Anyone with experience with Spendor D9's?


Curious to know... they are Spendor’s modern big boy speaker... I have not heard it. Reviews of course are always suspect and not that informative.

Wondering if there are any owners here or others who have in depth knowledge of how these sound, compared to the usual suspects that would be cross shopped... upper Harbeths, ProAcs, KEFs...

TIA
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I own D9s (in limited ebony finish) after auditioning for months. 
System (after trial and error): Linn Akurate DS (waiting for Katalyst DAC upgrade) > Pass Labs XP-20 preamp > Pass Labs XA30.8 amp > Spendor D9s. Interconnects are Transparent balanced XLR and speaker cables are custom made Linn K200.

Room is large open plan wood cabin. Sound is fantastic...
@jjss49 ,
Would definitely love to see the new pics.
I have read in a speaker setup guide somewhere (don't recollect where exactly) that the distance of a speaker from front wall and side wall should never be the same. Other posters can correct me. But try to have different distances from front and side walls.

@photomax,
That's a awesome finish. I have seen that on the D7 and they looked gorgeous, as much as they sounded nice! Open rooms always sound fantastic. Enjoy!

I recently bought a used D9 and have been listening to it. I have been in the audio industry for 30 years and have used speakers such as Proac respnse 3, BW Nautilus 804, and Focal Aria 936. However, after recently replacing them with Spendor D9, I don't think I need to upgrade any more. It is a perfect speaker with an endless sound stage, clear and crisp highs, and luxurious lows. It is a high-end speaker that provides true music appreciation, especially from classical symphony to chamber music and jazz. I am sure that the upgraded D9.2 will be no different. For reference, my equipment is Jadis JA 30 power, Jadis 30MC pre, Thorens 124 mk2 Turntable, and Jadis CD player.