Spendors SP-100 R.....anybody heard them ?

take a deep breath, and then keep your avalons. the merry-go-round isn't as much fun as it used to be.

i haven't heard the new anniversary's, but i've listened to every other variation of the 100 that spendor has made. don't get me wrong, spendor makes really nice speakers, and normally i would certainly recommend them. you have however, one of the finest dynamic driver loudspeakers ever made, and thats compared to pretty much anything i can think of. a classic, even by avalon standards....and that pretty much says it all. balanced, neutral, weight, open top end, and they are friggin beautiful to boot.

garebear....the spendors are great speakers, but i suspect you are going through an 'i'm bored' phase, which we all do. no amount of money spent cures this for long. i do think your speakers are among the finest available, and the rowland gear is more than up to driving them in spectacular fashion. you could go with a nice push pull tube amp for a bit of variety(keep the rowland), and spend less than on the Spendors. I go between mac and revox and back all the time just to mix things up.