When I bought my current speakers, the Vandersteen 3's, I spent a
couple of weeks auditioning various brands. It all finally came
down to Vandersteens, Thiels or Snells. They were really close,
but the Vandersteens won out because they, like me, were a little
more mellow and sweet-sounding and with a big, but tight and
controlled, bottom end. :-)
In more hi-fi sorts of terms, I felt the Thiels lacked a bit of
bass solidity and snap and sounded a little slow compared to the
Vandys. I expect to hear not only the sound of a drum being
struck, but also the sharp "whack" of the stick when it strikes
it. The Snells, to me, were a bit tizzy and slightly harsh at the
top end. I could live with any of them, though.
Walt
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 09:27:04 -0800
>I never got a chance to hear Snells, but reviewers I really
>respected loved them, after I had bought my Thiels. Unfortunately
>the guy who designed the killer Snells left for
>another company, I think Infinity, and Snell faded fast.
>
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