Why Not Horns ?

JPH-22 -- Tue, 11/11/2008 - 22:05

Horns - in the "spherical" variety have come of age. No longer sounding honky, throaty or even "colored", they demand to be heard.

I am not biased towards horns, as some folks in the past have been called "horn people". If anything, I am a "box" person as this has been what I've listened to for over ten years. I am embarassed at how far from the truth I have been.

I won't mention any particular brands here, although I could if asked...but I highly recommend that more of us get out there and hear what we've been missing. Hopefully, more makers of high-end speakers will make these spherical horns - even if this isn't a strong possibility...

JPH

JR-1 (not verified) -- Sat, 05/09/2009 - 13:37

Tim - you are a true trailblazer. Not many had horns 20 years ago. It's interesting to see how Klipsch's were originally intended for PA purposes, not home audio. But this changed in the 80's - as they were now aimed at the home market. Maybe earlier models (from the 40's-50's) were intended for home use - I don't know the exact history. The same goes for JBL's..........

audiovoice888@g... -- Fri, 05/15/2009 - 22:30

i have a forum, dedicated exclusively to horn speakers :
http://www.audiovoice-acoustics.com/forum/
this is my system ( i build horns as hobby ) :
http://www.audiovoice-acoustics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=405
and here a extensive collection of a wide variety of different horn installations :
http://www.audiovoice-acoustics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=168
i have heard the Magico Ultimos at Bob Nachtigalls home. I had a very good impression of the reproduction above 300hz. Very clean.
Bass was a little shy, but this was Bobs expressed tonal preference. Room acoustics was also not exactly my taste - too overdamped. And some difficulty of integration of the big midbass horn with the other channels.
Over all, a remarkable experience.