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Snell Type A III vs. Klipsch Cornwall IV

Have had Snell Type As in various incarnations for years. Had a period in the 2000’s where I had Sonus Faber Amatis. Then went back to Snells. Thinking I would like to experiment with horns. Does anyone have an opinion on the merits of switching from the Snells to the Klipsches? I like a full, musical sound as opposed to an airy, thin or analytical sound.

znak_m
mofojo
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I would love to hear both the old Snell A and the new Cornwall. I had some Snell Type E/3 for a while and those were some musical ass awesome speakers! Very impressed and wished I would have kept them for another 3rd system use at this point. I bet the A series sounds awesome. Peter Snell obviously had a very good ear. 

mofojo
2,289 posts
 

I will say I had a pair of a Chorus 2 for a while. Man those things had a sock you in the chest mid bass. They were colored as all hell and would rip your head off without judicious use of EQ. Once EQed they were pretty nice. Much preferred a pair of old Cerwin Vega DX9s to the Klipsch…………………… maybe I’m deaf. 

johnss
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I have had quite a few pairs of Snells, including 2 pairs of the A3is. They need TONS of power, the more the better, not sure 200 watts is enough. I ran my last pair with a quad set of JC-1's.  They really came to life with the added power. The other thing you may want to consider is keeping what you have and adding a pair of powered subs, one on each side. You will really get the impact on those lower notes. 

 

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