Originally Posted by
WESTLOWER
Yes well said Edward. The synergy Tom has put together to get the most from the music he collects and loves is the key here. Every element is thoughtfully introduced and if it isn’t of the required standard it goes. The Radford STA100 is an endpoint for any system but for Tom’s brew it’s perfect. Perfect is a big word in this game and one should utter it with care, but in this system the word fits. I had my doubts I’d be able to really agree on the justification of extra power the STA100 delivers over the smaller stablemate, the STA25. I have the STA25 feeding Tannoy Monitor Gold 12” in RFC custom cabinets, and quite frankly it just works so well.
The STA100 delivers music, as said by Edward, with ease and feels so effortless and in control, not that the STA25 doesn’t but this is just something else, something different which is hard to articulate. I said on the day it feels like one of those New big arsed Rolls Royce cars, classsy, big, luxurious with all that power to pull away, and plenty in reserve.
I haven’t even touched on the looks, which are beautiful in an industrial sort of way but finished with a delicious paint job
But looks ain’t what it’s about. It’s a special amplifier, and if you have thoughts on big Tannoy cabinets with current hungry drivers, then the STA100 should be on your radar.
Top restoration job Will, you should be proud, Tom is!