RGA, just keeping up with the posts and trying to read objectively, it seems if one changes the drivers, crossovers and cabinet, there isn't a lot left to resemble the original speaker. Especially in sound. I've only heard one pair of Snell, about 15 years ago. Probably not true Snell. I remember they did sound better than the Paradigm at the time. So I'm thinking they must not be so bad. I also wonder where Snell is today in the market. None of the Denon dealers carry them around here. Are they still in business?

It's a shame Vandersteen has to go to $45k to make a speaker that sounds good. I'll have to take your word for that. I'll also try to keep an open mind that some day I might hear a Klipsch I can tolerate. It's not only the sound but after having a pair of their towers in my home for an audition really made me lose respect for Klipsch. I believe they were in the RF line, a tower with two 10's and a horn. Not only did they completely go into distortion with good clean amplification at high volume, a look into the large port revealed minimal internal bracing at best, cheap cap for crossover and almost no damping material. Hopefully, this treatment doesn't stretch across all their models.