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Does anyone own Snell EIII Speakers and/or Stands?

I have a want ad posted, but I know these speakers/stands have been out of production for quite a while, so I am considering either making these stands or having them made. Snell was only able to send a line drawing with measurements for these stands, and I could really use either pictures of the inside/bottom of the stands, or a description of how the stands are constructed, or both.
I have owned these speakers for 8 or 9 years now, using with Adcom (GTP550 preamp, 545 power), and have been extremely pleased with the EIIIs.

My cabling, both speaker and connection, is the major weak link in my current system, and suggestions for complementary cables would also be welcome. Thanks for any help or advice, and if there is an EIII owner out there who would take the time to send pictures or write a description of these stands, I would be extremely grateful for this help.
mattwest
mattwest OP
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Thanks very much. I will check out both the Cardas and Kimber. Do you have the EIII stands?
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kotta
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I do not have the stands. I sit about 8' away from my spks. I have mine slightly titled upwards and I'm using the spikes which came w/the spks. This I found greatly improves upon the sound. Another possible upgrade down the road might be to replace the stock binding posts to some affordable Vampire BP-Hex. I bet this might make these spks. sound even finer! Something to consider. (I'm planning on ordering a set for my Kora Int. amp. in the very near future.) Bill
mattwest OP
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Thanks again, Bill. Maybe I will luck out and another EIII owner will have these stands and be willing to send some information, even if they don't have a pair to sell. I should have bought stands when I got the speakers, but I was only a couple of years out of college and scrimping for the Es and a preamp.
mattwest OP
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I thought I would post to this thread again, since there haven't been any other posts in the last few days. I'm still looking for pictures or information on the speaker stands that Snell made to go with these EIIIs. If anyone has a suggestion on where I might look (I've already gotten what Snell could send), please let me know. Should I post my home email address in this forum? Thanks for any suggestions.
m2500tvr
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I do have a picture of the "stands" Snell offered for this speaker. It's basically a box that the base of the speaker sits in. The bases would be very easy to fabricate, I think, unless there's something else going on in this box besides air.

My brother has a pair of EIIs, though no stands. The stands seem like a good idea. The E really is a great speaker but the tweeter needs to be a bit higher to get it closer to the listener's ear level. Let's connect via email, and I'll locate the picture.

- SJ
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