Snell B-Minors: What works best?


My friend upgraded his Snell Ds to B-Minors and is now looking to upgrade his amp, pre-amp, and CD player.

Our initial attempts to audition gear left us feeling that the bass from the B-minor's was loose and tubby. We tried an all Ayre system (CX-7, K-5X, and V-5X) and did not feel that it was a good match to the Snells. This same set-up sounded outstanding with the store's Thiel 2.4s so we were surprised that it seemed to lack power/control for the Snells since the Thiels are notorious for needing power.

What associated gear have you found to work or not work with Snell B-Minor's?
bundy
Kenny: I think that Neil was saying that Levinson was NOT a good match for Snell B's i.e. just the opposite of what you think you're agreeing with.

Bundy ( or anyone else that knows ): Are the Snell's vented or sealed? If vented, are they ported, passive radiator's, etc.. ???

While i don't really like to use speaker cabling as a band-aid, doing so can be a lot cheaper and easier than replacing other parts of your system. The use of something along the lines of Nordost might provide you with bass that is more to your liking. Whether or not you like the rest of the presentation that comes with Nordost speaker cabling is a personal matter.

Out of curiosity, what type of equipment ( including cabling ) are you currently using with the Snell's ? The more info that we have, the more informed of an opinion we can share with you. Sean
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Sean, you are right, I must correct myself and say I disagree with Neil,Snell's work well with Levinson gear to my ear. FWIW I don't particularly like Theil, so we obviously have somewhat different tastes in sound..... guess that comes back to the old adage of try it out for yourself and see what YOU like!
It's not that the Levinsons didn't work well with the Snells, I just didn't get the tight bass that Bundy is asking about. This is interesting, as I would expect tighter bass with good solid state equipment, rather than tube.
I will say that the 27 is a real sweet amp and a lot more musical than the 333 (also interesting considering the power difference (100w vs. 300w), but neither matches the VTL stuff.
--Neil