Spendor D9.2 (2019)
The Spendor D9.2 is the larger of the two models in the company's D-Line. It is a full three-way, rear-ported floorstanding loudspeaker released in 2019. It uses two 7-inch (180mm) Kevlar® composite woofers, a dedicated 7-inch EP77 polymer-cone midrange and a 22mm LPZ polyamide dome tweeter. The midrange sits in its own isolated enclosure at the top of the cabinet, which is meant to eliminate intermodulation distortion between mid and low frequencies. Sensitivity is rated at 90 dB and impedance at 8 ohms. Recommended amplification spans 25-250 watts. Frequency response is quoted as 27 Hz to 25 kHz, with crossover points at 500 Hz and 4.2 kHz.
Many high-end rivals use massive, heavily braced enclosures. The D9.2 doesn't. It has a thin-walled cabinet with controlled damping. A Hi-Fi Critic review (December 2019) described Spendor's approach as ensuring a "silent" cabinet with a fast, engaging sound - and that review earned the D9.2 an Audio Excellence Award. The same review noted that Spendor had refined its 180mm D-Line drivers for this model, along with tweaks to the crossover, bracing, and damping. The D9.2 succeeded the D9, which built on the D7 with an additional drive unit. Both the D7 and D9 use Spendor's 5G linear flow port at the rear.
The D9.2 was never a budget speaker. One dealer lists it at $14,998, while used pricing averages around $7,566. It has since been discontinued. A Russian dealer's listing describes it as "extremely linear, transparent and honest acoustic systems from the creator of BBC monitors" - a reference to Spendor's engineering lineage, which began with founder Spencer Hughes' work at the BBC. Fidelity Magazine said the D9.2 "is a real statement and needs to be heard," and observed that visitors rarely guessed the origin of the walnut-veneered columns. The D series, it said, doesn't look like a traditional Spendor.
Known Specifications
- Type: 3-way, rear-ported floorstanding loudspeaker
- Drivers: 2 × 180mm Kevlar® composite woofers, 1 × 180mm EP77 polymer-cone midrange, 1 × 22mm LPZ polyamide dome tweeter
- Crossover frequencies: 500 Hz, 4.2 kHz
- Frequency response: 27 Hz – 25 kHz
- Sensitivity: 90 dB
- Nominal impedance: 8 ohms (min 4.6)
- Recommended amplification: 25–250W
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