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In Reply to: Re: Spendor S3/5 clones, for inexpensive? posted by niws on May 8, 2007 at 19:31:26:
My speaker wish list has been decimated by this thread:
Reynaud Twins are bright, and Spendor S3/5s are not so good at low volumes.
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I wouldn't reject the Spendors solely based on my comment about low listening levels. I was trying to drive them with a low powered (25wpc) NAD receiver, which did not work. I tried a higher powered NAD amp (50wpc), which worked better, but since I had other speakers that sounded as good or better at low volumes, I decided to let the Spendors go.
I also listen to headphones a lot and the headphone jack on the NAD receiver was unusually good, while the headphone jack on the NAD integrated amp is not as good.
I considered buying a more expensive and powerful amp, but finding one that met that met all of my criteria was difficult and seemed silly in light of the amount of time and the way I listen to this particular system.
Thanks for the response. Which speakers do you have that you like better at low volumes?I primarily listen at low volumes and anyway the Spendors are stretch for my budget and I don't have very powerful amplification (Amber 70, NAD 3020, Advent 300, Scott 299).
So all I want is something small, not bright, great midrange, that sounds as good as an S 3/5 only better at low volumes that is cheaper and works well with modest amplification. Maybe I'm describing headphones.
The R3s disappointed me (they misbehaved in my home), but the R1s did reasonably well. I found them lively, though with precious little bass, and the soft-dome tweeter avoided many of the sins I associate with metal models in that price range. Something else came home with me, but the R1s were surprisingly good and, in some ways, akin to the S3/5 or its derivatives.
Of course, I think you may actually be in search of headphones. But, there we are.
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