Bluebird's Ultimate System C10

Affordable high performance system delivers the thrill of a live performance in your home.

For 2009 and 2010 Bluebird Music wanted to show the superb quality and value of Spendor and Exposure. Our goal was not to put together the least expensive system, rather it was to achieve the very best sound possible for the least amount of money. In this crowded industry we needed a truly impressive system which would blow show attendees away with incredible sound.

We found excellent synergy between Spendor's A6 speakers, Exposure's 3010S electronics and some mid-level Van den Hul cables. The result was a system which delivered a generous slice of high end performance at a very reasonable price. This is the system we decided to present to industry and press in 2009 and at CES 2010.

As you will see from the never-ending accolades below, this system turned out to be an instant hit!

Now it is available to you as a fully specified packaged system. With this exquisite, easy to use, compact system you will hear individual voices and instruments much more clearly. You'll hear the true tonal colors, textures and layers of music. You'll be able to follow complex harmonies. Pianos will sound like instruments made out of wood and singers will sound like real humans. You will experience the emotion of the performance and connect to the music like never before.

The C10 package consists of the Exposure 3010S2 cd player, Exposure 3010S2 integrated amplifier, Spendor A6 loudspeakers, and Van den Hul D-352 speaker wire and D-102 interconnects, (as pictured above). At a special package price of $7,499 this unbeatable system offers supreme value.

Read the reviews on this stunning combination...

"You get used to hearing expensive over-the-top systems at an audio show, but the real delight is discovering more affordable set-ups that sound better than you expect. Such was the case when I entered the Bluebird Music room, where the Spendor A6 two-way tower speakers were being demmed with Exposure's $1,795 3010S integrated amplifier and an Exposure CD player. I was struck by how seamless the presentation was, with natural tonal qualities, well-defined stereo imaging, and good dynamics."  – John Atkinson, Stereophile, Salon Son & Image 2009 Show Report

"The Spendor Exposure system was sounding quite nice – offering some punch, detail and a bigger sound than the price or size of the system would seem to allow. The sound was crisp and clean and seemed neutral yet involving." - Richard Austen, Dagogo, CES Show Report, March 2010
 

and more reviews on Spendor, Exposure and our Ultimate systems...

"I walked into Jay Rein's Bluebird Music room and was immediately taken by the hard-rocking sound of Led Zeppelin's "Moby Dick", reproduced with appropriate drama, impact, and scale..."  - Stephen Mejias, Stereophile SSI 2010 Show Report

"the Exposure kit was a real inspiration"

"I almost fell off my chair... what a great sound"

"the best/quality/price ratio at the show"

"superb sound for the price"

"an exceptionally fine example of an affordable yet musical system" - Paul Candy, 6Moons

"Rein then proceeded to blow my mind with budget magic… the system's evenly balanced, full-range sound blew me away. Now I understand why Stereophile has heaped praise on Exposure Electronics."  - Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile.

"This system sounded simply wonderful. And people think I only like mega-size, mega-buck equipment."  - Paul Bolin, Stereophile.

"…played music with a level of realism and authority totally out of line with the low price of the system. If I gave out show awards, this would easily have won for 'Best Sound Relative to Price'. That they were playing AC/DC's Back in Black when we walked in their room said something about their confidence in the system's ability to play music!"  - Steve Lefkowicz, Positive Feedback

"I have always enjoyed the sound that Jay Rein of Bluebird puts together at any show, and this was one killer system."  – Dave Clark, Positive Feedback

"The results are simply staggeringly engaging and enjoyable. ..these speakers will bring real, live, breathing music into your home. The SA1 and A6 are setting exacting new performance standards at their price points. Easy to use, easy to drive and easy to get the best out of, I love the A6s. They’re GRRREAT!"  - Roy Gregory HiFi+, February 2009

"Exposure's 'Proudly Made in England by Music Lovers' tagline isn't just marketing BS. It's clear that the people behind these products know what music sounds like and are able to design components that bring music's emotional and intellectual power alive in a way that makes both standouts in their price class. The 3010S CD player and integrated amplifier make listening to music so intensely involving that it borders on an addiction."  - Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, April/May 2008.

"These A6s play the ‘jack of all’ game with one difference – from tub-thumping attack to candle-lit caress, they master them all. Outstanding set of speakers without any obvious flaws. In fact, they don't have any obscure flaws either. These Spendors are true must-hear hi-fi."  - What HiFi, Winner Best Buy Speakers up to £3,000, September 2009

"A highly articulate CD player, Exposure's 3010S possesses impressive breadth and depth, and good air and detail... a musically natural presentation capable of reproducing bloom, complex harmonics, excellent rhythmic pace, and deep, authoritative bass that's always easy and effortless sounding."  - TAS 2008 Editors' Choice Award Winner.

"The A6 may look ordinary, but the performance is anything but that. These are brilliant speakers for the money. Their sound is a class-leading combination of insight and naturalness. A fast, detailed and dynamic sound, natural sonic balance, transparency, sturdy build. The A6’s are stunning."  - What HiFi Five Stars award, February 2009

 

"The Exposure took to the Quads like a duck to water. The combination sounded wonderful in all the ways I expected - clarity, immediacy, presence, lack of obvious colorations... and sounded surprisingly big for such a relatively inexpensive solid-state product. More important, the amp followed the music with a good sense of flow, and preserved a lot of the touch and humanness. This newer one is very good." - Art Dudley, Stereophile, June 2008.

"Chalk up another hit for Exposure. It's an engaging Best Buy." Hi-Fi Choice, Best Buy Winner.

Have we made our point?  This is "seriously good stuff".

 

Why it works so well...

There is tremendous synergy in this beautifully-matched system. Spendor and Exposure share the same musical objectives and both seek to achieve: an exceptionally natural tonality, authentic mid-range clarity, rhythmic precision with tight, fast, tuneful bass and realistic dynamics and scale. When the strengths of these two products are combined the music comes through in it's purest form and the result is a thrilling, engaging musical performance.

The Press is so impressed with this system because they are completely shocked when they hear how tonally accurate, rhythmic and "musically right" this system is. Nobody expected so much from this modest system. Plus, it's incredibly fun and easy to listen to. It is very difficult for a small, relatively inexpensive system to achieve so much and you will be astonished when you hear it too.

More than any affordable system we've heard, this is the one if you want to listen to your music not your hi-fi. Buy this system with total confidence and enjoy!

Future Upgrade Path

Take this system up a notch with the addition of a Chord Electronics QBD76 DAC. The amplification and speaker combination is easily strong enough to partner well with one of the best source components available on the market.

    

 

Listen to your music not your hi-fi.