Spendor SC3 Centerspeaker
- Location
- Nijverdal, NL
- Seller
- Quintus
- Source
- Marktplaats
- Posted
- 2d ago
- Last seen
- 8h ago
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RADAR is a price search engine. We link to the original listing — we never sell direct. Transactions happen on the source site.
Wegens ruimtegebrek door grotere tv te koop. Hoogwaardigde britse spendor sc3 center luidspreker te koop van esdoornhout met frontje. Heeft wel 2 3d-geprinte voetjes achterop van de vorige eigenaar zo
This is a buyer’s market at this price point: at €100, it sits well below the €696 25th percentile and far under the €1,324 median, so it looks like a strong bargain rather than a merely fair offer. For a Spendor center speaker, that’s the kind of entry price that usually leaves room for a sensible re-sell if it doesn’t click, which is exactly what used-audio buyers want.
Spendors are generally respected for natural, voiced-for-speech midrange and easy-listening tonal balance, so a center channel from the brand should be appealing if you’re building a matched home-theater front stage. At this price, the main upside is simply getting into a well-regarded piece for very little money; just confirm the drivers are intact, the cabinet is undamaged, and the speaker plays cleanly at moderate volume.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Spendor, a quintessential British hi-fi brand, traces its origins to the late 1960s when BBC sound engineer Spencer Hughes and his wife Dorothy founded the company in Sussex, England—the name itself a clever fusion of "Spen" and "Dor." Drawing on Spencer's expertise alongside co-designer Dudley Harwood, they pioneered the BC1 loudspeaker in 1969, featuring the world's first commercial 8-inch plastic cone driver made from innovative Bextrene material. This breakthrough quickly established Spendor as the monitor of choice for broadcasters, recording studios, and discerning listeners worldwide, setting a benchmark for transparent, natural sound.
The brand focuses exclusively on loudspeakers, designing, engineering, and hand-building every driver, crossover, and cabinet in their Sussex facility. Their lineup spans the accessible A series for mainstream buyers, the premium D series for high-end performance, and the Classic line, which revives iconic designs like the BC1 with modern polymer and Kevlar cones, cast-magnesium chassis, and advanced motor systems. Spendor eschews amplifiers, turntables, or headphones, prioritizing pure speaker innovation rooted in BBC-honed precision.
Today, under owner Philip Swift since 2000, Spendor holds a revered position as a high-end, heritage British marque, blending vintage collector appeal with contemporary excellence. Renowned among audiophiles and professionals for smooth, low-distortion imaging and musicality, it remains a global reference standard, entirely made in the UK to captivate serious hi-fi enthusiasts.
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