Snell type B:any upgrades?


Hi
I own these speakers for 12 years and consider them one of the best.I was wondering if there any upgrades i can do to them (drivers,wiring,crossovers)Even though Snell still supports this model,they can only offer stock parts identical to mine.I always wanted to put yellow kevlar midrange there.Any suggestions?
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These ARE great speakers. I am not the original owner, but have owned them for about two years. I upgraded the binding posts, only because the crappy plastic ones they use had become stripped. When I had them changed out, I saw that the internal wiring is nothing special, but I didn't want to mess with it.
Anything that is done to them is going to change their character, and maybe disturb the inherent design. The only thing I would consider is the wiring and binding posts. Sometimes I think that something other than a metal dome tweeter might smooth out the highs a bit, but I'm using Walkier High Definition links, and they seem to help.
I spoke with Mark (I'm pretty sure that is his name) at Snell in tech support. He has these B Minors, and could have anything he wants. That says something.
--Neil
upgrade some other part of your system instead, changing the speakers is a long shot to better sound, and will destroy the resale. Better front end or improvements in other areas will make the speakers sound better.
I owned Snell tpye B's and I agree, they sound super. In fact, the Best sound I ever heard came from the Type B's.
My system at the time consisted of Krell KPS 20i CD player;
Threshold T2 preamp; T400 amp and all Transparent Reference
cabling. Just marvelous! The Threshold amps kept breaking
and one time fried all the drivers in one speaker. Threshold paid for the repair at the time. Also, the Krell
needed to go back to service more than I liked. The McCormack DNA2 Deluxe is a nice match ( and it doesn't break!} Joe
Snell Type A reference would be a logical choice. Or you could go one step farther and go with a Revel Studio or Salon, both of which are also design's of Kevin Voecks and only improve on his older Type A design.
Everyone forgot one possibility, the strongest one - upgraded crossover parts. Don't even think about changing any of the drivers. You will destroy the speaker. But upgraded coils, caps and resistors will make a substantial improvement. If you can get the crossovers out without doing any damage, ship 'em off to me, and in a week you'll have them back, and you'll hear greater liquidity, bass definition, and way less treble grain.