Opportunity to buy Snell Speakers

capitan100
capitan100 Posts: 172
edited December 2007 in Vintage Speakers
I have ran across a pair of some very vintage Snell Speakers. I believe they are the Type A speakers. Each speaker is a 2 piece unit. The bottom unit has a subwoofer and the upper unit has the midrange and tweeter. The upper unit is basically a black cloth grill. They seem to be in OK condition. One of the subwoofers is blown however.

Are these speakers worth any money? I can't seem to find much info on them. I have heard the Snell A/III speakers were some great sounding speakers. Not sure what variant of the Type A they are though. On the back, it just says Type A. Does anyone have pictures of what I am talking about so I can confirm the series.

I can get these for $200 bucks, possibly a little less. Would these be worth restoring? I have't had a chance to hear them however.

What do you guys think?

Thanks in advance.

Blake
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  • capitan100
    capitan100 Posts: 172
    edited December 2007
    These are the speakers I am talking about. These in particular are not the ones I could get. I found this pic on the net. They look exactly like them though.
    Home Theater
    Sony DA7ES 7.1 A/V Receiver
    Sony DVP-NC80V - SACD/DVD player
    CS400 - Center channel
    RT2000i - Fronts
    RT1000i - Surrounds
    a/d/s MS3/u - subwoofer
    Hitachi 62 inch HD TV

    2 Channel Room
    Niles HDL-4 Speaker Selector
    Niles HDL-6 Speaker Selector
    Sony V555ES receiver
    Sony DVP-S7700
    Polk SDA-2B
    Polk Monitor 5
    Thiel 03a
    B&W 2001 ZMF
    Signet SL-250 B/U
    a/d/s L400e
    Wharfedale Valdus 100SE
    Polk PSW 350 - subwoofer
    Pioneer Elite Big Screen
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2007
    I believe those models are fairly valuable, but as far as an actual amount I don't recall.
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  • redbullet
    redbullet Posts: 66
    edited December 2007
    you should grab those baby's up , before someone else does!
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2007
    If you're buying them to flip them, I don't think you'll realize a great deal of profit.

    If you're buying them to see what they can do, you need an amp.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2007
    Had a pair 3 years ago, decent sound, but they take up a LOT of real estate. Had trouble selling them, ended up getting $325 for the pair. That being said, I saw a pair in my area go for $850 last year.

    Weird speaker, biggest 3-way I've ever seen. That bottom section has a single 10 inch woofer, and that huge top section? A single 4.5 " midwoof - the same as the DQ-10 and lots of Infinity models, and a single 1 " dome tweeter. The selling point was the 'perfect' acoustic curve of the baffle they are mounted on.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,083
    edited December 2007
    You see a LOT of vintage Snells for sale in the northeast.....looks cool, for 200 bones and if you got the amp, WTF? Why not?

    BDT
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  • tom t
    tom t Posts: 543
    edited December 2007
    well worth the $200 asking price. they sound good with good equipment
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,605
    edited December 2007
    Snell made some great designs. Resale? Very poor.
    You like them, plan on holding on to them for a while
    or don't bother. Old Snell house sound is laid back and warm.
    I had some type "E" that I couldn't give away.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2007
    Snell reminds me of ADS in regards to laid back sound.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2007
    I saw a pair of those up here in Seattle for about $700 this year and I was considering biting because of the design and reviews. $200 is a no brain deal, even if you just resell them a month later.
    Jake
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