My first vintage British speaker - Spendor BC1

 As an intro to this blog, I'd like to say that I am a huge fan of British speakers as they represent a balanced, detailed and accurate sound to my ears. My first set of audiophile speakers are the classic Spendor BC1 in rosewood. I was friends with a gentleman who worked at Harry Diamond labs in Adelphi. His name is Albert Lee. I've since lost touch with him but he introduced me to audiophile equipment and in particular, British speakers. 

I also happened on a small audiophile store in Gaithersburg, MD called The Absolute Sound (not affiliated with the audiophile magazine). There, I heard some legendary speakers, Quad electrostatics, Stax speakers, and Fried speakers. They had copies of the Absolute Sound laying around. I enjoyed hours of great music there and dove deep into great music and sounds.

Lastly, I also hung around a high end stereo store called, "High-C Stereo" located near Old Town Alexandria which eventually moved to Leesburg, Virginia. There, I heard the Wilson Audio IRS speakers in a dedicated listening room. What an experience!

As for my first pair of British speakers, I bought a pair of Spendor BC1s back in the late 70's. That's 1970s! A friend of Albert's had a used pair for sale. I could afford them at the time and grabbed them. I've had them every since. They have survived kids, cats, and storage for many years. I recently put them back in service as the kids are all grown now and out of the house.