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Are Horn Speakers good or bad or simply a complete joke?

What are your impressions on these "acient outdated monster horn speakers" from the past? Are they any good, really bad or simply a joke? Have anybody have the chance to listen to some very well set-up horn speakers system power by single ended triode amps? Please share your experiences.
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listener614
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Ro425,
Are you serious that J. Gordon Holt agrees with you that horns are superior? I question that.
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Listener614, I still remember my first hearing of horn in the early '70s. A used pair of Klipschorns were sitting in the back room of a Tallahassee dealers hooked to a Dyna Stereo 70. The first piece was a snare drum which was so fast and loud that I almost fell off the high work seat I was sitting on. I bought them.

When it comes to speed and efficiency, there is nothing better. I am quite happy with my Tidals, but they are not a fast
ngjockey
1,042 posts
 
Worked with horns for PA systems and theaters over 20 years ago. Never occurred to me to bring them home. Even back then, tried to sell custom line arrays with rare success (once). Not a typical line array by today's standard as it used a single horn tweeter, 6 X 10" and 6 X 5" and 2 amps per channel.
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tjnif
77 posts
 
Well I'm sure you "horn haters" have merit, after all if something sucks to your ears what good is it for someone to try to talk you out of it??? I bought my Khorns based on memory alone, when I got em I wawnt so impressed! cut to the chase.... after some research I bought ALK wood trachorns, ALK extreme slope xovers, crites tweeters JBL 2470 mid drivers and rewired them w/ cardas solid silver...The transformation was astonishing to say the least! Tube gear is a MUST I run Mcintosh MC2000's , C2300 preamp and tron seven reference phono stage. If your near Sullivan county NY come have a listen!
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