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Excellent condition apart from spike holes .Light oak finish. S/ns : 203A05895/6.
At £625, this sits a bit under the old £650 ask I’ve seen for clean S3/5R2 pairs, and well below the original £1,595 new price, so it reads as fair to very good value rather than ambitious. In the current used market, similar pairs have been changing hands around the low-to-mid £600s to £700s depending on condition and completeness, so this is comfortably in the buyer-friendly zone.
That’s a worthwhile buy because these Spendors are loved for their natural midrange, scale-beating coherence, and easy musicality on vocals, small jazz, and acoustic music. The excellent condition and included cables & accessories add real practical value, especially with a model that’s usually bought by people who care about setup and long-term ownership. If the drivers are healthy and both cabinets are genuinely tidy, this looks like a solid, enthusiast-grade purchase.
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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