SPENDOR Classic 100 Loudspeakers are driven by Leben CS-600X Tube Integrated Amplifier and DENON DCD-1600NE Cd Player #SoundSommelier #SpendorClassic #Spendor
Nobody can based on a youtube video say the sound of a music box is good, very good or marvelous. There are to many thinks between the original Sound and the speakers of the youtube watcher.
I don't know how much these speakers cost, but let me tell you something: the fact they make my Microlab B77s (~$60 @ local shop) sound like they're worth $1000 is priceless to me.
I have the vintage SP100 and they seem more of a natural dynamic speaker...but then again I'm not there to hear it play and listen to my tracks...mid range not as dynamic for sure...I prefer the vintage Spendors much better...and for the cost of these I think the tweeters could be much better as well as the driver cone material (from the looks)...
Wow! Some recordings sounds almost feeling like live. In the artists studio room. Right there. Almost like touching them from there breath of the microphones. Instruments are clear.
I wish Spendor puts metal mesh protector for the tweeters on Classic Series. Harbeth, Monitor Audio, and even Spendor A Series have tweeter protectors.
Spendor>Harbeth...I think Graham is great too. Anything BBC is typically good. Derek Hughes designed the SP100 had his hand in the 40.1/2 which is a derivative of the BC3 and the new Graham stuff is awesome too
@@locmanw1583 the Harbeth have a slightly more natural midrange but are a tad less dynamic. I mean slightly. Please note I never heard them side by side with the same gear. Personally the Spendors are more fun for me...
@@locmanw1583 yes the Spendors have a very natural midrange. Extremely natural. Once again not the same gear or room. My amp is a bit warmer and darker than neutral so when I heard the Harbeths they were more neutral, dry and perhaps slightly more natural sounding in voices and spoken word. The spendors where however more musical more enjoyable for me. Sweeter... I hope that makes sense.
There is some effortlessness to the bass that I only have ever heard from large woofers like these 30 cm drivers. Has anybody got an example of a loudspeaker with significantly smaller woofers that is also able to present such a beautiful bass?
Nice combo, the Spendies and Leben; could use a bit more bass control but I like that Gun-gee" sound and wouldn't want to lose the sweet midrange - Sandy The Ancient Boston Audiophile
Love the channel ! I buy alot of gear for my channel but not on this level man you got it going on i would be in hifi heaven ! 😆 I know you have alot of speakers but love to see the Polk Lsim 703s or 707s on your channel for the price dang in my 33 years of being an audiophile i never gotten a better deal new on speakers
I am keep looking those for about six years right now and i have read everything about them and every review possible, magazines and idividual users, that to my opinion, are more distant and remote of the knowing "preassures" of today's market. I have also auditioned the D7s, with exposure 3010 monos and it was really a very good one. Maybe, especially today we had should 't ask for more... Someone wrote for these: "borrow, barg, steal or everything takes to get these speakers". Just see the available reviews and you will find it. I am "sickly" curious about them, that every day i am thinking i wish to never had discover them. I canot audition them except if travel but who goes to england now with 15 days guaranteen except the expences ? Now, everyone, wants to demonstrate that is someone very unique and plays this kind of music, or soft jazz, or similar that almost every speaker can do real well...Why you don't play something more "bity" like rock or even pop to see the real thing? Is it because they are not oriented to this music or they do best with the video 's one? It suposed that a good loudspeaker "plays" everything. At the end, are we "obsesed" by the so nice retro appearance and the nostalgia era of the 70s a d 80s ? These are some of thoughts that need to be considered by someone that is going to "pull the triger" for about 8 to 9 grant (000)...
I owned a pair of these about 10 years ago, I kick myself every day for selling them. They are very forgiving speakers, will make SS/tube/hybrid all sound excellent.
Can you "demo" the song "driver s seat" of snif in the tears, so we can have some other type of taste too and upload in youtube of course ? Thank you..
I'm not into feeling the bass in any headphones. I find that they're not clear. Yes. You can definitely feel the bass in a closed back headphones. But at a cost of clarity. I love to hear the lower bass notes in an open headphones. I'm just guessing for me that I maybe like the openness of an electrostatic speakers. Airy. Not in your face bass. You can maybe hear the low sub notes in an open back headphones if the recordings is done right. Also there is something about hearing the mid range in an open back headphones that sometimes I find it sounds like your right there in the recording of the room that you cannot get from a closed back headphones. I love clarity. There is always a trade off sadly. Open back headphones can leak out so people close by in a room can hear the music that they might not like. Trebles can be sweet too. Closed back headphones are more for dj. But I should not be generalizing that. That's bad. Never heard a closed back headphones reproduce clarity in a well recorded recording when done right.
