I also have the Snell E's and J's. More conventional than the Type A's. Both, and the K's, were later pirated and built in England by Audio Note (and sold at exorbitant prices!).
Was the Snell Secret a Wide Baffle?
I often regret not buying old Snell A/III when I had the money and the space.
One of my all time favorite speakers. By now I'd have certainly had to throw it away. I'd not have the space, and those woofers with extra mass would long ago have pulled out of their frames.
One thing you don't realize unless you go looking for the pics, or owned one, was that the tweeter and midrange of these speakers were, in my mind, very wide baffle designs. Yes, curved, but very wide.
Another Speaker I like, which I believe is based on a Snell design, is the Audio note AN/J, also has a relatively wide baffle, as do the Devore Orangutan. Of course, among my all time favorite speakers is the Sonus Faber Stradivari, a speaker I know can sound excellent even in acoustically challenged rooms.
What do you all think, have you heard the wide baffle magic?
One of my all time favorite speakers. By now I'd have certainly had to throw it away. I'd not have the space, and those woofers with extra mass would long ago have pulled out of their frames.
One thing you don't realize unless you go looking for the pics, or owned one, was that the tweeter and midrange of these speakers were, in my mind, very wide baffle designs. Yes, curved, but very wide.
Another Speaker I like, which I believe is based on a Snell design, is the Audio note AN/J, also has a relatively wide baffle, as do the Devore Orangutan. Of course, among my all time favorite speakers is the Sonus Faber Stradivari, a speaker I know can sound excellent even in acoustically challenged rooms.
What do you all think, have you heard the wide baffle magic?
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Yes! Consider the Harbeth 40.2, Spendor Classic 100, Graham 5/8. If you're interested in speaker design, Graham are now coming out with a new version of the 5/5 which is quite funky. https://www.stereophile.com/content/graham-audio-launches-ls-55-montreal |
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