Who it comes up against
26 lost · Artisan, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path, Twin Arms, Vocals-First
Against the Characterful brief, the Emmae Reginae (custom) keeps the slot decisively.
With the Longdog Audio P6100M Biamp 2x2 (4 units), the pairing gives up most on timing and drive.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
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7 lost · Artisan, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Characterful brief, the Neat Iota 2 keeps the slot decisively.
With the NVA S80 Stereo, the pairing gives up most on timing and drive.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
6 lost · Artisan, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Twin Arms
Against the Intimate brief, the ProAc Tablette 10 Signature keeps the slot decisively.
With the NVA S300 Stereo (Artisan), the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
2 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Epos ES-7N keeps the slot clearly.
With the Audiolab 9000P, the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
2 lost · Cavity-Native, Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the NVA Cube 3 keeps the slot decisively.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the stronger loudspeaker — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
1 lost· 2 won · BBC Sound, Vocals-First
Against the BBC Sound brief, the Spendor Classic 4/5 takes the slot clearly.
With the EAR Yoshino V12, the pairing gains most on timing and drive.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the weaker loudspeaker — yet it wins here on fit: the pairing with the EAR Yoshino V12 gains timing and drive under the BBC Sound weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
1 lost · Characterful
Against the Characterful brief, the Neat Petite Classic keeps the slot clearly.
With the Audiolab 9000P, the pairing gives up most on timing and drive.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
1 lost · BBC Sound
Against the BBC Sound brief, the Harbeth P3ESR XD2 keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the weaker loudspeaker for that brief.
With the Sugden A21 Signature, the pairing gains most on timing and drive.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
0 lost· 1 won · BBC Sound
Against the BBC Sound brief, the Spendor Classic 4/5 takes the slot clearly.
With the EAR Yoshino V12, the pairing gains most on timing and drive.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the weaker loudspeaker — yet it wins here on fit: the pairing with the EAR Yoshino V12 gains timing and drive under the BBC Sound weighting.
It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the loudspeaker position.
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0 lost· 1 won · BBC Sound
Against the BBC Sound brief, the Spendor Classic 4/5 takes the slot clearly.
With the Creek 4040A, the pairing gains most on timing and drive.
On its own merits the Spendor Classic 4/5 is the weaker loudspeaker — yet it wins here on fit: the pairing with the Creek 4040A gains timing and drive under the BBC Sound weighting.