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What does one purchase after owning horns?

I have owned Avantgarde Uno's and sold them because of the lack of bass to horn integration. I loved the dynamics, the midrange and highs. Now faced with a new speaker purchase, I demo speakers and they sound lifeless and contrived. The drama and beauty of live music and even the sound of percussion insturments like a piano are not at all convincing. I have an $8k budget for speakers give or take a thousand. My room is 13'X26' firing down the length. Any good ideas will be appreciated. My music prefrences are jazz/jazz vocalist.
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chadeffect
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Shadorne,

surely if that were the case every recording studio would have electrostatic speakers. Advancements have been made in all areas in of hifi since those days. Many studios have compromised monitors for good reason. Anyone remember the NS 10?
tmsorosk
1,013 posts
 
Chadeffect ...Good point , I don't recall seeing or hearing about electrostatics in a recording studio . I've heard many and am not a fan .
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grannyring
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ESL's are to large for recording studios as we all know. That is the only reason we don't see them. Soundlab's are simply to big. Come on.....

ESL's are however used to reproduce live sounding instruments in orchestras on a large stage.
larryi
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Among the least colored and best integrated horn/high efficiency systems I've heard are the various speakers from Classic Audio that Atmasphere mentioned. These must be in the running. I also endorse the mention, made above, about the top level JBL horn systems.

I like the EdgarHorns as well. These tend to be just a bit less ultra dynamic than some other horn systems, but, the have a fantastically natural and musically satisfying balance. In other words, I like the tradeoffs made by the designer/builder.
weseixas
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Well how does Wilson's, MBL, JM labs, Magico , et al , compare to horns , the OP needs to move on ...

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