Spendor D7 vs. Spendor A7

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the D7s need a lengthy break in.  I owned them and found them to sound as you describe for the first 200 hours or so.  After 4 months they sounded spectacular.  

Ditto @avanti1960 .  My D7s are now at the 250 hr mark and have sweetened incredibly since the first ~100 hrs, especially in the highs which are much more rounded and lack the initial edge that others describe.  I heard these at AXPONA and knew they were the speaker for me but I also know that Spendor demos these with more 500 hrs on them.  Galen Carol (who I bought them from) indicated they will continue to break in for the first 500 hrs.  Patience is certainly rewarded with these.

Re the A6R vs A7 vs D7 and D9: there isnt much difference between the A6R and A7. I’ve owned both for about a year using Naim AC5, the XS2 and Supernait 2 in a room 12 ft wide x 18 ft long x 8 ft tall. The A6R has much better posts [WBT] while the A7 has a slightly taller cabinet [it should deliver more bass and its spec a bit lower, 32 hz in room spec].  My guess is the D7 and D9 [which are way more green] would not do well in a small room such as this.