Johnk,
I agree the horns are almost exclusively used for main monitors which are mainly used to impress clients at high SPL's.
I was trying to say that most nearfields for mixing and mastering do not use horns and that even for main monitors(the big soffit mounted beasts) there has been a significant shift away from horns ( a process that only begain in the 70's). Older studios may still have horns in place. Horns have not been entirely displaced from the studio.
Horns are used in studios.....usualy on the wall a set of compresion horns with BR bass will be in use.
I agree the horns are almost exclusively used for main monitors which are mainly used to impress clients at high SPL's.
I was trying to say that most nearfields for mixing and mastering do not use horns and that even for main monitors(the big soffit mounted beasts) there has been a significant shift away from horns ( a process that only begain in the 70's). Older studios may still have horns in place. Horns have not been entirely displaced from the studio.