I bought Splendor D7's based upon all the fabulous reviews a few years ago now, but have regretted it as soon as they arrived. This D series is not my idea of a great English loudspeaker. The upper kids and lower treble range is sublime on perfect recordings, but unfortunately those are not the majority of my vinyl recordings that I have purchased during my 50 plus year hobby. I love transparency, but bleached sound is not for me. I even have older tube equipment that is more mellow than most SS sounding modern tube gear is to me. I don't get the hype for this series personally.
Warm Tube Amp(s) to Tame Hyper-Accurate Speakers?
I have these Spendor D9.2's mated to an MC275 VI and the mids and highs are still too much, sometimes. Sometimes the sound is sublime based on the recording, sometimes harsh. I imagine perhaps Focal and B&W folks know what I speak of, maybe not Magico owners. Even using a C2700 tube pre-amp. Can this be solved with a WARM tube amp, and if so, which ones? I like my MC275 VI but I am open to suggestions.