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