Spendor SP 100 R2 or Harbeth 40.2


Has anyone ever compared these 2 fine speakers ? Their close in size and  both BBC designs. Any and all opinions are welcomed.

Thanks in advance.

krelldog

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the above review will help you

i have the 40.2/40.3xd as well as the sp100 r2, to me they are both truly excellent wonderfully coherent big monitors with similar personalities (easeful effortless natural presentation of the music with inner detail well integrated into the overall soundstage, excellent bass response, magical with voices and acoustic instruments)

harbeth is less efficient, a bit warmer/smoother, likes fine solid state amplification for best bass, sp100 r2 has a touch more forward treble and upper midrange bite, touch more air/snap, 2-3 db more efficient higher impedance, thus more suitable with tube amps than the harbeth

with proper system/component matching and placement i really don't think one outperforms the other

note differing tweeter placement on these two models, so stand height needs to be a bit different for the two

@twoleftears 

the Classic 100s sounded significantly better than a pair of D7's.

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