I bought those and if i had to chose again i would 100% buy those again.Those are trully amazing sounding.Pair them right ad you will never look for other speakers.Rooms like 30square meters those are perfect.
Upgrading the headphones from a close back to an open one will might definitely make this video from my pc sound better. A reproduction of only a fact similarly what the total sound of the audio equipment and speakers sound like. Sigh. Plus all that would blow my budget anyway of the pc and headphones.
@@hochhaul Just being friendly. What model of sennheisers? Hd 600? Those would be awesome! Or is it one of these? Hd599 or hd 598. Just wondering! Mine is a close back Beyerdynamic dt770.
Most of these videos sounds nice on a good pair of headphones connected to a good pc audio output source. An external usb dac or go through the cheap way. Usb gaming cord with a usb to pc that's amplified for the headphones. No artificial surround effects. Mine is the cheap o way. No sound effects at least!
@@wseto09 Haha nothing that nice to be honest. I don't do a lot of headphone listening anymore so I'm content with my ancient Sennheiser HD-497's. They have nearly two decades of break-in time so they are actually pretty good. They were knocked in reviews for not-so-great bass extension but that was because Senn was going for a neutral accurate sound. I also had a pair of old Grado SR60's but they were destroyed in a move and I never replaced them.
@@hochhaul If you can hook up your pc which might be a laptop to at least a half decent mid range stereo system with decent speakers and can play it sort of loud without disturbing anyone. This video and others like this should sound very nice. I had the hd 600 long time ago but screwed up the connections to the headphones. Sigh. Been searching for something that sounds like hd 600 at a lower price point ever since. Beyer dynamic dt 770 comes close. But the detail is still not there.Close only due to close back. I know my headphone sound quality and sound quality in general. Love detail sound You can say analytical critical listening. That's me.
Reggae Spijkenisse I bet you $10,000 cash you won’t tell the difference in a blind ABX test between this Japanese amplifier and something off store shelves. And no, that’s not a poor mans argument. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on this stuff and I’ve always come to the same conclusion. Nowadays I keep my shit clean, simple, and scientific. This hobby is very emotional and more oftentimes audiophile get caught in the fairytales and end up broke because of it.
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One of the best sound demos ever on site. Love the Spendors. Two friends have smaller Spendor speakers.
My dream speakers... one day, one day.
I really like these speakers. Clear, accurate and they are able to maintain warmth.
Absolutely stunning 🤩 Thx Sound Sommelier 👌
A typically gorgeous George Michael soundscape, beautifully rendered by these superb speakers.
Just love the sound of Spendor speakers
Man awesome sound coming through my headphones! I just really like the retro look of those speakers. The cabinet finish work is beautiful.
@Donald Frank nobody cares.
Leben...ex Luxman engineer...made in Japan,love it.
Bel basso profondo e corposo....Splendide casse!!!
My SP100 one is for life ...
If this is the actual sound coming from the speakers, sounds beautiful
Yeah.£10k a pair they should sound like that isn't it? 😅
потрясающий звук
내마음속 깊이~마음에두고있는 스피커는 오직, 스펜더크라식100 밖에 없지요. 듣게해주셔서 감사함니다..
And Japanese can’t afford 👌
I have never heard of this brand before but wow..just wow..
Che meraviglia!!!!
Very beautiful and impressive! 👍
I like the open and wide stage sound production
Sounds awesome
Marvelous sound !!
Nobody can based on a youtube video say the sound of a music box is good, very good or marvelous. There are to many thinks between the original Sound and the speakers of the youtube watcher.
I don't know how much these speakers cost, but let me tell you something: the fact they make my Microlab B77s (~$60 @ local shop) sound like they're worth $1000 is priceless to me.
$16,000 USD
14k dude And Sound amazing
I have the vintage SP100 and they seem more of a natural dynamic speaker...but then again I'm not there to hear it play and listen to my tracks...mid range not as dynamic for sure...I prefer the vintage Spendors much better...and for the cost of these I think the tweeters could be much better as well as the driver cone material (from the looks)...
OLD SCHOOL schooling the youngsters.
Wow! Some recordings sounds almost feeling like live. In the artists studio room. Right there. Almost like touching them from there breath of the microphones. Instruments are clear.
I wish Spendor puts metal mesh protector for the tweeters on Classic Series. Harbeth, Monitor Audio, and even Spendor A Series have tweeter protectors.
Tune is George Michael True Faith - instrumental
Fantastiche
Very very good speakers, i listen to them in Munchen.
