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Rating Reviewed by: Bill (Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date March 15, 2003Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for 1 to 3 months Visitors rate this review 2.33 of 5,
3.00 votes
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Review 1 of 10
Price Paid:
$1200.00
from E-Bay Summary: I have had the Snell E.5 mk2 for several months now and am very pleased. I am using them for the front speakers in my home theater with K.5 mk2 for surrounds and Cr.5 mk2 for the center. These speakers throw a very wide soundstage and the bass is excellent with clear attacks. The dynamic range of these speakers is excellent. Midrange and highs are also handled quite well. Very flexible with their placement options due to the switches on the back. In the past several years I have had several other floorstanding speakers and I prefer the Snells. Much better bass response than B&W CDM-7se with a better soundstage. The B&W are a little too overdamped for my tastes. I have also had the Martin Logan Scenarios. No, the Snells Are not as quick(but close) or as clear in the midrange but I always felt there was something lacking in the ML. I would call it presence. Just a little too light. I have very good equipment(Aragon amps and B&K processor) so I can't blame it on upstream components. A killer value for the money. Strengths: Bass. Soundstage. Presence. Similar Products Used: B&W CDM7-SE.
Martin Logan Scenario.
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Rating Reviewed by: psyopwak(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date January 8, 2003Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year Visitors rate this review 1.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 2 of 10
Price Paid:
$800.00
from Hi-Fi Buys Summary: Well I have posted a review on this speaker
about three years ago. This is a follow up.
This is the best damned set of speakers I
have owned. I have recently UPGRADED
to a DENON receiver with a PARASOUND
amp driving the SNELL E-5's. The sound is astonishing! A couple of things I've learned
I will pass on-
1 E-5's NEED alot of power. If they have
it, they will sound exquisite. If they do not, they will sound good. If you are using a "cheapy"
receiver, it may shut down.
2 E-5's need to be moved around to get the
optimal placement. The rear firing tweeter will
give great spatial effect and soundstage if the
speaker is placed away from the wall and toed
in JUST RIGHT.
To sum up, at the price range I've heard JBL's
Polk's, BOSE, Paradigm (I also like and own MONITOR 9's), PSB's, Klipsch's, Theil's and a few others. The E-5's sound the best IMHO. Strengths: Soundstage
CLARITY
Smooth midrange (female vocals are beautiful)
Tremendous bass
Delicacy , seperation of sounds Weaknesses: NEEDPOWER- 4ohm type speakers
NEED- great pre-pro Similar Products Used: JBL L150
BOSE 901
Paradigm MON 9
Klipsch R??
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Rating Reviewed by: Umrswimr(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date February 12, 2002Overall Rating
3 of 5
Value Rating
4 of 5
Used product for More than 1 year |
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Review 3 of 10
Price Paid:
$700.00 Summary: I bought these speakers back when I was in college as an upgrade from some cheap Sony towers. The other speakers in the running were the Paradigm Ref 60-100''s and B&W 600 series. Compared to the Paradigms 80 and 100, the Snell''s lacked bass response and low-end authority. The 80''s, IMHO, were just plain bad. The 100''s were MUCH better, but lacked the wide soundstage and upper-end detail that the Snell''s provided. The Snell''s had an "air" about them that was simply awe-inspiring. The B&W''s never really drew me in... I always felt left out- liek the speakers were putting up a wall between myself and the music. With an exception of the Phenominal 801''s, I haven''t been fond of any B&W speakers.
I took the E.5''s home and was quite impressed with them through my Carver A500 amp, Lexicon DC-1 pre, Rega Planet, and Tara cables. The room was quite small (perhaps 12x14) and the speakers simply buried you in detail. They were awesome. However, once I got my Atma-Sphere MA-1''s (~85WPC tubed monoblocks), I strated to notice two things: first- these speakers have great difficulty giving a "solid" soundstage. Ie, it''s hard to pinpoint a specific instrument or voice amonst a group. They all tend to "blend" together. This is especially true with classical works. They lack the ability to pinpoint the instuments accuratly.
Second- they are now entirely unable to enthrall me in a movie. Perhaps it''s the larger room they''re in now (14x21x10) or the tubes, but I can''t get really into a movie anymore. My roommate''s DCM''s provide much more "slam" and enjoyment for movies. Switching back to my Carver''s (250 WPC into 8 Ohms) failed to cure the problem. I think these speakers are simply outmatched with a room this large. Strengths: Nice wide soundstage and smooth detail throughout the midrange. Inexpensive, yet extremely competative with more expensive speakers from Paradigm. Weaknesses: Inefficient (they''re nominal 4 Ohms) with 89dB sensitivity. SET folks need not apply (though I''m sure you knew that). They''re uninvolving with larger rooms unless you crank the volume- at which point the treble starts to get fatiguing in a hurry. Lack of low-end ooomph will require a sub for HT duty, though 2-channel can go both ways, dependig on your music choices, rooms size, and bass desires. 2-channel only is run sans sub in my room.
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Rating Reviewed by: Bruno Turkovich(Unregistered User)
(Audio Enthusiast)
Review Date December 1, 2000Overall Rating
1 of 5
Value Rating
3 of 5
Used product for Less than 1 month |
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Review 4 of 10 Summary: I was looking to upgrade my old Snell E/III's. Needless to say by my comments about their weaknesses,I was not to imprest. My old Snells had a much better bass, in the sense that you could hear it with much more definition. They also seemed a tad bright. With music that was a bit high they seemed grainy. Over all I just did not like them. My system consists of McCormick DNA 0.5 amp,Rega planet CD player.old Denon preamp,Snell E/III speakers, Audio Quest Ruby interconnects. Nordost superflatline speaker cables. Strengths: looks good Weaknesses: not enuogh bass definition, sounded a bit grainy in the hi end,too bright Similar Products Used: snell E/III
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Rating Reviewed by: Jon(Unregistered User)
Review Date March 28, 2000Overall Rating
5 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for 3 months to 1 year Visitors rate this review 1.00 of 5,
1.00 votes
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Review 5 of 10 Summary: The E.5 towers are incredible speakers at a very fair price. I compared B&W, Boston Acoustics, Acoustic Research, Klipsh and a couple of other (higher priced than Snell) brands. The E.5 speakers sounded the most 'realistic' (no, not Radio Shack!!!) to me. I have performed and attended hundreds of live performances and the vocals on the E.5 are smooth, accurate and have great presence. I'm powering them with a Nakamichi AV-10 at 100 Watts per channel and have never clipped. I have an Acoustic Research center channel which will be replaced by a Snell eventually. I use a powered Velodyne 10" sub since I prefer an abundance of bass with some rock music and some movies (like The Mummy). I like the other guy's comment that 'the purists' won't approve of the switches in the back. Well, if they bother them that much, they can get a soldering iron and bypass them. It's not that hard. I have owned perhaps 15 pair of speakers in 20 years. I was always looking for the right sound. Well, I've found it with the Snell E.5 tower speaker system. Strengths: Realistic vocals. Smooth presence.
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