{"id":6449,"date":"2025-02-24T01:52:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T01:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/?p=6449"},"modified":"2025-02-24T01:52:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T01:52:33","slug":"spendor-s100-legendary-monitor-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/en\/2025\/02\/24\/spendor-s100-legendary-monitor-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Spendor S100 &#8211; Legendary Monitor: Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The Spendor S100 is the first version of the British manufacturer&#8217;s flagship model. They had many incarnations like the later SP100, SP100R1, SP100R2 or SP100 Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 expensive, fantastic natural diameter, solid base made of 12 inch bass and wonderfully sewn top, giving extremely tangible and real plates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Spendor S100 speakers, Audio Note OTO, Luxman PD-350- Wieczorzanalogiem.pl\" class=\"wp-image-5017\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6898-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spendory S100 bardzo polubi\u0142y moje koty. By\u0142o na g\u00f3rze bardzo du\u017co miejsca do przesiadywania i obserwowania \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"spendor-s100-sound\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spendor S100: Sound<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing to pay attention to in the case of Spendor is undoubtedly the amazing diameter. However, this is not a style of playing<strong>Audio Note<\/strong>or<strong>snell<\/strong>. It also differs significantly from<strong>tannoy<\/strong>or<strong>JM LAB<\/strong>. Probably a bit closer to them<strong>harbeth<\/strong>But it&#8217;s a bit more sophisticated and lenses a kind of sound.<br><br>Theoretically, the above brands focus strongly on reflecting the colors and a large amount of information in this band, but each of them does it in a different way. Everyone is interesting and engaging, but different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/2023\/09\/06\/tannoy-lgm-czyli-jak-zostalem-audiofilem\/\" title=\"Tannoy LGM \u2013 czyli jak zosta\u0142em audiofilem\">tannoy<\/a>It is coherence, big sound, a bit bright, open and absolute live spectacle. However, it is sometimes strict, sometimes too light, sometimes you have the impression that it is a bit simplified as a whole.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/2023\/09\/15\/kolumny-jmlab-spectra\/\" title=\"Recenzja: Kolumny JM Lab Spectral 913.1\">focal<\/a>It is openness, detail, in the case of Polikevlar, liveliness, speed, tangibility &#8211; but not on the same scale as, for example, Tannoy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/2024\/05\/17\/kolumny-do-wzmacniacza-lampowego-snell-e3-i-e2\/\" title=\"Kolumny do wzmacniacza lampowego? Snell E3 i E2!\">snell<\/a>\/ Audio Note plays with velvet sound, but it does not have the power of larger drivers, a bit of scale is missing (although it can be made up for with a set). You can also fault the speed or the quality of the treble.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Spendor does it differently. They do not try to play live, over-openness, liveliness. It produces a kind of distance to the recording we listen to. It is more like observing a performance than strictly participating in it &#8230; On the other hand, its bass can kick, give the sound a scale and momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Nevertheless, it is always a bit polite &#8211; and upstairs and dynamically. The diameter itself does not push us to our knees, but it is incredibly natural, real. so unforced. proper. just.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest drawback of 'hundreds&#8217; is the bass, which is really difficult to encourage to play faster, contouring. This type is just like that and you have to accept it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"s100-what-will-he-play-with\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">S100 &#8211; what will he play with?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The S100 has an impedance-friendly crossover and you can easily play with them even with a 300B or 2A3 lamp. Regardless of the number of watts pumped into them &#8211; the bass is always a bit teddy &#8211; although multi-colored. Some speakers seem to play 2-3x faster at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audio Note Oto phono SE + Spendor s100 - numery\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tcvg_dQVU2I?start=39&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spendor S100, 10W mocy z Audio Note Oto. Efekt bardzo dobry, cho\u0107 z mocniejszym PushPullem mo\u017cna wycisn\u0105\u0107 z nich du\u017co wi\u0119cej.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For acoustics, jazz, vocals, blues, it&#8217;s hard to choose a more complete column.<\/strong>The condition is to combine spends with thin-line electronics, with a good bandwidth, preferably with a triode in single ending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had the opportunity to hear them from<a href=\"http:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/2023\/09\/15\/audio-note-oto-phono-se\/\" title=\"Magia lampy EL84: Recenzja Audio Note OTO SE\">Audio Note Here<\/a>, Amplifonem WT40 or Audion 300B, as well as with KR Audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audion 300B , Spendor S100\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_8lSC59jyqc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">S100 w norym domu &#8211; u Radka, w do\u015b\u0107 specyficznym ustawieniu &#8211; graj\u0105 jednak o dziwo znakomicie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In the dark, however, I would combine them with a class Sugden type transistor or an amplifier based on the 211\/845 tube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is important, however, that the electronics are not too greasy \/ slow, because these features will overlap with the way of playing the Spendor S100.