Hello, Dario.
I missed this post in November - too busy with other things, I think.
I quite like the Spendor sound in its Classic two- and three-way configurations. I periodically consider adding a pair of Spendor two-ways for my home office, but haven't actually purchased any. I auditioned a pair of D7 speakers a couple years ago that left me flat and very underwhelmed.
Hello Mresseguie,
The Spendor floor standing speakers are very different from the classic 2-way stand speakers, I don't have great listening experiences with the D7, but if I wanted floor standing speakers I would look elsewhere, while I have had, for reasons of space and listening curiosity, several stand projects, by ProAc, the Tablette 2000, the Studio 1, the Studio 100, the SM 100, and the latest Tablette ten. . .
I had the P3 ES from Harbeth many years ago, I think the latest ones are definitely better, from Spendor the S3/5R2, and these SA1, with their original stands that I found just before Christmas. . .
The best is ???
Spendor SA1!!!
They are speakers from 2009, and Spendor has made a lot of effort to best harmonize the 2 transducers, the crossover and the internal wiring, not least the 2 WBT terminals.
Definitely a quality product, which already cost around 1300 pounds in 2010, and around 400 pounds for the dedicated stands.
Expensive as stand speakers, but the quality certainly comes out when listening, in my system/environment they did very well, compared to the Spendor S375R2 and the Tablette ten, they sounded more lively, tonally very correct even in comparison with the Ulysses, obviously on a smaller scale, but they showed correct timbre, refinement, greater extension and coherence than the other 2 in comparison, above all, very engaging, with the limits that the dimensions and the woofer impose, but enjoyable and coherent, definitely a mini worth trying to listen to!!
If you happen to find a pair, in my opinion, to be taken into great consideration for a second system or for less impactful but equally satisfying listening. . .
regards, Dario
P.S. I
I have saved several files from the web on the SA1, reviews and presentations of the speakers, I don't know if it is welcome to mention other platforms and magazines here, if so, send me your email address and I can send you the documentation I have on the SA1 privately