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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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^^^I think he is loving the Stirlings :-)

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/considering-a-raven-audio-blackhawk-integrated-for-tannoy-ste...
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@trentmemphis,

PM sent!
mesch
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lalitk, you are correct. Love the Sterlings. Will be playing with placement, footers, and possibly adding a base for elevation. I will order the oil applicator your recommended. Thanks!

I will continue to keep everyone informed as I progress.

Trentmemphis, as you can see from lalitk's post I am considering tube amplification for my Sterlings.  
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@mesch 

I saw that, yeah.  I'd never heard of Raven Audio, so I went and checked them out.  Glad to hear you're enjoying your Stirlings!

In other news, my room treatments from GIK will be here Monday.  Time to start experimenting all over again.
mesch
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Well after spending some time with the Sterlings I can report that I am very happy with them. Using a single word, love the presentation. Finding they exhibit a wide soundstage solid image.

Currently I have them placed such that the center of baffle is about 2.5' from front wall and 3.5' from side walls, they are 7.5' apart and 6' from my listening position. They are toed in such that the tweeter points to a spot behind my head. I think the positioning serves most recordings well. I will continue to play with toe in. 

My floor is standard plywood over joists and with the speakers sitting directly on the floor (not using the spikes or footers) I am getting reinforcement of lower base beyond that I believe due to room dimensional effects. That and the tweeter hight issue leads me to consider developing platforms for the speakers to decouple them from the floor. Maybe spike or footer the speakers to thick butcher block platforms and use footers underneath. Might raise the speakers 4". I am in the process of building another home my audio room will be on a concrete slab. The bottom couple octaves will be much tighter under that condition. The new room will have somewhat larger volume and a better dimensional ratio. They were positioned on a carpeted concrete floor, in a larger space when I auditioned them. 

Thanks trentmemphis initiating and maintaining a great thread and others for valued contributions!  


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