Horn based loudspeakers why the controversy?

My Airpulse Model one speakers have a horn loaded ribbon tweeter which I find to be very extended and detailed. Not a true horn but an interesting implementation nonetheless which sounds verg good to these ears

{Edgar Villchur started the controversy}  Do agree that sellers of early AS stereo designs had to talk owners into buying 2 new speakers and getting rid of those old RCA Altec JBL Lowther WE horns. