Von Schweikert VR4 SR IV

A nice upgrade. However, you might also consider a higher model PMC with a bigger woofer. It really depends on what you dislike about the OB1's? (Value for money the OB1 is quite hard to beat in its price range.) My suggestion would be to audition Energy Veritas too. G'luck!

And every one of them being passed through a horn speaker.

Assuming there is sound reinforcement involved.

Assuming there is sound reinforcement involved.

If any speaker in an audio system sounds like unamplified music, I'll be first in line to buy it. Though I presume I'd have to jettison the amp as well, right?

The best speakers of various technologies can sometimes approach certain aspects of the sound of unamplified music, e.g., horns with dynamics, 'stats with...whatever. So you picks your poison I suppose.

True enough, Drubin. Here, I think I got hung up on a point and micro-churned it. Gotta cut back on my coffee intake. :-)

It's funny that nearly five months after initiating this thread, the author has never responded to any of the feedback.