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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
 
I would imagine you do!  Someday maybe I'll have space for something on that scale.  I still plan to look into getting some stands made for mine.  That would be my only complaint, I guess.  I'm not sure what they were thinking with the vertical tweeter axis.

I guess I've lost everybody else's interest. lol  I'm just recording the journey in case it's useful to somebody down the road.
mesch
3,527 posts
 
I am very interested! Going to audition the Sterlings next Tuesday. My room is currently 12.5 x 14.5'. Should I make the purchase I will play with placement and tilt, possibly make my own base if needed.
 
trentmemphis OP
282 posts
 
Everything depends on all the specifics, obviously, but just in terms of size of the room, they should be a good match, @mesch .

I'll be interested to hear your experiences with them, so make sure you report back!
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pehare
835 posts
 
I've never felt the need for raising my Stirling GR's on stands or tilting them.  I've played with different height listening chairs to hear the difference and still use a listening chair I've owned for over 25 yrs.  I like the way they sound as they were designed just fine. 
cd318
2,636 posts
 
@pehare

I’ve placed my Berkeley’s on 14 inch slatted wooden benches from IKEA about 8 inches from the front wall.

That puts the dual concentric tweeters at ear height (about 34 inches off the floor).

I tried them on the floor initially but their sound was a little too mid bass heavy, at least for my tastes. For probably the same reason every speaker I’ve tried in here has benefited from decent height.

It just goes to show there’s no one-fits-all answer. No two people, their chairs, their rooms or tastes are exactly the same.

In my case I’ve always preferred the tweeters to be at least at ear level. Probably why most car systems with their door speakers set low don’t sound that great to me.
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