Dear (Spendor's) friends

gas · 15th May 2008, 07:09 AM

First of all, excuse my english, people!
I’d like to know if someone out there got Spendor s5e loudspeakers…Allthough there are a few quality amplifiers (over 100watt) that can drive the speakers succesfully, I’ve got always an unsatisfying feeling… Probably because I miss the warm and rich sound that usually tubes create. So I would like to change direction and experiment a bit in this path…Does anybody is driving this speaker with an integrated tube amplifier? Is he/she satisfied with the results? (87 db isn’t the right sensitivity for a tube integrated amplifier…)
I'd apreciate any specific suggestion...

gas · 16th May 2008, 09:40 AM

Nobody?

el`Ol · 16th May 2008, 10:02 AM

The Spendor BC1 with an EL34 push-pull amp worked quite well for me for some years. Not the stability of the sonic image one gets with strong solid state amps, but tonally better. However, my amp was a rather cheap one, I am sure there are many kits that are better. Ask in the tube forum.

gas · 16th May 2008, 10:50 AM

Thanks for the response. You’ re right. Probably I should have put the tread in the tube’s area.

Inductor · 16th May 2008, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gas
Thanks for the response. You’ re right. Probably I should have put the tread in the tube’s area.

You probably know better than me. What speakers do you have?
(or post your thread if you are getting answers in the tube area, relating to the speakers thread I mean. Is it about a different set of speakers or a different amp?)

gas · 16th May 2008, 02:10 PM

I don’t get this, I’m afraid. I have Spendor s5e … My words were : "Does anybody drive this speaker with an integrated tube amplifier?"

I was expecting someone telling “oh yeah, the excellent partner is primaluna dialougue one... or something…” or “forget about it”. I’ m looking for tube amplifiers that have already been tested as combos with this particular speaker ( by real users, not magazine reviewers.)

gas · 16th May 2008, 02:16 PM

I' m sorry. I read carefully my first post and I found out that it wasn’t clear at all what I was looking for.

Inductor · 16th May 2008, 09:56 PM

Just fine gas. From what I remember, in the original literature, the high impedance was good for tubes. Small talk from me, since I don't know the speakers. This was about the BBCs. In fact they are about 4.4ohm~300Hz and only 82.5dB(B)/2.83V/m.
from:
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloud...or/index4.html

al2002 · 17th May 2008, 01:07 AM

There is a very active Spendor group on Yahoo. Why not join and post your message there?

Quote:

Originally posted by gas
First of all, excuse my english, people!
I’d like to know if someone out there got Spendor s5e loudspeakers…Allthough there are a few quality amplifiers (over 100watt) that can drive the speakers succesfully, I’ve got always an unsatisfying feeling… Probably because I miss the warm and rich sound that usually tubes create. So I would like to change direction and experiment a bit in this path…Does anybody is driving this speaker with an integrated tube amplifier? Is he/she satisfied with the results? (87 db isn’t the right sensitivity for a tube integrated amplifier…)
I'd apreciate any specific suggestion...

gas · 17th May 2008, 09:22 AM

Thank you. That's a great idea!

15th May 2008, 07:09 AM	#1
gas diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	Dear (Spendor's) friends First of all, excuse my english, people! I’d like to know if someone out there got Spendor s5e loudspeakers…Allthough there are a few quality amplifiers (over 100watt) that can drive the speakers succesfully, I’ve got always an unsatisfying feeling… Probably because I miss the warm and rich sound that usually tubes create. So I would like to change direction and experiment a bit in this path…Does anybody is driving this speaker with an integrated tube amplifier? Is he/she satisfied with the results? (87 db isn’t the right sensitivity for a tube integrated amplifier…) I'd apreciate any specific suggestion...

16th May 2008, 09:56 PM	#8
Inductor diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cascais	Just fine gas. From what I remember, in the original literature, the high impedance was good for tubes. Small talk from me, since I don't know the speakers. This was about the BBCs. In fact they are about 4.4ohm~300Hz and only 82.5dB(B)/2.83V/m. from: http://www.stereophile.com/floorloud...or/index4.html __________________ What the Hell is this crap?! It's not crap, it's muzak.

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16th May 2008, 09:40 AM	#2
gas diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	Nobody?

16th May 2008, 10:02 AM	#3
el`Ol diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bavarian Forest	The Spendor BC1 with an EL34 push-pull amp worked quite well for me for some years. Not the stability of the sonic image one gets with strong solid state amps, but tonally better. However, my amp was a rather cheap one, I am sure there are many kits that are better. Ask in the tube forum.

16th May 2008, 10:50 AM	#4
gas diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	Thanks for the response. You’ re right. Probably I should have put the tread in the tube’s area.

16th May 2008, 02:10 PM	#6
gas diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	I don’t get this, I’m afraid. I have Spendor s5e … My words were : "Does anybody drive this speaker with an integrated tube amplifier?" I was expecting someone telling “oh yeah, the excellent partner is primaluna dialougue one... or something…” or “forget about it”. I’ m looking for tube amplifiers that have already been tested as combos with this particular speaker ( by real users, not magazine reviewers.)

16th May 2008, 02:16 PM	#7
gas diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	I' m sorry. I read carefully my first post and I found out that it wasn’t clear at all what I was looking for.

17th May 2008, 09:22 AM	#10
gas diyAudio Member Join Date: May 2008	Thank you. That's a great idea!

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