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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
bobelton
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Has any one tried IsoAcoustic Gaia III speaker feet on their Tannoy Stirling and felt it was worth it?  The room I have them in right now isn't the best and the bass is quite boomy and so I'm hoping that maybe some Gaias would help to tighten things up a bit. 

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lalitk
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@bobelton

IME, when I tried GAIA’s footers with carpet spikes on my Canterbury’s they further soften the bass. I had much better outcome with edenSound Bearpaw Sr (M8 thread size). Tighter base and improved soundstage. Reach out to Dan at edenSound, he is very knowledgeable and helpful!

PS: I have carpeted floors. 

bobelton
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That’s great input, thanks!  I have laminate floors in my listening room. 

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simplystereo
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We have had very good luck putting Stirling GR's on butcher blocks.  Worth a try!  They're really finicky speakers to get right, but once you do (and add some good subs), they can be really sublime.

trentmemphis OP
282 posts
 

Okay, finally got the Stirlings up on their new, custom Sound Anchors. They arrived a few weeks ago, but the packing was more complicated than I expected (bolted to sheets of 3/4 plywood). I just haven't had any time to do anything with them till now.

They're a perfect fit. Heavy as all heck, though. The estimate before they were built said 45 lbs., each. I call shennanigans. These things are much heavier than the speakers themselves.

Anyway, I've still got some dialing in to do, but they have perfectly accomplished what I wanted from them: I no longer feel like I'm looking over the balcony DOWN into the soundstage. It's up at eye/ear level, and it's wonderful.

I'll post pics when I can. Right now, the listening area is a bit of a wreck, as I'm moving a lot of stuff around in the process of replacing my equipment rack, etc.

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