Spendor Classic 1/2

Good day all.  I was ready to finish the interminable speaker search and go with the Devore O93 as the replacement to my trusty SP-1s, when a friend suggested I listen to the Spendor Classic 1/2 ( given how much I have enjoyed the SP1 for 30 years).  Of course there is no local dealer who carries the Classic 1/2; though I believe I can hear the Classic 2/3. So has anyone out there had the opportunity to audition either of the newer Spendor Classic line?  If so, how do they compare sonically to the old SP-1 or the current Devore O93? Or even the other contenders in my search; Proac D30R or Graham LS5/9 floor.  To be used with a leben tube amp ( 32 wpm)
Thanks,
M