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Opportunity to buy vintage Snell Speakers
Opportunity to buy Snell Speakers
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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. See attached pic. This is what the speakers look like.
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
I definitely don't have room for these, but...
...if it's a local delivery, I would take a chance. Shipping would be a monster.
Yeah, if you could demo, like what you hear, you might wanna consider some resoration. I doubt Snell has the original drivers for sale (as Boston does), since the company is now a horse of a different color.
You said "sub blown"... meaning the woofer is shot? Are they self-powered? I really don't remember. I don't recall that, though...
From what I have gleaned, the earlier series are better... not sure. From what I remember, the early Snells were fantastic! That was my dream speaker (oh, back in 1979 or so...), but the price tag let me into the Boston Acoustics A-line only. Ha! Wish my parents made something of themselves so I didn't have to work so hard... :*)
Stern said that on one show and I thought it quite the funny... lol.
Bottom line? I don't know what you should do...