Spendor A4 - Excellent Condition, Natural Oak, Original Owner

Up for sale are my fantastic pair of Spendor A4 speakers in natural oak. Conservatively rated 9/10 (look new but are a year old). Smooth and authoritative with that magical Spendor midband - a beauty with classical British sound in an elegant tower format. Tube friendly, these have a very stable impedance and incredible fullrange bass.

I am the original owner, having purchased these a year ago from a well-known, NYC dealer often referenced in the pages of Stereophile.

They will ship in excellent condition in their original boxes. Flat-rate FedEx insured shipping of $125 in Conus.

I will pay Paypal.

HIGHLIGHTS

Engineering innovation from the multi-award winning Spendor SA1, A6R and D7 loudspeakers.

New Spendor EP77 Polymer cones.

Deep articulate bass.

Calibrated and matched to broadcast reference standard.

Fully designed and manufactured in the UK.

Black ash, dark walnut and natural oak real wood veneers.

SPECIFICATIONS

Two-way floorstanding, ported, 22mm soft dome tweeter, 7" woofer. 

Dimensions: (H x W x D) 31.3" x 6.5" x 11"

Weight: 35 lbs each

Response: 34Hz - 25kHz

Impedance: 8 Ohms, minimum 5.7

Amplifier: 30 - 200 watts

Sensitivity: 86dB

Crossover: 3.7kHz

OUTSTANDING REVIEWS

The Spendor A4 is a fantastic, full-range speaker! Here are some of the reviews that corroborate how extraordinary they are sonically and in terms of being a very smart purchase:

"It’s very clear Spendor got the balance right. It has a natural, understated charm that makes pretty much any type of music agreeable and enjoyable. There was a lot of mid-band detail and a pleasant, liltingly musical gait to the way the rhythms were handled. It served up a great lead vocal, smooth yet vibrant saxophone sound and had a highly satisfying musical flow.

Indeed the mid-band shone as this speaker’s crowning jewel, for it really seemed to relish throwing out a good deal of rhythmically coherent detail. I found the sound to be articulate and tonally polished – just as it should be. The A4 proved great fun with Isaacs’ vocal carried in a close and intimate way, beautifully syncopated with the lead keyboards. The song came over just as it should: a sweet, enjoyable foot-tapper with a wonderful grove that pulls you right in. The Spendor A4 simply locks you into the wonderful natural flow of the music and keeps you there transfixed. It looks discreet and unprepossessing, yet oozes quality through and through.

The A4’s frequency response is the flattest we’ve measured from any loudspeaker in recent years, whether passive or active. It’s a remarkable achievement. The A4 is a notably easy loudspeaker to drive compared to most of its competitors. The A4 has excellent bass extension for its modest size. Our measurement showed the LF extension to be a fine 38Hz (-6db re. 200Hz) whereas many higher-sensitivity competitors average around 55Hz, half an octave higher." – Hi-Fi News (Recommended)

"Once up and running it doesn’t take long to realise the A4s are talented. They have a more outgoing and friendly character than the older model. They’re expressive, entertaining and, perhaps surprisingly for a Spendor design, fun. We start with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and these floorstanders revel in the music’s wide-ranging dynamics and complex arrangement. There’s plenty of insight, with the A4s able to track multiple instrumental strands while still presenting them as a cohesive and musical whole. Massive Attack’s Teardrop shows the A4s to be capable of deep, articulate low frequencies. Rhythms are handled in a surefooted manner and delivered with plenty of snap and drive. There’s all the insight and analysis we’ve come to expect from Spendor's models, but here it comes with a sense of enthusiasm. The A4’s midrange is lovely. Voices come through with impressive clarity, pleasing projection and a class-leading level of subtlety. This points to well-matched drive units and a carefully calibrated crossover." – What Hi-Fi (5 Stars!)