| Snell upgrade? [message #18135] |
Mon, 29 August 2005 13:38  |
Bryan
Messages: 2
Registered: May 2009
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I just moved to California from Massachusetts and instead of shipping my four Snell I am wondering if I should sell them put that money towards either a new set of four or another used set. The one thing I've been a little disappointed with in these speakers is how well they carry the bass.
I listen to a wide range of music so I need something that can carry the bass in Hip Hop, but I also want a real rich sound when I put on some acoustic guitar, or play a movie.
I like the real wood finishes on the Snells, so I want to keep that but am hoping for something that is a little more exciting to look at.
I'd really like to get something that's a little more rare- like the snells- as compared to say Infinity, JBL or the like.
I don't have a boatload of money so basically the money it would take to ship these ($400 I guess) plus the money I would make from selling them ($1000?) plus whatever I might be able to convince my wife of.
Any thoughts? maybe I should just keep the snells?
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| STOP! [message #18141 is a reply to message #18135] |
Wed, 07 September 2005 05:15  |
DRC
Messages: 169
Registered: May 2009
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STOP! Selling those so that you can buy 2 prs of $700 speakers in MA, or even one $1400 pr. would be a huge mistake. They are absolutely terrific speakers; you'd miss them big time. FIY - The Audio Note E, which is a descendant of that very speaker, starts at $4k/pr new. Older demo prs of a lesser version no longer made fetch $1600 or so.
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| Couldnt Throw My E's Far Enough [message #18178 is a reply to message #18135] |
Sat, 15 October 2005 16:44 |
Mister Pig
Messages: 3
Registered: May 2009
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Worst speaker I ever bought were a pair of type E's. I don't beleive they were the II's though. One of the biggest audio mistakes I made was buying them, and selling a pair of Mourdant Short MS 30i's to finance them. I couldnt wait to trade them back to Echo Audio. Bought a pair of Cabasse Farella 401's, which brought me to the world of SET. Man the Snells imaged terrible, had alot of venetian effect to the soundstage, and had a very uninspiring midrange. Equipment I was using was a pair of Quicksilver Silver 90 amps,a Quicksilver Full Function Pre amp, Proceed PDP and PDT transport and DAC, several calbes including some Tara Labs Quantum 66 stuff. So I wasn't running them with junk. I still miss my MS 30i's, and would love to find another pair. Regards
Mister Pig
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