Tannoy Stirlings on the way!

Guys, this is a great post! I have Tannoy Canterbury SE's, using aDecware Zen Torii Mk III, 26 wpc, AVA Transcendance 8+ preamp.The tone and detail are magical! I do love power music though, andat 96db efficiency you would think they would perform well in my rather large living room...About 5 years ago I was concerned that maybe the government was going to render tubes too expensive if available at all... I talked to Klaus at Odyssey Audio about a Stratos amp and he said he could bias it intube fashion so I ordered it. He warned me it would take a long time to break in and he was right. With the Ayre break-in cd I would try it every week and hated it! Finally it came to sound like a dance club, and two weeks later it showed me the finesse that I require. 6 months! If I had more patience I probably could have tamed it in 6 weeks...Now Beethoven's Ninth, Tool, TranSiberian Orchestra and Nightwish
come through perfectly, 140 wpc.

Well, the LM211 has plenty of power for the Sterlings in my 12.5' x 14.5' x8.5' room. Used it in both ultralinear and triode mode. Thinking I like the triode mode better. Was listening to jazz. Not knowing the non linear aspect of the volume control on the LM however I have not used it beyond 10 o'clock. 

Loving the additional perspectives!  Sounds like there are some excellent pairings out there.  (Six months break-in might be a bit much for me, though!)

@douger  Hey, thanks!  We've managed to keep it on-topic and not descend into endless debates and bickering, which seems to be a bit rare.  The fact we all seem to love what Tannoy is turning out probably doesn't hurt.

@mesch I'll be interested to hear which mode you prefer as you get more time with the LM211.

Yea, i am impressed in how the Sterlings deliver with 15wpc tube power. I have only played with the ultralinear mode for one evening, the triode mode not much more. I am going to keep it in triode mode for some time and then switch back. Possibly will come to the type of music playing, I have heard this from others. I really don't know, I bought this amp for the education I thought it would provide. I am happy with the results.

Learning is always good, and usually fun.

I meant to ask before, since you mentioned jazz, what are you listening to?  I listen to a lot of jazz, myself.  Jazz, blues, folk, Americana, and rock/pop, mostly.  Currently have Bud Powell's "Live at Massey Hall" going in the background.  (I generally do my serious, in-the-listening-position listening late at night.)

I guess I don't want to pull the conversation too far afield, but a little discussion of what we're listening to on these speakers seems in order.