Horn Speaker Recommendations

I’ve most likely owned more Klipsch than anyone posting about it as well as much of what’s available I even have some of Paul's RCA test equipment and 1 of his RCA W bins from Klipsch museum many may not know but K horn was inspired and based on Olson's work for RCA. I stand by my entry-level horn comment many heritage owners run-heavy mods Klipsch is cheap and easily available it also floods the used market and Klipsch owners by far out num other type owned and are very vocal in forums due to this. The only Klipsch I could see owning is the fully horn-loaded theater systems many of those are better than audiophile offerings of great cost and it seems are no longer offered since Klipsch was purchased by Harman. But sadly with horns, the audiophile market isn’t offering many worthy of purchase unless you want a hybrid horn and honestly if I had to go that route I would buy a conventional dynamic. If one really wants great horns you have to know a good amount about it and be able to DIY to some degree since even if complete a great sounding full horn system will be in parts that owner must somewhat assemble. And as mentioned one should consider it as a system that includes amps crossovers room etc and all should be matched to each other.

I appreciate everyone's feedback.  It has truly been eye opening and interesting.  I have studied each and every suggestion made.  While I am no where near to making a decision, I am going to eliminate a few of the recommendations.  I have eliminated Klipsch, JBL and any other full box horns.  I know they are all great speakers with outstanding sound, however, they will not fit with the design of my new home.  I also have a very strong feeling that I will be buying another Tube Amp.  So besides, Avantgarde, Odeon, hORNS, Charney, PureaudioProject, please continue to let me know any other suggestions that I should consider, or influence my decision for a particular brand.  

@willgolf, with regards to the design of your new home, will this music room be a " dedicated " listening room ? A few examples are : dedicated and upgraded electrical, greater wall reinforcement, room acoustic panels, etc. As in real estate : location, location, location. As in audio systems / music reproducing systems : the room, the room, the room. Horn systems have a benefit of creating less side wall reflections, but reflections, slap echoes, bass modes / resonances ( nodes and antinodes ) will all be present, if not dealt with. Obviously, once the speakers are in the room, and the system is set up, fine tuning the speakers location, to the room, and to your listening seats, will likely take some time. Expect some issues, and I am just trying to help, with such a big expenditure. I hope, for your benefit, you have considered this with your room " design ". Think about driving your car on nothing but cobblestone roads ? Just something to think about, if you haven't. Enjoy ! MrD.