Spendor speakers, are they boring?

[hifinutt]

most certainly NOT boring ... the a7 `s i heard were captivating

[Macca]

I take it tweeters in those days weren't as robust as they are now? You can now easlily find a tweeter that could cross at 2khz, and extend to 20khz. The Wavecore I use at the moment is more than happy to be crossed at 1.5khz and extends all the way up tp 20khz (it does need a touch of eq to flatten the response though).

I guess they were not, they didn't have the materials we have now I suppose. But if you look at the Troels measurements I linked to the BC1 is actually bloody good by any standard, new or old.

[graham67]

Judging by the magnificent job a set of SP100Rs were making at banging out thumping techno at Bristol last year, I'm going with "No".

Adam is spot on, heard them playing kraftwerk and loved the sound, i really felt it in the guts.
They reminded me a lot of the similar sized jbls I use just with a better treble . These are one of very few speakers I would consider changing to if I had the space and money, neither of which is likely to happen 😉

[Mikeandvan]

I can confirm they are extremely boring, Ive had two pairs, really, they are shite. Of course it depends what music you wish to listen to. They completely kill any vibe! If anyone says they are neutral or good with music across the spectum they have never owned a pair, or not the ones I've owned, sr3 and S7, though very different size speakers, almost exactly the same sound. I thought the AN Ks I briefly had were a bit similar, but the Js I now possess are better, for comparison.

[Beobloke]

I can confirm they are extremely boring, Ive had two pairs, really, they are shite. Of course it depends what music you wish to listen to. They completely kill any vibe! If anyone says they are neutral or good with music across the spectum they have never owned a pair, or not the ones I've owned, sr3 and S7, though very different size speakers, almost exactly the same sound. I thought the AN Ks I briefly had were a bit similar, but the Js I now possess are better, for comparison.

Out of interest, what amplifiers were you using with the S7s?

[anthonyTD]

I stand corrected, just checked the spec on the BC1 [can't seem to find the spec on the sp1] Just goes to show how your mind can play tricks on you, especialy when your getting on a bit
It was a pair of speakers i built using Bandor drive units that were crossed over at 600hz

Main driver crosses to the first tweeter at 3Khz, super tweeter comes in at 13Khz. You need a good main driver to go to 3Khz without break up, a good xover design too.

'The midbass in an example to follow' according to Troels http://troelsgravesen.dk/vintageBC1....00%2C%20SP1039.

[Mikeandvan]

Out of interest, what amplifiers were you using with the S7s?

Good question, that might have had a sizable effect! I cannot remember though.

[StingRay]

Are Spendors similar to Harbeths?