Anyone have experience with the Spica TC-50

[tdogzthmn]

Came across these speakers the other day and heard they were great for imaging mids.  Wondering if they are worth purchasing and if they work well with Bottlehead amps. 

 

[Grainger49]

I had a buddy with them years ago.  They throw an astounding soundstage.  They are coherent. 

I don't have any information on their sensitivity, that was during more high powered days.

But I have always wanted a pair.

 

[2wo]

I have heard then and liked  them a lot. If I found a pair at a good price, I would buy them.

Not sure just how SET friendly they are though...john

 

[Paul Joppa]

Have any of you guys heard of this thing called "google?" It's on the internet. You can find the stereophile review in mere seconds, and look up the specs and their measurement of the same.  :^)

Efficiency is 83dB/w/m referred to the 4 ohm rating, and the impedance is relatively flat.

 

[tdogzthmn]

I was able to find the specs for them, but I was mostly asking to see if people has some first hand impressions or experience listening to them. I have a 25 watt class A amp which should be sufficient but was hoping they would be driven well from my Stereomour.

 

[KevO]

I had a pair of Spica TC-50 back in the day. Best $450 I spent on hi-fi. Beautiful mid-range and imaging.

Sound was way beyond their price class at the time.

A friend blew out the tweeters on his Spica's. The tweeters are a bit fragile, so don't turn them up real loud.

25 watts Class A will work well. I used a conrad-johnson MV45 which was a good match.

Enjoy!

-Kevin

 

[glynnw]

I had TC50's, TC60's, and the Spica Subs when they were his latest models.  Loved them at the time, but a couple of years ago I bought a pair of TC50s and was really disappointed compared to more modern speakers. 

 

[tdogzthmn]

I'll be looking forward to comparing them to my Orca's. 

 

[tdogzthmn]

Got the TC-50's running off my Stereomour now.  Wow, these are quite a bit different sounding than the Orca's, but in a great way.  They do a great disappearing act like the Orca's do, but the sound is scaled up in size.  I'll let them play together for a few more hours before switching back to the Orca's.

 

[BNAL]

I had TC-50s and Aggies and loved both the sound. The TC-50s do need bass reinforcement, but they do sound great. I have the Orcas and look forward to your comparison.

 

[tdogzthmn]

I should also mention that I also have my Orca Sub hooked up to the TC-50 and I have used the gain and frequency dials set to pick up where the Spica woofers leave off.  The pair I picked up might actually be the TC-50i where the felt around the tweeter is a square cutout vs. the rectangular cut out of the earlier model.