I had one of the original (#17 & 18) pair of the Snell Type A speakers. Bought them in 1978 from the original owner for $800 and sold them in 2010 for $500 for a pair of Snell Type A-IIIi that I paid $1500 for. Power the Type A with Kenwood L-05M (100 watts solid state mono amps) for a number of years, before bi-amping them with Kenwood L-07M (150 watts solid state mono amps)for the bass (i.e. top unit)and Sound Values M60 (60 watts mono tube amps) for the mid & tweeter (i.e., top unit). Both speakers sound better bi-amped, and the Type AIIIi sound better then the Type A. If you can find the Type A for $500 or less buy them; otherwise if you can find the Type AIII for $1500 or less go for that. Both speakers are 4 ohms and both speakers improve with bi-amping &/or increased power. I also recommending putting spikes under the speakers and seperating or putting viberpods between the top and bottom units. The speakers are big and so is the sound, but I think they look great.
John
John