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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
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lalitk
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“The Stirlings are rated 91, which in my room should make the Zen sufficient on the wattage front.”

I would not recommend any amp with <30watts in pure class A. Bring in the Zen, you’ve got MC152 on hand for comparison. No doubt you would appreciate tube’s rich harmonics and intoxicating mid-range through Stirling’s but you may crave for more power in the low end region.

It’s a journey you will figure it out :-)
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ovinewar
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I have never heard any Tannoy’s but am truly excited for you. New speakers are always a blast.  Like you, I cannot part with most of my older friends- Bose 901 series 1, Klipsch Heresy and Chorus, Infinity Preludes, Ohm’s and Thiel, NHT’s.......let us know how the Tannoys sound. My wife might require a thinning of the herd but a new speaker sounds pretty exciting. Good for you and enjoy. 
trentmemphis OP
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Good to hear, @foschino.

 Bring in the Zen, you’ve got MC152 on hand for comparison

Exactly.  It's not like the 152 is going anywhere.  I've also got an old (vintage?) Acurus A150 that's not doing anything at the moment.  I might try that with them at some point, too.

The thing that interests me about the Zen is the soundstage depth, which everybody seems to rave about.

I have never heard any Tannoy’s but am truly excited for you. New speakers are always a blast.  Like you, I cannot part with most of my older friends- Bose 901 series 1, Klipsch Heresy and Chorus, Infinity Preludes, Ohm’s and Thiel, NHT’s.......let us know how the Tannoys sound. My wife might require a thinning of the herd but a new speaker sounds pretty exciting. Good for you and enjoy.

Thanks!  That's a nice collection.  I kinda wish I'd snagged a pair of NHT monitors, back in the day.  Just didn't have any money at the time.
trentmemphis OP
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I've been watching the meters on the 152.  I rarely get above 1.5 watts.  The 152 is a high-current amp, but I'm not sure how that would factor into the comparison.
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I was sitting here thinking, "I wish my thread was getting as much discussion as that Tekton Design Moab thread."

Then I read a few pages of it.  I prefer silence.
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