The Snapper's excelled in the biggest of all tests for an audio component— they consistently proved able to produce satisfying sound when reproducing music I had heard performed in concert the day before. Commonly, such audio sessions have left me disappointed and depressed, especially if I had come to think my system was making really good sound in the days before hearing a live performance. Yet time and again the Snapper's made sound that was, though clearly reproduced, nevertheless so fulfilling that I found myself comparing performance practices or interpretations between the live and the reproduced music rather than the quality of the sound, a remarkable experience.