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

Showing 1 response by akg_ca

SPENDORs are a high-end brand every bit the equal, if not the top contenders for the top of the heap ranking of all your listed choices.

As with any speaker choice, their audio performance is a product of the system synergy with the rest of your equipment : front and centre. To evaluate them in isolation is meaningless.

I've seen them paired with EXPOSURE electronics and VAN DEN HUL  cables array at several audio expos. (The system was lovely!) This pairing has also been mirrored in mag reviews:

https://www.stereophile.com/ssi2009/spendor-exposure-van_den_hul/index.html

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HS82lo3MD-M
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I8sMG9Zzx3U
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VurKKNpux6w
https://www.whathifi.com/forum/hi-fi/spendor-d7-too-bright-exposure-integrated