Spendor JR-149
Little is documented about the Spendor JR-149. What survives in the period record is a handful of classified advertisements in Audio magazine from the late 1970s. They aren't full reviews, but they confirm the model existed and show how it was pitched to buyers.
The earliest sighting is a dealer ad in Audio (January 1978, p.119). It touted Jim Rogers' JR 149 as setting new standards for speaker size and performance. That's advertising copy, so take the claim with salt, but it does confirm the name behind the design - the "JR" of the model. By June 1979, a classified in Audio (p.115) offered JR 149s at $295, with custom JR stands listed separately at $30. That gives a period price, and it suggests the speaker was sold as a stand-mount package.
Beyond those listings, the record goes quiet. There are no specifications, no production dates and no measured review in the material available here. A later Audio classified (November 1979, p.150) mentions a JR 150 loudspeaker, which suggests the line extended past the 149, but little else has surfaced about either model.
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