trentmemphis
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| When was the first time that you heard great sounding speakers? I'm also going to throw in the *second* time I heard great sounding speakers. It was at Hawkeye Audio in Iowa City in 1997 or 98. The speakers were JMLab (as they were still known, then) Spectral 913's, driven by a CJ MOSFET amp and BAT front en... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! I finally added some rake because I constantly felt like I was peering *down* into the soundstage. I had to get it up to ear level somehow, and I didn't have a good option for stands. I just experimented till I found something that worked for me. | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! Hey, that's awesome, man! Congrats!We're having pretty similar experiences, it sounds like. Soundstage and imaging are hugely important for me, and these do a really nice job at both. Mine are further out from the back than yours, and about the... | |
| When was the first time that you heard great sounding speakers? Probably 25 years ago or so, at a high-end shop I checked out while I was visiting Nashville. They had a Wilson WATT/Puppy/WHOW setup, driven by Audio Research tube gear.They also had some Vandersteen 2Ce's. I don't remember what was driving tho... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! @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. | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! What's the word, fellas? Got your Stirlings in place and making sound? | |
| Versatile, non-fatiguing speakers for a small room under $1500 used or new: advice needed! Wharfedale Lintons are standmounts, and they're going for $1,499, which is under $1,500. :)From your list, I can personally vouch for them on jazz, blues, classical, acoustic, singer-songwriters, and female vocal. Bass is plentiful but not thick,... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! @bond-san I was not able to compare to the Turnberry. As I understand it, in addition to the larger cabinets that @lalitk mentioned, the driver(s) are an upgrade from the Stirling as well. Still a 10" woofer and the tulip waveguide, but the mag... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! @mesch I'm not familiar with your gear. I'll have to look into those pieces. I looked pretty hard at the XA25 (or XA30), too, but ultimately went a different direction. At the time I upgraded my electronics, I was still thinking I'd probably be... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! @mesch Hey, congrats, man! Skol! That's awesome. Like @lalitk , I'm curious about the rest of the system (and the room).Be sure to report back with setup, experiences, etc.!If @comchenry buys his, now, I'm sending Tannoy an invoice! | |
| Townes Van Zandt Thrilled you're enjoying it! That's very gratifying. Music recommendations are really hard, even when limited to a single performer.Indeed he was. Talented and tragic. | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! @comchenry I gave serious thought to those Revels. The beryllium tweeters, in particular, were intriguing. But they're a "standard design" modern loudspeaker. Since I already own several of those, that didn't seem like the best use of my audiop... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! By the way, going back several posts, I looked into getting a Decware tube amp. Or I tried to. If I got one, I’d want to try it alone and as the high-frequency amp in a bi-amp situation with my MC152. To do that, I needed to know the voltage gain,... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! @pehare Cool. My experience was I felt like I was always peering *down* into the soundstage. I do sit a bit higher than many, probably, so that doubtless contributes, but even down at a normal sofa height I felt like I was looking over the balcony... | |
| Tannoy Stirlings on the way! Everything depends on all the specifics, obviously, but just in terms of size of the room, they should be a good match, @mesch .I'll be interested to hear your experiences with them, so make sure you report back! |