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Spendor BCII/BC2

ontheroad303

ontheroad303

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So, I was granted early access to an estate sale this morning to go pick up a very nice Sony PS2250 turntable and alongside it was a set of Spendor BCII's. It was a few bills out the door for everything, so I thought I'd take a gamble as I had heard good things about the brand on AK.

Information about these seem to be scarce compared to the BCI/BC1, so I'm hoping anyone on this fine forum can shed some light on the difference between them and anything else I should know? I'll add some pictures when I get them open later.
 
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hifiengine.com has a brochure and user manual. Very rare. The "hi power" ;) version of the BC I.
 
Well that's helpful, thanks @crdm6. What sort of power do they like/need?

The Stereophile article I came across on the BC1s says that the "BC2 sounds, by comparison somewhat nasal and quite heavy, overall."

And if anyone has suggestions on how to get the grilles off, many thanks in advance.
 
The famous BC I cone is rather heavy with a very light wimpy voice coil. They more or less fall into the classic English "thirty watts to get them to go, thirty one to blow them up" class. I would guess the BC II is similar but with a less delicate voice coil. This is also probably why they don't sound as nice as the I's.
These were made for classical music, light popular and spoken word. The bass is a bit iffy.
I would say 15 watts minimum. Maximum depends on how careful you are. I personally would get nervous at 60 watts.
I'm pretty sure the surrounds are non-replaceable but the voice coils might be. Maybe.
 
I hope you have been enjoying your BC II's all these many months, ontheroad303. I obtained mine almost 20 years ago directly from an audiophile in England, via ebay no less! He even included the the custom Spendor stands, and his pair of Mission cables he'd been using, so no break-in was ever needed. They went right into my vintage McIntosh system and have been a warm, detailed, never-fatiguing mainstay of my system through the years.
I don't know where crdm6 got his "information" but these classic BC II's are strong & beautiful as powered from my MC2155 - just recently measured at 220 wpc @ 8 ohms ("nervous at 60 watts" really??). My preamp is the classic C32, with the magnificent MR78 rounding out this trio. CD/SACD: Marantz SA8004 (until I can grab a McIntosh MCD350); turntable is Pro-Ject Perspective w/ Sumiko Blue Point Special cartridge.

I listen to everything from 110-piece orchestral (at high volume whenever I can) to intimate jazz. ENJOY those wonderful Spendors!
 
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