@loomisjohnson my spendors are below 1000 serial number and are probably pretty old. I'm not sure how many they made in the 70s/80s but it would not suprise me if they are pre-1990. I wonder if I rebuild the crossovers if they might sound a lot better on the lower register. It's possible that the crossovers are out of spec and not pushing enough low frequency down to the subs.
Which to keep! Pick one of these two soeakers
Sorry about the typo in the title, I have two sets of speakers and I need to sell one. Of these two, which would you keep or which would you be more likely to consider a better choice? I’ve been running the Spendors for a while and they are very good, very transparent and I’d say their weakness is that they lack low end but I run a sub so it hasn’t been an issue. I just got the ML Ascent’s in a bundle buy of equipment and I’m really liking the looks of them in my space but I am still sure about how flat they are sonically or if they are as good as my Spendors. I’m having a hard time deciding.
1. Spendor S100 circa 1970’s
2. Martin Logan Ascent w/ new ESL panels
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@cabkab perhaps you can post a photo of your spendors--according to the reviews i read the s100 model was made from 1989-1994 (there was an sp100 model thereafter. in any case, i've heard it and it's vg--i'd try tinkering with the levels on your sub before i hacked into the crossovers on the spendors. |
It’s true. You really shouldn’t ask others what speakers you should keep. As with all things high end audio, and especially with speakers, it’s strictly a personal choice as to what's most pleasing to your own ears. You must simply listen, listen, listen, and keep listening until you figure it out on your own. No matter how much time and patience is required, it's the only way. |
Get rid of that Spendor (generic crap, nothing special about it) and keep the MLs. The MLs are a bit too unique/not replaceable. There are many speakers that can easily best that Spendor in 2023. If you miss the spendor one day, get a Mofi Sourcepoint 10 (which beats the living snot out of that Spendor and you will no longer miss it) or a JBL HDi-3800. One of them is concentric driver done right and the other is a compression driver/waveguide/horn done right. You will thereby end up with a ML and one of these, i.e., 2 very different designs that do very different things well. |
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