I have recently bought a pair of Spendor SA1 which sounds a lot lot better than my previous MA RX1. My SA1 has been runing in for 30 hrs and I need more than 50hrs running in time before I can hear its best.
To find out how good my SA1 is I have taken some meaurements using REW software with an omni directional microphone. The results are shown in my link below. Just click on the picture and then you can see my comments there. The layout of my living room is also shown. The freq. response of my previous RX1 is also included for comparison purpose.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64195350@N03/
I also found that to get the best out of SA1 your ears need to be at the same level with the twetter. If your head is too far above or below the speakers then you will notice that the high frequencies reduces by a small amount. I have confirmed this by taken the frequency response at different heights above and below that of the tweeter. With this finding it seems the SA1's light weighted stands might be a bit low and you need to sit on a low sofa to enjoy the best of your music.
Just one last word don't undermine the effect of using acoustics to get the most out of your hifi system.
To find out how good my SA1 is I have taken some meaurements using REW software with an omni directional microphone. The results are shown in my link below. Just click on the picture and then you can see my comments there. The layout of my living room is also shown. The freq. response of my previous RX1 is also included for comparison purpose.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64195350@N03/
I also found that to get the best out of SA1 your ears need to be at the same level with the twetter. If your head is too far above or below the speakers then you will notice that the high frequencies reduces by a small amount. I have confirmed this by taken the frequency response at different heights above and below that of the tweeter. With this finding it seems the SA1's light weighted stands might be a bit low and you need to sit on a low sofa to enjoy the best of your music.
Just one last word don't undermine the effect of using acoustics to get the most out of your hifi system.