FS. Snell type K Mk.1 Speakers

[Frankyc2003]

Good afternoon everyone!

After the festive season, surely everyone has got some new years resolution. One of mine is to thin down my collection of speakers!
So here we have a lovely pair of SNELL type K Mk.1 speakers from around the mid 90's.

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Both grilles are intact and tight still. The picture shows a little whitening of the material, but the integrity is still total. The cabinets are still in VG+ condition. Some tiny scuff marks on a few edges, but no knocks or dings.

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They are black finish and weight a hefty 24 kilogrammes a pair! They are super strudy speakers and will require some proper stands.
they are basically the inspiration behind the current range of Audio Note speakers. These would be the smallest of the range. but don't be fooled. They do create a fantastic sound! and they will happily fill up a small to medium room with lushness and details!

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Consecutive serial numbers as shown above. They are AFAIK entirely untouched from original. I bought them from Rich (Gromit) about a year ago. They do work very well with valve amplifier in a small to medium sized room. As recommended by Audio Note, position them in the corner of your room to boost the bass response. They offer a very lucid and balanced presentation. Great mids with valves!
I have used them with Icon Audio stereo 40, Yarland 845 and Silver Night 300B. Push Pull, Triode mode, SET. That kind of covers any kind of topology... Check out online, they do have a little bit of a cult about them.

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Here are the specs:

Description: Two-way, sealed-box, stand-mounted, dynamic loudspeaker. Driver complement: one 8" superior paper cone woofer, one 1" treated textile-dome tweeter. Crossover frequency: 2.7kHz, third-order slopes. Frequency response (measured in an anechoic chamber and corrected for half-space): 70–20kHz ±2dB. Sensitivity: 90dB 1W/1m (anechoic). Recommended amplifier power: 10–100W. Nominal impedance: 6 ohms.
Dimensions: 11" W by 18" H by 9" D. Shipping weight: 52 lbs/pair.
Finish: matched grain, hand-sanded and -oiled pairs in black-finished veneer, with black grille cloth.

Ok, so they can be yours for £250, basically what I paid for them. UK only sale, collection only from SW London, I can't ship them as I don't have any original packaging. Happy to take cash or Paypal (gift) to save on fees.

PM if you require more infos.

Thank you!

PS. sorry for the slightly blurry pictures. Hopefully with the funds I will be able to buy a decent phone! ;-)

[walpurgis]

Very nice. I'd have these if I had room.

[Frankyc2003]

Cheers Geoff!:cool:

[struth]

the samsungs and moto razr both have great cameras francois. i have 1 of each and they work great

ps nice set of speakers

[Frankyc2003]

Thanks Grant.
You see I got a cheap Nokia Windows phone, and it's impossible to take sharp pictures with it...:doh::steam:

[struth]

my old razr . think it is an xt910 has a 8 m pixl camera and is indestructable. should be able to pick one up. kevlar back and gorilla glass. pretty decent phone too. am using a samsung s3 at moment and the camera is great. they are pretty reasonable now a!d think they are still making it. just as good as the new model unless your into gimmicks etc

[flapland]

Francois, your spec isn't quite right and I suspect it is for the Mk3. The Mk1 have superior paper cones not polypropylene.

Everyone, I can vouch they are great speakers as I have a pair of the Mk1s as well. They have only been retired as I managed to get a pair of Auditorium23 Solovox for a great price.

[Frankyc2003]

Thanks for the heads up Paul. Specs accordingly amended.:)

[Frankyc2003]

Weekend bump!

These are still available.

Thanks

[Gromit]

Really lovely speakers these, and as Francois says, I sold them to him early last year (he picked them up from Scalford) and are a very nice example of the breed with hardly a mark on them. If I had suitable stands, I'd be buying them back as reckon they'd sing on the end of my Sonneteer. :)

[Frankyc2003]

Thanks for the kind words Rich! :):cool:

[Frankyc2003]

Final Bump before eBay this weekend.

Any takers?

;-)

[hughandella]

Could i take them please Francois ? PM sent

[Frankyc2003]

PM replied

[Frankyc2003]

Sold Subject to the usual pending payment :)

[Frankyc2003]

these are back on sale for a limited amount of time before ebay!!!

:)

[Frankyc2003]

PRICE REDUCTION

225 GBP

COLLECTION ONLY

Thanks

[Frankyc2003]

SOLD:)