Hi, need help with Snell Type a iii

Fishboat,
You have a great speaker...Peter Snell was a terrific and prolific designer during his all too short life.
The so called thickness in the bass, if you've heard this (someone else mentioned this) would be virtually eliminated with the use of good spikes.
The cabinets were excellent, and the veneers wonderful as I recall--but nothing helps eliminate unwanted bass overhang and floor trapping beneath the cabinet like spikes.
They will transform.
Plus, I'd like to hear your comments after some crossover upgrades...I can't imagine what caps of this generation, and maybe a better air coil inducter could do.

Great speaker Fishboat.

Larry
(BTW, that's not the 'Bubbagump' shrimping fishboat is it?)

Barfbag,(sorry I called you Fishboat)
I'm thinking that you can chose high quality caps of the same values and have the same results (with greater resolution, textures, air and space). The method Peter was using, was to dial in different values while listening, nothing more than that as I understand it. He was always employing, as I remember first order crossovers.
Jim Thiel, an old friend and mentor of mine, used to rave about HIS friend Peter and his designs. He was truly a legend.
I'd be comfortable in changing the crossover, just be sure to use caps that you have confidence in, like Auricaps, which I used in the LSA Sig and Statements. Or, better yet, if the budget allows, use Mundorf.
Silver solder would be in order too...others may have better ideas, but this should be reasonably good advice.

Larry

BB,
You're in to needing an external, adjustable crossover, when selecting different amps. The output sensitivity will invariably be different, creating too much mid/too little bass, and so on.
Externals are NOT a bad thing. This gives you ultimate control.
If you want to discuss...just write me at lrsky@insightbb.com

Larry

Sure, any help I can give, I'm glad to oblige.

Best,

Larry

Krell, when used in the bass region only is hard to beat.
Since it's only Achilles Heel, IMHO is the mid/upper mid hashiness that I've described ad nauseum on these pages, it seems like a perfect choice.
It's deep, powerful and controls very well, all attributes that the Snells can use.

A used 200wpc Krell would be my first choice, and they're probably readily available.

Good luck,
Larry