Change to Horns or stay Dynamic

Dgad,
I have to ask you about the "air pressure in the room" with the Cessaros. One of the reasons I gave up on the idea of owning horns a few years ago was because I often felt a sort of pressure on my skull, which quickly let to a headache, when listening.
I know a horn lover in Italy who feels the same thing but puts up with it because the sound is so good.
Did you feel any sort of fatigue or discomfort with the Cessaros?

I went from electrostats to horns, bypassing dynamic altogether. In doing so, I have found what I didn't know that I was looking for. The dynamics and "you-are-there-ness" are far ahead of dynamic speakers. Years on, I still get the shivers with certain music.

Even good horns have weak points. It is difficult to integrate midrange and bass. Finding dynamic bass which has the "speed"/dynamics/delicacy to match the midrange is difficult. If I ever build my own place in the country (on a hilltop with a beautiful view), I will build large horns into the ground/walls. Also, to get to the mid-bass (say, below 200Hz), horns can get very large and some people don't like that. If you can live with the deficiencies and still like horns, then you probably belong with them.

I went from electrostats to omni-directionals.
Your speakers look very cool.
I also like the idea of building a house around horns like they do in Japan.

darren

for more on horns, see
http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=32

anyone have any thoughts on how a horn would do in a small (15*11) room, w horns on 15' wall?

best

Exlibris-

None of the amps you've tried or mention can generate the
2.2kW peaks your speakers are capable of handling.

The Spectron Musician III SE Mk. 2 monos can deliver 7000 watts (and hold it for 500 msec).

But like you say, "the problem isn't amplification, it’s the drivers."

It must be very disappointing to spend over $40K on speakers and find out their drivers come up short of the volume levels you want.

Good luck with your search for new speakers.