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Suggestions for Spendor 3/5

Hi All,

Well, my financial situation has finally gotten so that I can rebuild my audio system. Here is my situation. I have a small home office that doubles as my listing room. I recently purchased a pair of Spendor 3/5 (I am waiting for their arrival). I purchased them because I need something that can be set up close to the back wall.

I was looking for suggestions on an integrated amp to pair them with ($1000-$1500). I know that the Naim Nait 5 is suppose to work well, but I was wondering if people had other recommendations.

I listen to mostly Jazz, blues, and occasionally pop. When I listen to music, I do it to relax. My CDP is a Cal Audio DX1 (my next upgrade). Things are wired up with Nordost Blue Heaven interconnects and Harmonic Tech 9 speaker wires.

Any suggestions?



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mattybumpkin
590 posts
 
Creek 5350SE or other UK integrated (Arcam, etc.)

Regards,
seandtaylor99
1,262 posts
 
The spendors are not very efficient and the Nait is not very powerful, so I can only imagine that the combination will work in a small room, though it would probably work well.
I have a friend in the UK who has a 15 yr old Quad pre/power combination (I think 100w/channel) driving ls3/5s and the Quad's unusual tone controls (tilt/lift) are very useful for giving the bass a bit of a lift on thin recordings. I know tone controls are usually a dirty word, but they can really help the ls3/5s with their limited bass. I've seen used quad pre/power amps for anything from $600 on agon.

Lastly I have a densen B-100, which is similar to the naim, but with more power. I have used spendor3/5 (borrowed from a friend) and it sounded pretty good. The densen is about $1300 new, from audio outlet in NY.
dwhitt
347 posts
 
linn majik, keep it simple.....can usually get on gon
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kotta
649 posts
 
I would consider the Marantz PM-17 and the MFD "Mistral" as well as the previous mentioned choices. I think the Naim for the $ is over-rated. Plus you're limited on interconnect choices because of their connectors. Very nice spks!
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