I've owned many a Spendor and love the speakers (in fact looking for a used pair of 9/1's). The 1/2e, which was the last model I used in my system would certainly fill your needs. Now I use the Audio Kinesis Jazz Modules and not to take anything away from Spendor, but the realism, especially with cello, is scary.
I understand if the Jazz Modules are out of your budget, but thought for comparative purposes you'd like an opinion from someone whose owned both brands. If you change your mind know that Duke voices his speakers with a 30 watt tube amp (Atma-sphere S30) so you should have enough power with your integrated.
If you are looking at buying used you'll easily find more 1/2e's than Jazz Modules (never seen a pair listed) for sale. At used prices the 1/2e's are great deals (now replaced in the Spendor lineup by the 1/2r which I believe list for close to or more than the Jazz Modules list price).
I understand if the Jazz Modules are out of your budget, but thought for comparative purposes you'd like an opinion from someone whose owned both brands. If you change your mind know that Duke voices his speakers with a 30 watt tube amp (Atma-sphere S30) so you should have enough power with your integrated.
If you are looking at buying used you'll easily find more 1/2e's than Jazz Modules (never seen a pair listed) for sale. At used prices the 1/2e's are great deals (now replaced in the Spendor lineup by the 1/2r which I believe list for close to or more than the Jazz Modules list price).