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9, SILVER STREET
YEOVIL, SOMERSET
BA20 1HW

(GRADE 2 LISTED)

E-Mail:
mikemanning1@me.com
Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Friday
9.15am to 5.30pm
Saturdays
9am to 5pm
Closed Mondays

HOW TO FIND US

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We have just moved into our all new store at 9, Silver Street in the middle of Yeovil after 24 years in our previous premises.
This Grade 2 Listed building used to be the 'Kings Arms' pub.
Now the only things 'on tap' are great sounds with fantastic home cinema and, of course, multi-room systems.

We have tried to make your experience as pleasant as possible with surroundings more in line with the your own home...i.e. 'real life', not just a shop filled with shelves and shelves of black boxes.
Great equipment demonstrated in realistic surroundings by knowledgeable staff who really care about the end result.....a happy customer!

Mike opened his first shop in Yeovil over 24 years ago, stocking and demonstrating a range of quality hi-fi products not before available outside of the larger towns.

Mike's enthusiasm for music, especially live concerts, led him along the road in search of a realistic and enjoyable sound system for the home. On his quest Mike admits that he made many mistakes, often being seduced by 'flavour of the month' magazine reviews and cosmetic appeal. The pressure of the commission based salesman also took it's toll.

In an endeavour to fulfil his desire, Mike decided to make a career change, leaving the security of a family based business, to work in a reputable hi-fi shop for over twelve years before branching out on his own.

The staff at both of the Mike Manning Audio stores are all music and home cinema enthusiasts, NOT commission based salesmen. Between them they have amassed over 50 years experience of demonstrating, selling and installing 'quality' audio and video equipment. Their customer's have learned to trust their judgement and expertise.

Over the last few years Mike Manning have also become much more involved with 'custom install' of 'multi-room' systems both in domestic as well as commercial environments.

Demonstrations, of both Hi-fi and Home Cinema, are carried out in a relaxed and un-pressured manner, making it a more pleasurable experience choosing your heart's (and Ears) desire.

Mike Manning Audio is an independant company NOT a franchise!
The product range that we demonstrate and sell is carefully chosen
by us for it's performance. not review or commercially led.


Remember... Experience Counts

SPENDOR LOUDSPEAKERS

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sp35r

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Guide Price £850

Many listeners consider it to be the most transparent and truly musical mini-loudspeaker they have ever heard, and the S3/5 has won many awards. Now using a high frequency driver based on the SA1 & SA3 speakers, the latest 'R' type continues to build on the legend.

 

sa1

Guide Price £1295

The Spendor SA1 is a thoroughly musical and revealing loudspeaker. You will be captivated by its charming sound, surprised by its clarity and definition, assured by performance and engineering of the highest order, and delighted by luxurious modern finishes.

The sealed box design together with an optimally damped low frequency alignment result in dynamic, articulate bass regardless of room positioning, even if used close to a wall.

 

 

sa3

Guide Price £1299.00

A wonderful new addition to the successful 'A' series speakers, the Spendor A3's lower price point allows access to a superb sounding Spendor floorstanding loudspeaker at a hitherto unheard of price.

A 2 way design which uses the same tweeter and bass midrange drive unit as the A5, the Spendor A3 is a slightly smaller loudspeaker but at the same time capable of creating a huge soundstage and deep powerful bass.

Utilising a 150mm ep38 bass midrange driver and a 22mm wide surround tweeter, the Spendor A3 cabinet is damped using Spendor Dynamic Damping polymer which transforms unwanted cabinet resonances into heat, which delivers a much more natural and uncoloured sound quality.

sa5

Guide Price £1595

The Spendor A5 offers exceptional performance in relation to its compact dimensions. New drive units based on technology developed for the recently launched Spendor SA1 ensure clear and natural mid-range and a beautifully open treble.

The new 15cm drive units have a magnesium alloy chassis to support the long throw motor system which helps to give these loudspeakers a remarkably big and powerful sound. The fluid cooled 22mm wide-surround tweeter completes the driver array.

 

sa6

Guide Price £2095

The Spendor A6 lifts performance with its new drive units and design features. The advanced wide-surround 29mm tweeter and newly refined 18cm main drive unit give a stable low distortion response over a wide frequency range.

The large section linear flow reflex port reduces air velocity and port turbulence giving extremely linear and unrestricted low frequency response. The high quality WBT terminals and Spendor short signal path, low resistance gold crossover network are combined into a monobloc assembly that is anchored directly to the cabinet structure.

The ultra rigid cabinet with Spendor's dynamic damping system gives super fast response, whilst high linearity components, silver plated cables and Spendors machined stabiliser system all contribute to the unrivalled sound quality.

 

sa9

Guide Price £3995

The Spendor A9 is a full-size 3-way floor standing loudspeaker. It has the resolution, dynamic range, and low frequency extension to realise the breathtaking detail which the finest digital media servers can now deliver from well-recorded hi-resolution uncompressed audio source material.

The wide-surround tweeter with bi-elliptical acoustic lens technology is combined with a new Spendor 15cm mid-range driver and two specifically designed 18cmKevlar® composite cone bass drivers with magnesium alloy chassis and advanced motor systems.

Spendors proven dynamic damping system reduces cabinet resonance to a minimum, whilst the fourth generation Spendor linear flow port guarantees consistent high quality bass in almost any room.

 

s31r

Guide Price £1695

Compact with high power handling and a natural sound that belies its size, the Spendor SP3/1R² draws together some of the most advanced features of Spendor designs resulting in a compact, high quality monitor loudspeaker exibiting many of the much loved attributes of the original BC1.
Loudspeakers of this size normally have difficulty in delivering a consistent sound across the frequency range, adding unnecessary colouration and dynamic inequalities to the stereo image but this is certainly not the case with the Spendor SP3/1R².