To be fair, the S6 and S8 were beautifully made with decent cabinets and a great sound for a wide range of systems. I didn't like the S5 and told Phil so when he brought them to us (I've known Mr S since the Lentek days of the late 70's). The needed too much pratting around to get the bass to balance out and the S3/5's were nothing like as good as the little Harbeth P3 of old and certainly inferior to the current P3ESR, which I'm sure you'd love Marco as a great little box with a huge heart.

The S"E" versions were tauter in the bass and the S9e was fantastic, able to funk with the best of 'em and smooth enough for orchestral pieces.

Since the introduction of a mid/far eastern gent on the Spendor director-list, the A series has come along, with cheaper looking boxes yet seemingly higher pricing. I do understand in fairness that assembly is all done in the UK and this won't be as cheap as importing boxes for under £50 the pair from China and flogging them out for many hundreds of pounds. Also, the main dealer-chain need to make a minimum profit percentage for these to be on the "recommend to punters" list, so this will have an effect on the retail prices too sadly, as I believe few other dealers now stock them.