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Re: Why Bookshelf Speakers?

I must admit that I hadn't thought of mold and mildew as a possible reason but its not hard to envisage some nasty experiences sitting a floor stander directly on a damp floor.

One obvious possibility is sitting a floor stander on spikes, adjustable floor glides or a Corian base plate to keep it clear of moisture.

The other thing that occurs to me is a a pair of Snell E11s. These have quite a few similarities to the A-60 but are larger and IMHO quite a lot better. Specifically:

- 2-way in a broad shallow box like the A-60 but much bigger
- Can go close to a wall like the a-60 (mine are 9" out)
- Individually matched crossovers and drivers
- More efficient and easy to drive
- Will play much louder and handle a much larger room
- Will go much deeper
- A smoother, flatter and more extended top end
- Better finish

They come on little 4" stands but its better to take those off and sit them on a solid stand about 10" high.

The Snell E II is the template for the current Audio Note model E which depending on exact version you get varies in price from about $2500 to the stratosphere.
Other possibilities are the smaller Model J and Model K. In all three series I would look for one of the older ones designed by Peter Snell.

I see that there is an original Snell type E on ebay at the moment. Not quite the same as the EII but I bet its also pretty good. I think that it would be a pretty good speaker for $350 and that what i paid for my E II's but you sometimes get a chance to buy them for less (a lot less if you are lucky). Not that as with A series Boston's, they will need re foaming unless its already been done.

David



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