Legendary, Vintage Speakers from the "Golden Era" of AudioUp for sale are my
Snell Type A-ll Speakers. These might be the nicest pair of Snell Type A's that you'll ever see, and this sale comes with a lot of hesitation and a bit of separation anxiety.
There is nothing wrong with these speakers. They are both cosmetically and functionally excellent. I also have all of the original paperwork including the receipts for the upgraded, non-deterioable
woofers that were installed by Snell in 1994.
These speakers are legendary among audiophiles as well as is the reputation of Peter Snell, who literally hand tuned each pair of the Type A speakers. It known that he would sit with the boards
and crossovers in his lap until he got the correct sound balance and sequence of wires and caps. Therefore, each speaker set is custom. This particular pair started out as Type l and then was upgraded by Snell to Type ll,
or "Improved."
The speakers are gorgeous with their furniture grade cabinetry... something you will rarely see today, unless you are willing to pay mega-bucks. The wood cabinets are in extraordinary shape. There are a few
tiny pulls in the grill cloth here & there. As I said, I have all of the original paperwork as well as the Snell jumpers.
These speakers were made to be pushed toward the wall. They have a two-part cabinet with the tweeter and mid-range in the top section and the firing woofers in the bottom. They were designed to be placed closer
to the wall to get reflections, and the bass gets big.
Sound? Open, natural, full and integrated. These venerable speakers herald from the 1980s hey day in audio, and they have that golden sound. The sound is completely different than today's hyper analytical speakers,
and the "sweet spot" will appear as an entire side of the room. Very stable and homogenous, the sound quality remains solid from every position of the room. In my room and system, the speakers were on the "warm" side.
These Type A speakers are rated at 4 ohms, and they do like high-current power which makes them responsive, and they sound wonderful. Be prepared to listen to an entire soundstage.
Reason for sale? Believe me, I am not selling these speakers, because I don't like them. Because of their historic value, it makes selling them even harder. My problem has been that I just couldn't get them to work
right in my space. If you view my system, you will see that my listening room is in a timber frame, post and beam constructed house. The vertical timbers are just in exactly the wrong place for listening, and I couldn't position the speakers properly. I thought of wrecking the house, but it's really hard to move a 26 foot vertical timbers
It will be a special person who be able to really appreciate and utilize these very special speakers. They are gems! They are truly beautiful!
Because of their size, weight and "delicacy," I would prefer not to ship these speakers. I am willing to discuss pickup, delivery and/or meeting someone at a reasonable distance from Southern Illinois 62901: St. Louis, Memphis/Nashville, Louisville, Chicago, etc. If you live in another place and are truly interested, we could discuss possible arrangements later. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
PRICE: $750
Specs:
Frequency up to 25 degrees off axis: 36 Hz to 18 kHz
Impedance: 4 ohms
Power Requirements Minimum: 80 Watts RMS
Driver: 10" inch woofer, 4" midrange, 1" tweeter
Dimensions: 47" x 24" x 13" without stands or spikes
Weight: 100lbs each x 2 = 200lbs
Snell Type A-ll - Front
Snell Type A-ll - Side
Snell Type A-ll - Back
