Snell Type Q or Thiel CS-1.5?

This is a way late comment on this thread, but The type Q speakers are a strange bird... unlike almost any other model line from any of the Snell engineers... I've owned them twice. They are remarkable at imaging and sound stage but as monitors they totally lack the low end (75hz)... given that they were sold often with dedicated stands which gave them a sharp "snell" appearance but again makes them a strange experiment given that there was no dedicated sub to go with them... I've used them in a large room and the presentation was amazing (with a subwoofer), and they worked really well in small space without a subwoofer... a local store owner and long time snell dealer once told me he was totally baffled by them - considered them one of the best under the type A line and better than the B&W 805's at the time assuming bass limitations... but couldn't sell them. He demonstrated the two back to back (with a Leo Kottke CD) and I agreed, they were better to my ears. The best simple setup I had with these was with a Adcom 535II amp, Conrad Johnson PV4 preamp, Infinity Sub SW10, and a Systemdek II turntable with a blue point cartridge... someday I might try and recreate that system...