Wow, that sounds phenominal. Wonder how loud it would be if u hooked every speaker up in that room
Spendor>Harbeth...I think Graham is great too. Anything BBC is typically good. Derek Hughes designed the SP100 had his hand in the 40.1/2 which is a derivative of the BC3 and the new Graham stuff is awesome too
How does the Harbeth M40.2 stack up to the Spendors?
@@locmanw1583 the Harbeth have a slightly more natural midrange but are a tad less dynamic. I mean slightly. Please note I never heard them side by side with the same gear. Personally the Spendors are more fun for me...
@@drwavedawg ok thanks for letting me know! I thought Spendors had a natural mids too!
@@locmanw1583 yes the Spendors have a very natural midrange. Extremely natural. Once again not the same gear or room. My amp is a bit warmer and darker than neutral so when I heard the Harbeths they were more neutral, dry and perhaps slightly more natural sounding in voices and spoken word. The spendors where however more musical more enjoyable for me. Sweeter... I hope that makes sense.
@@drwavedawg Cool thanks for sharing 😃
There is some effortlessness to the bass that I only have ever heard from large woofers like these 30 cm drivers. Has anybody got an example of a loudspeaker with significantly smaller woofers that is also able to present such a beautiful bass?
They love tubes amps .
hi
i'm thinking of pairing them with unison research simply 845..do you think they can be properly driven with this amp?
Luxman 590 mk2 drives Spendor 100?
Nice combo, the Spendies and Leben; could use a bit more bass control but I like that Gun-gee" sound and wouldn't want to lose the sweet midrange - Sandy The Ancient Boston Audiophile
killer price but magical sound!!!
Do you have the Spendor d9? if so, can you do a couple demos. thank you
sweet Leben
love it...no subs required
Well done!
Love the channel ! I buy alot of gear for my channel but not on this level man you got it going on i would be in hifi heaven ! 😆 I know you have alot of speakers but love to see the Polk Lsim 703s or 707s on your channel for the price dang in my 33 years of being an audiophile
i never gotten a better deal new on speakers
Wow!
I am keep looking those for about six years right now and i have read everything about them and every review possible, magazines and idividual users, that to my opinion, are more distant and remote of the knowing "preassures" of today's market.
I have also auditioned the D7s, with exposure 3010 monos and it was really a very good one. Maybe, especially today we had should 't ask for more...
Someone wrote for these: "borrow, barg, steal or everything takes to get these speakers". Just see the available reviews and you will find it.
I am "sickly" curious about them, that every day i am thinking i wish to never had discover them. I canot audition them except if travel but who goes to england now with 15 days guaranteen except the expences ?
Now, everyone, wants to demonstrate that is someone very unique and plays this kind of music, or soft jazz, or similar that almost every speaker can do real well...Why you don't play something more "bity" like rock or even pop to see the real thing? Is it because they are not oriented to this music or they do best with the video 's one? It suposed that a good loudspeaker "plays" everything.
At the end, are we "obsesed" by the so nice retro appearance and the nostalgia era of the 70s a d 80s ?
These are some of thoughts that need to be considered by someone that is going to "pull the triger" for about 8 to 9 grant (000)...
I owned a pair of these about 10 years ago, I kick myself every day for selling them. They are very forgiving speakers, will make SS/tube/hybrid all sound excellent.
@@ckarjala thank you for reply
Can you "demo" the song "driver s seat" of snif in the tears, so we can have some other type of taste too and upload in youtube of course ? Thank you..
Очень хотелось бы послушать альбом целиком на этих колонках. Оригинал из интернета звучит не так красочно, как ваша запись. Спасибо за красивый звук .
Very nice, balanced sound.
But for $ 10,000, you can find a better option for yourself ...
thanks for posting
👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽 knockout sound
Holy Grail found,,,
just awesome.
stunning
Sounds beautfiul
The sound is very good, but the amplifier seems to have little power to drive the speakers. However the highs are the best I've ever heard.
In person to view and hear it would be better! Alas at least I have a nice pair of headphones.
😎👍
Those big refrigerators sound so effortless.
Gorgeous sounding speakers. They're now up t $15k! Ouch.
Where can I find this track? I’ve looked on Tidal and Apple Music, even UA-cam.
Spotify
@@theagoraphobicwalkchannel7289 Do you have a link? because it’s not showing up on mine.
what speaker stands are you using? I'm picking up a pair of used S100s tomorrow and looking for stands to use
Song title?
特棒的
true faith george michael /////clean version/////
Loa spendor S100 bạn ghép với amply gì vậy?bạn chia sẻ cho tôi được không?
As a sound sommelier; it’s this a little like trying to define the bouquet of a wine in a room full of glasses of wine of different origins?
Да! Объёмы ящиков и динамическая головка в 12 дюймов решают! Звук очень басовитый и саб не нужен!
Please, Can you give me download link of this song?
