posts
 

Thanks, guys. So far, so good in the new place. Still figuring out my listening room. I'm in a house, though, so it's certainly quieter.

I'm a pretty even-keeled guy, so not much emotional damage, other than being pissed off at the property manager. The financial damage, though . . . oof.

 

trentmemphis OP
282 posts
 

I really thought I had posted this update already, but scrolling back through the thread I don't see it. Back in late autumn 2022 I ordered a Schiit Audio Freya S+ (the balanced circuit). Feeding that to the McIntosh SS amp, I began to understand what people mean by "holographic" when it comes to tubes and Tannoys. It's only just a glimpse, I think, but I know what they're talking about. I dig it.

mesch
3,400 posts
 

I am currently running my Tannoy Sterlings with an Aric Audio Trandsend  PP amplifier with EL34s in triode mode. Running a DAC straight into the amo as it has a volume control. 

bobelton
11 posts
 

Has anyone on this thread had experience with the Yamamoto Sound Craft DK Series Speaker Stand built specifically for the Tannoy Stirlings?  

 

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