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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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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
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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.
trentmemphis OP
282 posts
 
@pehare

Cool. My experience was I felt like I was always peering *down* into the soundstage. I do sit a bit higher than many, probably, so that doubtless contributes, but even down at a normal sofa height I felt like I was looking over the balcony at the band. My listening room is also part of the mix, of course. Everybody’s mileage will vary.

@cd318

Always nice when you can find an inexpensive solution. Fourteen inches would be a fair bit more lift than I need, especially with some rake thrown in. I’m finding I like the rake because as I move further back away from my main listening position, the sound rises to meet me, so to speak. The treble doesn’t disappear behind the half-wall that divides my room from the kitchen.
trentmemphis OP
282 posts
 
By the way, going back several posts, I looked into getting a Decware tube amp. Or I tried to. If I got one, I’d want to try it alone and as the high-frequency amp in a bi-amp situation with my MC152. To do that, I needed to know the voltage gain, which isn’t listed on their site. I emailed them to inquire. Never heard a peep back.

You hope that’s not because Steve Deckert is ill or something. I get the impression it’s kind of a one-man operation, other than an administrative assistant. Either way, you can’t do business with a company that doesn’t answer email. If I want to try tubes, I’ll have to look elsewhere.  (Or find a used one here, maybe. I'd still be pretty hesitant to buy something made by a company that doesn't answer questions, though.)
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