Spendor A1.2
The Spendor A1.2 is the smallest and most accessible model in the company's A-Line series. It was unveiled at the Bristol HiFi Show in 2025 and is built at Spendor's facility near Sheffield. It's a compact, two-way sealed-box loudspeaker, which is a departure from the ported designs that dominate this size and price class. Spendor's own literature says the Mark 2 version brought "key advancements" that preserve the essence of the predecessor while improving performance, delivering music with "captivating clarity and a sensitively judged element of warmth and charm."
The A1.2 pairs a 15cm EP77 polymer cone woofer with a 22mm polyamide dome tweeter in a braced, closed-box cabinet. The sealed enclosure is the big engineering choice here. Audio Lounge observed that almost every compact loudspeaker at this level uses a port, and the A1.2 does not. According to the dealer, that gives tuneful, articulate music even when the speaker sits close to a wall or in a small room. The reinforced internal structure is said to reduce vibration. The speaker presents an easy load for a wide range of amplifiers, valve designs included.
Documentation on the A1.2 is thin in one respect. There are no formal professional reviews yet, and much of what circulates is dealer and manufacturer copy. What is known is consistent. The speaker is passive, with no Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or built-in amplification. It's rated at 83dB sensitivity for one watt at one metre, with a nominal impedance of eight ohms and a minimum of 6.4 ohms. Power handling is rated from 25 to 100 watts. Dimensions are 308 x 165 x 186mm. Frequency response claims vary by source - one dealer cites 55 Hz-25 kHz (-6 dB), another a typical in-room response of 60 Hz to 26 kHz - so treat those figures as approximate. The regular retail price is £1,495.00.
Known specifications:
- Type: Two-way sealed (closed-box) shelf-mount loudspeaker
- Drivers: 15cm EP77 polymer cone bass/mid, 22mm polyamide dome tweeter
- Sensitivity: 83dB (1W/1m)
- Nominal impedance: 8 ohms (minimum 6.4 ohms)
- Power handling: 25–100 watts
- Dimensions: 308 x 165 x 186mm
- Price: £1,495.00 (new)
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