What the name of the tune? Sounds amazing
true faith george michael /////clean version/////
A qualidade de um bom produto é que faz a diferença !!! Chegou bem perto da qualidade do MCINTOSH .
Sounds mint where do you go from here ?
Pair with a pass-labs or a McIntosh. And enjoy. The amp being used here is not near that league
what is this song please ? to listen it
true faith george michael /////clean version/////
I wish hifi makers make any light flicker free.
Do you have McIntosh tube poweramplifier?
with paper membrane they woul sound better more harmonious
can you test Spendor D 1 please;)
I'm not into feeling the bass in any headphones. I find that they're not clear. Yes. You can definitely feel the bass in a closed back headphones. But at a cost of clarity. I love to hear the lower bass notes in an open headphones. I'm just guessing for me that I maybe like the openness of an electrostatic speakers. Airy. Not in your face bass. You can maybe hear the low sub notes in an open back headphones if the recordings is done right. Also there is something about hearing the mid range in an open back headphones that sometimes I find it sounds like your right there in the recording of the room that you cannot get from a closed back headphones. I love clarity. There is always a trade off sadly. Open back headphones can leak out so people close by in a room can hear the music that they might not like. Trebles can be sweet too. Closed back headphones are more for dj. But I should not be generalizing that. That's bad. Never heard a closed back headphones reproduce clarity in a well recorded recording when done right.
If you had $12K what speakers would you buy other then these?
I bought those and if i had to chose again i would 100% buy those again.Those are trully amazing sounding.Pair them right ad you will never look for other speakers.Rooms like 30square meters those are perfect.
Upgrading the headphones from a close back to an open one will might definitely make this video from my pc sound better. A reproduction of only a fact similarly what the total sound of the audio equipment and speakers sound like. Sigh. Plus all that would blow my budget anyway of the pc and headphones.
I'm listening with open back Sennheisers with a very flat response. The recording sounds great.
@@hochhaul Just being friendly. What model of sennheisers? Hd 600? Those would be awesome! Or is it one of these? Hd599 or hd 598. Just wondering! Mine is a close back Beyerdynamic dt770.
Most of these videos sounds nice on a good pair of headphones connected to a good pc audio output source. An external usb dac or go through the cheap way. Usb gaming cord with a usb to pc that's amplified for the headphones. No artificial surround effects. Mine is the cheap o way. No sound effects at least!
@@wseto09 Haha nothing that nice to be honest. I don't do a lot of headphone listening anymore so I'm content with my ancient Sennheiser HD-497's. They have nearly two decades of break-in time so they are actually pretty good. They were knocked in reviews for not-so-great bass extension but that was because Senn was going for a neutral accurate sound. I also had a pair of old Grado SR60's but they were destroyed in a move and I never replaced them.
@@hochhaul If you can hook up your pc which might be a laptop to at least a half decent mid range stereo system with decent speakers and can play it sort of loud without disturbing anyone. This video and others like this should sound very nice. I had the hd 600 long time ago but screwed up the connections to the headphones. Sigh. Been searching for something that sounds like hd 600 at a lower price point ever since. Beyer dynamic dt 770 comes close. But the detail is still not there.Close only due to close back. I know my headphone sound quality and sound quality in general. Love detail sound You can say analytical critical listening. That's me.
i want to get this speaker so bad but it cost 10000😵💫
Ya. astronomical cost
@@faludabutt8253
I managed to locate a vintage Spendor S100 and think the sound may be better
Great speaker, ive owned two pairs over the years incl the orig. S100 but those stands you have them on are way too high.
The gorgeous speaker was not fully driven by this weak amplifier.
What valves does el34 or 6l6 have? sound too bright, I prefer to match any Harbeth!
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Lovely reaviling sound with a very distinct stereo image; with unnatural mertallic bass, not my choice monitor
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Try to be more in the center, instead of walking around!
Носитель? Нет звука.. Rx 99 звучит не хуже, куча колонок, ичего?)
System to bright no bass
Waste of money.
i think your comment is waste of life
sh K Typical audiophiles and their magic cables and cable cookers. Haha.
Kusig No, just a perfect combination of a good pair of speakers and amp.
Reggae Spijkenisse I bet you $10,000 cash you won’t tell the difference in a blind ABX test between this Japanese amplifier and something off store shelves. And no, that’s not a poor mans argument. I’ve spent thousands of dollars on this stuff and I’ve always come to the same conclusion. Nowadays I keep my shit clean, simple, and scientific. This hobby is very emotional and more oftentimes audiophile get caught in the fairytales and end up broke because of it.
Reggae Spijkenisse Whenever you’re ready to take the Pepsi challenge, let me know.