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I'm a new member and have just recently discovered Snell speakers. I've picked up a set of Type E III and Type Ci speakers recently and am learning about those models and Snell in general. As is obvious, both sets of these speakers are 30+ years old, and debatably might benefit from some maintenance. I'll say up front that both sets seem to play fine, and have both had their woofer foam surrounds replaced by previous owners, and I understand the potential concerns some might raise there regarding replacing the surrounds versus whole driver replacement from AtomicHiFi. And I'd be interested in refreshing any electrolytic capacitors in the crossovers, and again I've read a lot about varying opinions on that topic too. That being said, feel free to offer any experience or advice on those topics. One additional thing I'm curious about though are the tweeters. Again, by ear all the tweeters seem to be working fine, so maybe the short answer is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" 😉 And I'm generally fully supportive of that position as I don't need to invent new things to do, or break what isn't. But with age some say that ferrofluid in tweeters dries out and gets sticky, and to maintain/recapture the original performance the ferrofluid should be replaced, or the tweeter entirely replaced. There are kits to refresh the ferrofluid, and new correct tweeters are available for relatively low cost. So what are others' thoughts on the need to refresh ferrofluid in tweeters of this age, and if anyone has experienced doing so? Thanks in advance!

The Snell Type E III was originally sold with an optional speaker stand that is no longer available, and they rarely show up on the used market as they probably weren't sold in large numbers. With that in mind, from photos I've seen, the stands are relatively simple boxes that a competent DIY woodworker could likely build, or have a cabinet maker build for reasonable cost. But what's missing are measured drawings, and only general dimensions mentioned online. I've seen a number of very old posts online where people have said they have measured drawings for the E III stands they could provide, but those contacts have gone stale, emails bounce, etc. So, does anyone in this community have access to measured drawings of the E III stands so that owners can build the stands? Thanks in advance. Al Reference thread for more information: