What does one purchase after owning horns?

Shadorne Absolutely !

A musician friend of mine came over to my place the other week, he had previous not heard my horns, I played some cd's, and his comment was how 'clear' they sounded and he cheekily asked If he could he plug axe into them!
Does 'clear' mean, open, forward, colored, bright?
or all of the above?I care not as they float my boat, or should that be ship? lol.

"I still do not think those "non dynamic" live performances are easily duplicated by a system. But it can be close."

Yes, I agree of course that nothing can be duplicated exactly, especially when translated from a large venue into one's listening room.

But My point is that I do not expect exact replication, only quality reproduction within my own space, and I have no issues being satisfied fully with the dynamics aspect of the reproduction in my case, sans horns.

Nevertheless, I would very much like to try a pair of good horns in my home at some point in that I am always interested to hear what other kinds of good reproduction may sound like. Each usually has its own set of things to like.

Just like two talented artists, like Monet and Rembrandt, would offer two radically different but each uniquely interesting renditions of the same subject matter if given the opportunity I would expect.

Mapman, I have owned many speakers in my lifetime, and have experienced many more, and agree than many can do many things well. The point that I make is that people should listen to and experience as much as possible, and then decide what is best for them. My two best "audiophile" friends own top B&W and Martin Logan based systems, and they sound very good. The sound staging and imaging are great. The B&W system is the "ballsier" of the two and the Martin Logan system is very "delicate". However, I enjoy mine more. In fact, to me, there is no comparison. When they visit, they want the sweet spot for the duration. They both listen at lower levels than I do, but always leave saying "wow". They continue to own what they own, and I am very happy for them. I have never tried or wanted to change their minds, although they come to me for advice on many purchases and the like. I am very happy that many people can enjoy their systems, whether they be horns or not. Ultimately I have found the system that fits me best, and I will defend this point(fits me best)to those such as Unsound and Weseixas, who cannot accept this basic principal, nor be civil about it. It is my pleasure to have this correspondence.....again, I am in complete agreement with you.

Renmeister, You have been away so long, and I am so sorry. I was obviously part of it all. I do believe help is still here if you want it, whatever direction you go, and not just by me.... You are welcome to email me if you prefer privacy. Always, MrDecibel