Whatever Happened to Snell?

Is it true that either Polk or Boston bought Snell recently?

Yep. Boston Acoustics is now the proud owner of Snell. I have no idea what that will mean in terms of product quality...

I've been using a pair of EIII's since 1988 and I love them.
Recently I decided to upgrade to improve the soundstage - the room is also part of the problem. I listened to some
Vienna Mozarts and Energy Veritas 2.3. The imaging was much
better than my EIII's, but the speakers - especially the
Mozarts - sounded quite strained when played loudly. I like
to listen to high volume blues, jazz & rock, as well as
classical and ethnic music. When I auditioned the Snell XA60
I was totally impressed with their accuracy and efortless
reproduction. Imaging is also a great improvement over the
EIIIs. However, the overall quality of the sound - balance,
dinamics, etc. was definitely reminiscent of the older Snells.
The bottom line is that although the company has gone through some changes, it still has the same philosophy and
approach (it seems to me) in making its speakers. It is
unfortunate that they do not advertise more and do not have
a larger number of dealers. Their product and customer
service is top notch. I would venture to say that they blow
out of the water some pretty high profile competitors. To
my ears, my EIII's more than hold their own against newer,
more expensive designs.

I bought a pair of Snell e-5's in march 2000. I have
owned JBL 150's in 1980's and Bose 901 series 5. Also
own Paradigm Monitor 9's. My buddy has Klipsch C30?

In my opinion the Snell's are the best. They must have
time to be broken in and run by powerful high quality amp that will push low impedence to sound the best.

I hope they stay around for a while. I did hear they
were taken over by Boston and drivers are the same as
in REVELs. Don't know if that is true.

Both Snell AND Boston are famous for controling product quality via strict manufacturing engineering practices.
The question isn't whether Boston can maintain Snell's quality, it's whether they choose to meet the higher price points and pay attention to proper voicing (not their forte).