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Spender classic 1/2 vs SP1

I am in the process of rejuvenating my 30 year old stereo system.  The foundation of which is a trusted pair of SP-1s which I bought back in 1988.  They have served me well, but are getting a little long in the tooth.  I am so used to the Spendor sound that I would like to stay in that lane.  I have auditioned Harbeth SHL 5's but found them a little weak in the bottom end.  It was suggested I check out the new classic 1/2 ; which based on online reviews seems somewhat mixed in its reception.  Has anyone any direct experience with the classic 1/2?  The other suggested speaker alternative ( given the SHL 5 brightness) was the Harbeth 30.2. Anyone have any thoughts ?
Thanks,
M Petrovicsky
rivinyl

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mlsstl
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I owned a set of SP1/2E speakers for a number of years. My understanding is with the newer R version, Spendor has yielded to the temptation to tweak their sound to a more modern "audiophile" sound and in the process lost some of the magic. 

I believe Robert E. Greene has a good review on this floating somewhere around on the Internet. 

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