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A year ago when I auditioned many speakers and chose the Snell Type B, they
were very controversial in the audio magazines.  R. Greene from the Absolute
Sound loved them, while Stereophile said they were good but seriously flawed
of auditioning various speakers, I chose the Snell B speakers because they
provided me with the most satisfying emotional responses to the music that
I love (whether classical, instrumental or vocal music, jazz, or rock).
They also sounded to me more like actual live music sounds than other
speakers did.  In constrast to most speakers, they were not too bright (with
an apparently hyped-up treble), and they were capable of reproducing bass
at lower frequencies than most speakers.
   After a year, I can report that I am VERY happy I got the Snell Bs.  In
fact, I don't see why anyone would buy another speaker in this price range 
(including those costing $2000-$3000 more per pair than the Bs).  I have
heard, for extended periods, other speakers with outstanding reviews, like
the Pro-Ac Twos and Threes, during the past year.  And every time I hear 
these other speakers play music that I am familiar with and that I have 
heard on my own system, I prefer my Snell Bs.  (The ProAc Threes are better
than my Bs at soundstaging, thoug, although that may be due to my very small
listening room.)  Even in my small room, the B's are tremendous.  (No, I 
don't have any connection with the company.  I just love these speakers.)
FYI, I use a Counterpoint 5000 preamp and Counterpoint 220 amp, lapis
interconnects, and the B's are bi-wired with Audioquest jade and clear (with
the clear on the bass path).  At this point, all I need is more well-recorded
music.