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In Reply to: Re: Spendor vs. Harbeth posted by kristian85 on May 31, 2004 at 21:30:09:
I was referring to the Harbeth Compact 7 versus the Spendor S3/5SE's.
The Harbeths are rated at 87db@1watt@1 meter. The Spendors are rated at 84db@1watt@1meter (see links I provided for verification). I was also told this by a distributor for Harbeth and Spendor. You be the judge.
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stereophile recently measured the 3/5se's at 81.5 db sensitive, but only dipping down to 6 ohms from the nominal 8.The classic series 3/1, 2/3, 1/2, are all around 88db sensitive and very efficient (impedances not varrying much from 8 ohms), and the SP-100's are 90db sensitive and also efficient. For around $200-$300 more, the 3/1 is a better speaker than the 3/5se in my opionion. And all the classic series spendors are happy with between 10 and 30 watts. My 1/2's are driven with 50wpc push-pull and its overkill in a room that is 19' by 14' by 9'. I've had exellent results with the 10 wpc Audio Note P1 SE, the 15 wpc synthesis tube push-pull integrated and the 50 wpc Jolida 302b. The 1/2's seem to be happiest with about 20 wpc single ended, such as the 18 wpc P2 SE. And I listen to all kinds of music from classical to Iron Maiden.
--Jack
Hello,I don't agree, I have the S3/5se, the S3/5 and the SP1/2, also I had the SP3/1. The best sounding Spendor speaker I heard (I heard all classic series) are the S3/5se, better sounding than my beloved SP1/2, but with the inconveniece of the lack of sensibility, and deep bass (Solved by Rel).
My S3/5se works superb with a 30W per channel integrated tube amplifier (Pentode regulated, PP, EL34), in a 7m L x 4m W x 3m H room, with enough pressure for listen "The Ramones" (For example).
If you do not stay more than 2m from the speakers, the best Spendors IMMO are the S3/5se
My example: 30W amp are 15dB more than 1W, 81,5 dB SPL at 1m(Stereophile) + 15dB = 96,5 dB SPL at 1m (One box with 30W), plus another box 99,5 dB SPL at 1m (Pair), 93,5 dB SPL at 2m (-6 dB of fall by double of the distance). The S3/5 are rated for 125W (I don't believe), this is 6 dB more than 30W.
Cheers
The Spendor S3/5 is a shoebox sized speaker, and yes, less efficent, but it also will not play as loud as the much larger Harbeth Compact 7. The C7 is something like 6 times as large by volume, and is a pretty easy load, but so are the larger Spendors.More efficient doesn't necessarily mean an easier load, but I think the Spendor S3/5 is easier to drive than the comparably sized and less efficient Harbeth HLP3.
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