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J BRUCE
a AudioPhile
from Date Reviewed: January 13, 2012
Bottom Line: I has the use of a pair of these monitors for a little over 12 months recently. I tested them against a number of other actives, notably ATC SCM20ASL's, Genelec 1031's and Dynaudio BM6a's, and I was repeatedly disappointed. They are capable of going loud, but I found their lower end nowhere near tight enough, and there was a lack of cohesion across the audio spectrum, when compared to the other, far cheaper models. The monitor seemed to struggle with its three-way design, something which I have encountered in such speakers before. The midrange was fairly well voiced, but unexceptional, and the level of detail unearthed no more than average. In the end I passed them onto a friend, at a loss. He has since had one of the amps fail, and is now stuck, as Spendor no longer carries replacements/spares for electronics, having pulled out of the market some time ago, to concentrate solely on passive speakers. Overall I would rate the Spendor's as an average monitor. They failed to impress me in any area, SPL's aside, when compared to other actives from their generation, and are further off the pace when pitted against more modern alternatives. What I found hardest to stomach though was their retail price. Spendor make some exceptional speakers, but this was not one of their greatest efforts. Rare for a reason.
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