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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
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@bobelton , I didn't get a chance to compare the two models with my own ears, but that's exactly where I ended up: in my smallish room, the Stirlings would be perfectly sufficient.

And I'm also [still] using a pair of REL T9's with them.  I already had those, so that was another reason I didn't need the Turnberrys.  I find the Stirlings and REL's match extremely well.  REL's are supposed excel at that in general, so I guess I'm not saying anything new there.

Question: Are any of you using the 3rd binding post?  If so, did you find 3-wire speaker cables, or are you using a separate wire?  Do you find it actually gives your Tannoys a quieter background?
trentmemphis OP
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I'm still not reliably getting notified of new posts in this thread for some reason, btw.  I got no notice of grinccaffe's post, but did for bobelton's.  No idea why.
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grinccaffe
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The stands are made :)
Height 17 cm (6.69291339 inches), over 10 kg (22.0462262 pounds) heavy.
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The sound has changed though, the stand-box has added bass which is not bad but the speakers should not be too close to the listener.
My listening position is 4.5 meters away.

dalims4
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Question: Are any of you using the 3rd binding post?  If so, did you find 3-wire speaker cables, or are you using a separate wire?  Do you find it actually gives your Tannoys a quieter background?
Higher end van den Hul speaker cables were designed for use with Tannoys. They have a third ground wire with a spade connector. My Cumulus sound fantastic on my Dalis. No experience with Tannoy.

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russ69
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