Really? I've set up a few 5700/Spyre combo's and they've all been pretty tight.
It helped massively when the pads are sitting correctly in the calipers, while I can get 5700/6700 etc. to work fine, the pull on the 5800/6800 is noticably better.
True dat. This was on an equilibrium with whiskey forks, so well faced. I'd still risk a 5700 with cable discs. Even without compression less. Though don't you get that anyway when you buy a new set of Spyres?
It helped massively when the pads are sitting correctly in the calipers, while I can get 5700/6700 etc. to work fine, the pull on the 5800/6800 is noticably better.