Snell Type A III vs. Klipsch Cornwall IV

instead of the Cornwalls, how about a pair of Magnepans ?        they have several models to choose from.

Thank youfor your response.  My room is large, has little echo, but is not treated. Not looking to increase brightness. Want a bit fuller sound, with special clarity on vocals and bigger impact (on rock, although I listen to all kinds of music). Want vocals completely separated from instruments and little congestion when numerous instrumental lines are going simultaneously.

I use 225 w/ch mono block tube amps which are switchable to 125w/ch triode mode, as opposed to ultra Indra. 

*ultralinear

I can’t speak to the Snells. But the Cornwall IV is anything but analytical. It is a full sounding speaker with excellent tone. Nothing thin about them.

Oz

Really have not questioned the Snells for a long time. Have sounded good (and everything I could ask) with CDs. Recently, got turntable set up again (Oracle with ET2 arm and DynavectorXX-2), after having it off for 6 months or so. So, it may be a front end issue.

Analog sounds great on this system with acoustic music, industrial (techno, noise, experimental) and most jazz. Falls short with rock.

If you do decide to sell the Snells I think you'll have no shortage of buyers, they are classics.  One thing I don't know about is where you have to place the Cornwalls for best sound.  The Snells were designed to be up against or near a rear wall, which made them comparatively easy to work into a domestic environment 

I used to enjoy & enjoy Snell A’s also. I now own Volti Audio Rivals. They are excellent, full bodied, very dynamic  w/ great tone & detail. Very efficient like the Klipsch but better on every way, much higher quality drivers, cabinets, crossovers. Check them out! They have a new slightly smaller model called the Razz for about $6k which I heard & really liked too. 

I would love to hear both the old Snell A and the new Cornwall. I had some Snell Type E/3 for a while and those were some musical ass awesome speakers! Very impressed and wished I would have kept them for another 3rd system use at this point. I bet the A series sounds awesome. Peter Snell obviously had a very good ear. 

I will say I had a pair of a Chorus 2 for a while. Man those things had a sock you in the chest mid bass. They were colored as all hell and would rip your head off without judicious use of EQ. Once EQed they were pretty nice. Much preferred a pair of old Cerwin Vega DX9s to the Klipsch…………………… maybe I’m deaf. 

I have had quite a few pairs of Snells, including 2 pairs of the A3is. They need TONS of power, the more the better, not sure 200 watts is enough. I ran my last pair with a quad set of JC-1's.  They really came to life with the added power. The other thing you may want to consider is keeping what you have and adding a pair of powered subs, one on each side. You will really get the impact on those lower notes.