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Spendor Classic ⅘

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Stereo speakers | £1600 | whf.cm/Classic4-5

If you’re after a great sounding premiumstandmounter, there’s a plentiful supply on the market. But if you want those speakers to be small, unfussy in nature and sound great without being pampered, that choice dwindles significantly. This is where Spendor’s new Classic ⅘ come in.

These are the smallest speakers in the company’s retro-themed Classic range, but that doesn’t mean they’re reliant on nostalgia for their appeal. In many ways, the ⅘ are as modern as they come, despite a heritage that leans on BBC research carried out half a century ago.

These are the smallest speakers in the company’s retro-themed Classic range, but that doesn’t mean they’re reliant

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