Spendor sp 12 e owners manual

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Spendor SP1/2E Specification

Low/Mid Frequency unit Spendor 200mm Homopolymer Polypropylene
High Frequency units 38mm Soft Dome
19mm Soft Dome
Crossover point 3kHz, 13kHz
Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
Frequency response i3dB 45Hz to 20kHz
Pair Matching Within 1dB
Power Handling 100 watts
Sensitivity 88dB/1 watt/1 metre
Maximum SPL 104dBA at 1 metre
Input connections Gold-plated 4mm terminals, Bi-wire option
Cabinet size (HXWXD) 635 x 300 x 300mm (25 x 12 x 12 in)
Weight 18kg (40Ib)

Due to a policy of tonnnual development Spendor Audio Systems Limited resen/es the rightto make changes Without HOME to these specifications.

Loudspeaker Positioning

Spendor SP1/2E loudspeakers are designed to be free-standing, in that there should be an air space between the cabinet
and large surface areas (walls and floor). The high frequency unit should be at about ear height for the normal listening
position. If mounted above or below it will be advantageous to tilt them to face the listener.

Where loudspeakers have to be placed near to the corners of a room, they should be positioned non-equidistant from the
side and rear walls. This reduces the effect of the phase differences between the reflections from the two walls and the
directly radiated sound. Most loudspeakers should never be placed tightly into a corner, for although this increases the
bass response in one frequency band, it is followed by a cancellation in the next (Figure 1). The effects may be heard by
listening to live speech where the head is close to the room corner and comparing this with normal speech quality. Music
reproduction will be affected in the same way. Reflections from any close wall or large reflective surface (furniture, mirror,
etc.) can effect stereo imaging.

Figure 1- Typica/Loudspeaker Response Curve .. .9;- % % =-i:i no my... mm .7... gas

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_ Optimum room position
- - - - Corner position
- - Placed on floor

The dispersion characteristics of Spendor
loudspeakers, in common with many other - ~
makes, are only correct foroperation in an ..

uprightposition.The loudspeakers may be ui-m--_l'-'_-i z=|-_-. E r5 iii Elk i::'i'_'._i:i

mounted on shelves, but the conditions

outlined in the earlier, should be taken into account. A space between the back of the shelf and wall will, in most cases,
be of some advantage. All loudspeakers need to be rigidly fixed at a point in space to produce crisp stereo images, low
coloration and a wide dynamic range. This is helped by spiked stands of a suitable height. Ask your Spendor dealer for
advice when choosing stands to be partnered with our loudspeakers. Spendor monitors are designed to be mounted on
neoprene or similar material complimenting the lossy design of the systems.

Bi-wiring

Bi-wiring can give improved sound quality for the cost of a second set of cables. Bi-wired arrangements work to keep the
heavy LF return earth currents away from the HF section of the crossover reducing or eliminating modulation distortion.
Remove the links between the terminals and consult the diagrams before bi-wiring your loudspeakers.

Switch off your amplifier. Take the first cable pair. Connect the black terminal on the amplifier left channel to the black HF
terminal on the left loudspeaker and the red terminal of the left channel to the red HF terminal on the left loudspeaker.
Now connect a second pair between the black terminal on the amplifier left channel to the black LF terminal on the left
loudspeaker and between the red terminal of the left channel to the red LF terminal on the loudspeaker. Repeat for the
right channel.

Figure 2a
Conventional Wiring
(Links in place)

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' Figure 2b
i) Bi-wiring
(Links removed)