Spendor speakers

I was a Spendor user for quite some time. Still have the first pair I bought which were the 3/1. Moved to the 7/1 then the 1/2E. I enjoyed all these speakers. While I no longer use Spendor, if I see a pair of 9/1's come up for sale I may just have to indulge.

If you need additional bass with Spendor speakers, REL subs match up well with them. For me, other than the 3/1, the bass was fine. The mid-range will more than make up for any bass deficiency. My preference leans toward the mid-range anyway so I'm comfortable giving up a little bass.

I was a former dealer, still use them, have SP1s, SP 1/2Es, SP 2s, S-100s. The ones or one/2s are very good and often very reasonable. The 100s are very good in larger rooms, the twos in smaller ones. I use a pair of REL subs with mine. I think the older ones are the ones to get. I may be selling one of my S100 s pairs eventually.

I've owned my S100's for 19 years! Paired with my tube amp & pre-amp I've been a very happy man. Spendor + tubes = sonic bliss!;)

This is where I tend to disagree with some Spendor owners. Tube amps and Spendors never sounded as good in my system as they did powered by solid state amps.

My experience is in line with the comments so far. I've been very happy with my Spendor SP1/2 loudspeakers, which I run with ample solid state power amplification (McIntosh MC352 stereo amp). They are natural-sounding, non-analytical speakers that are not fatiguing in any way. New, the Spendors are pretty expensive for what they are, but I found a used pair for less than $2K including the essential Sound Anchor stands. The SP1/2 won't handle deep bass, however, and I believe it is essential to get a subwoofer to hear them at their best. My current subwoofer is a single REL Stentor, which has made a huge difference. A lot of Spendor owners use REL subwoofers, sometimes in pairs. Others have reported excellent bass with the Spendor SP100, but I have not auditioned them. Still others have also reported success with Spendor loudspeakers on relatively low power, whereas I find them to perform well with a high current amplifier. I suspect that high-power tube amplification would be a nice match for Spendor. If you are able, do experimentation with amplifiers to see what you like.