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Excellent condition apart from spike holes .Light oak finish. S/ns : 203A05895/6.
New, these sat around £750–£1,050, so £550 in excellent condition is a fair-to-good buy rather than a giveaway, but it’s clearly under sensible new-era value. Recent used asking prices for the S3/5R2 variant also cluster well above that, with examples at £650+ and a typical used-market reference around £580 in Europe, which puts this listing in the attractive part of the range for a clean pair.
The appeal is the classic Spendor mini-monitor recipe: compact, natural-toned, very coherent midrange, and especially strong on vocals, strings, and nearfield listening. A well-kept pair with cables and accessories is a plus, because these are often bought for long-term use and the small extras make setup easier; if the grilles, terminals, and drivers are original and tidy, this is exactly the kind of used listing that rewards a quick decision.
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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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