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My recommendation is primarily an A-class amplifier, although I do not exclude a good game with Spec or Devialet &#8211; I feel that it could be liked under the skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audio Note Oto Phono SE + Spendor S100 - Close your eyes\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GHRL-7TsCvU?start=47&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bardzo dobre po\u0142\u0105czenie z Audio Note OTO &#8211; by\u0142o bardzo soczy\u015bcie, barwnie i uniwersalnie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Okabling also likes rather slim and retail. Regardless of what electronics and cables I connected &#8211; I never managed to roll the diameter, sometimes it was a bit too bright, sometimes a bit subdued, but never colored. The mountain was usually very classy, although not like the one from Revelator in Living Voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also worth mentioning that I did not have any loudspeakers that would sound so outstanding with vinyl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It&#8217;s almost unbelievable as smooth, calm, natural and real was the sound of the S100. No other columns that I tested at home were able to reflect the charm of the black plate so well.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"spendor-s100-my-opinion\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spendor S100 &#8211; my opinion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In faster productions of pop music or Rock Spendor, he will give the impression of a 50-year-old who went on the pitch to play a match with teenagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will last 90 minutes and will do its job, but will follow them like a late Krychowiak in the Polish national team. Somewhere he will play very well, but sooner or later he will spill out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sound reproduction, however, is not football, and Spendor are not speakers intended for popular music.<strong>These are not gimmicky columns either. These are speakers for a mature listener who knows what he expects from audio equipment and what he will listen to.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Spendor S100 speakers, Audio Note OTO, Amplifon, Lavardin, Wieczorzanalog.com\" class=\"wp-image-5021\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_8499-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spendor S100 obok francuskich Cabasse Sampan 311, dwa przeciwne bieguny grania.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By choosing them consciously, we can listen to them for hours without a trace of fatigue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The S100 guarantees a juicy, full, three-dimensional, natural, colorful sound. With a certain amount of restraint typical of a slightly older gentleman.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Their big disadvantage is certainly the size &#8211; it is simply difficult to place them well in a small room that is not strictly intended for audio. Stands &#8211; their height, stiffness &#8211; there is a very large field for experiments in their reception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Spendor S100, Snell E2, Audio Note OTO, KEF Reference 205\" class=\"wp-image-5018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-1160x870.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_6899-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kolumny Spendor S100 i Snell E2, obok wida\u0107 jeszcze KEF Reference 205<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sound-wise, however, they can easily fit in my 20 sq m of the living room, they will also play a much larger room, but then you will have to pump into no more than 8W or 10W.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In many respects, these are absolutely top loudspeakers that I had, I believe that you can squeeze a competitive sound in the price shelf up to PLN 100,000 for new loudspeakers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I sold them quite quickly, because the person who came to Cabasse Sampan 311 accidentally heard them at my place &#8230; (I forgot to change the listening cables) and could not forget. I have a purchase option on the horizon<strong>Living Voice IBX-R2<\/strong>So I needed cash and the S100 changed the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, if I could afford to collect the S100 loudspeakers, they would undoubtedly stay with me for many years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Spendor S100 is undoubtedly one of the biggest milestones in my adventure. Legendary British 3-way monitors that like diameters, like a lamp &#8230; What more could you want?\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[411],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-speakers","8":"cs-entry","9":"cs-video-wrap"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6470,"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6449\/revisions\/6470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wieczorzanalogiem.pl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}