Tannoy Turnberry vs Fyne 502SP?


I was planning on picking up a pair of Tannoy Turnberry speakers in the near future, but remembered about Fyne audio. While I'd love to get some of the 700 series speakers, they are just a bit beyond my budget. However, I am curious how the 502SP would stack up vs the Turnberry. Does anyone have any insight? 

They are roughly the same price, with the Turnberry's being slightly more. 

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I've never heard the Cary of the Circle Labs amps so it wouldn't be right to answer, just saying they do better with more power behind them, especially if you want scale or great imaging when you start to push higher volumes especially with tubes IMO.

I have the 501SP with the Luxman 550AXII 20WPC class A but 95WPC A/B (so I've been told by the importer) always suspected these had more watts. It drives them really well. I had a 30WPC tube amp and thought that was enough until I hooked up the Luxman. I've heard the 30 WPC Luxman is 125 A/B. By chance is that what you have @tennisdoc56 ?

For me, the ideal setup has both. Never heard a solid or tube replacement for each format, not to say it doesn't exist. For tubes, I'd go 75WPC plus IMO.

I'm curious about the Turnberry. I've had some time with the Fyne's. Is there any more feedback on these, especially in the tweeter region? Seems like they both like a little more power. 

Coherent Audio in Canada always grabs my interest too. Any thoughts on Coherent, they're not easy to demo in New England.

Thanks @mmcgill829 I came pretty close to ordering the Coherents a few years ago. I typically don't shy away from buying and selling, but the design, concepts and materials tweaking made me hesitate. I also struggled to imagine deep tuneful bass with that cabinet, although the bracing is creative. 

Thanks for tip, I'd love to get to the Montreal show some time.