Tannoy Stirlings on the way!

Thanks for all the input, everybody.  I truly appreciate it.  Lots to think about.

@lalitk 

I think there may be a bit of a misunderstanding.  I didn't actually make a "generalization about a component [I] never heard."  Because I haven't heard it, I made a generalization about what I've seen/heard others say about it.  That was all I could do.  If it came across otherwise, it wasn't intentional.

@trentmemphis 

It’s all good. I just want you to make an informed decision based on actual user experience. I realize no two systems are alike but you and I share speakers that are cut from same cloth and I want you to enjoy Stirling’s to the max. They are very special speakers, the kind you hang on to rest of life, I know my Canterbury’s are not going anywhere :-) 

I think I’m going to stay with what I’ve got, for now. I am awfully curious about how these sound with, say, tube amps, but I’m not finding anything out there that meets all my criteria, so I think I’ll just plow that money into the house fund. (A house with a dedicated listening room!)

Hello, I bought a pair of Kensington a few months ago, and for the first time I used Liberon Black Bison paste wax, how do you guys get the stick out! after five days open windows lost of cold air and they still stink.

This wax made me sick, it has a very high VOCs rating which I did not see the label because it was hidden under the sellers sticker. 

If you have kids, pets, suffer from asthma or have sensitive lungs stay away from it.

I haven't waxed mine, yet, so I can't speak to that problem.  All I can suggest is as much air circulation as you can arrange, and open windows (weather permitting).  All those VOCs gotta have somewhere to go besides up your nose.