Are horns and hi-eff designs becoming more popular


I feel they are but wonder what others think? Since today one can build hi-eff designs in most any type of loudspeaker. With many new hi-eff transducers availible. Hi-effs not just front or back horn designs anymore.
128x128johnk
Yes, with the return of interest in vinyl and tubes. K-horns, design now over fifty years old, are strong players if you have the space. You need a room that is at least 18 feet across and 30 feet deep to do them justice. If you add a Belle center channel you have the best of all worlds, in that the imaging cannot be beat. Tubes take the edge off the horn sound. I have had the K's and drove them with triode 15 watts and solid state all class A 30 watt. Tubes sounded better.
Of course they are. A few years back they had nearly disappeared from the market. I think the advent of the Internet (information) age and the subsequent proliferation of the DIY community has been the primary reason for the new found interest in high efficiency designs. Lets face it, single driver speakers and open baffle designs can be very inexpensive and very good. Low entry prices will always change a market.

Enjoy,

TIC
More people are NOW finding out what they have been MISSING without horns WITH tube gear in their systems....I think this is the best way to listen to recorded music period! I WILL NEVER GO BACK!!