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Are spendor speakers competitive in sound quality to KEF, B&W, ProAC, Audio Physic

 ARE SPENDOR SPEAKERS IN THE SAME LEAGUE AS THE ABOVE BRANDS?. THE COMPANY DOES NOT TO APPEAR TO DO MUCH ADVERTISING, AND THERE ARE FEW REVIEWS OF THEIR PRODUCTS, IN PARTICULAR, THE MODEL A6R

I know from reading reviews, KEF, B&W have changed their house sound, Audio Physic has changed its sound signature but not as dramatically as the former brands indicted.  ProAc and Spendor  are often described as more the traditional BRITISH sound. I have listened to the above three over the years, but never auditioned either the Pro's or the Spendor in a home setting or audio showroom 

Thank you,

S.J.

sunnyjim
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milpai
2,365 posts
 
ProAc owner here. Was searching for loudspeakers for the past 2 years and heard the Spendors along with many others. If the ProAcs were not available to me, I would have ended up with Spendors. They are really good loudspeakers. You should audition them in a good setting and decide for yourself.
ddafoe
240 posts
 
I recently purchased a pair of Spendor D9s after listening to KEF Reference 1, B&W 804S3, Harbeth HL5+, and 40.2.    I had never heard a pair of Spendors and wasn't planning on listening to them, but the dealer suggested I give them a listen and they were my favorites along with the 40.2.

I thought the D9 was very similar to the 40.2 but is ~ $5K less (MSRP) and was much easier to fit in my smallish listening area.
sunnyjim OP
927 posts
 

Thank you to all who responded. I appreciate the feedback;  also, special thanks to those responders who provided  links about previous models in the Spendor.LINE

I am considering a trade/ purchase deal with TMR, the internet seller for a pair of  A6R's which are current IN their lineup. however TMR trade-in values are low, and they have one pair of what I own in their inventory Also have not seen much press on the  A6R speaker.

Cheers,

S.J.


jahatl513
119 posts
 
Let us know how this turns out. Spendor is excellent. 
ctsooner
2,480 posts
 
Yup, they have always made an easy to listen to speaker.  Great minds like the harbeth's and a bit on the sweet side of things. I was a long time Proac owner until I went with the Vandy's, but I have enjoyed both Harbeth and Spendors for that luscious mid range.  Not the last word in extension on either end and they don't throw the largest soundstage, but who cares if that's the sound you are looking for.  
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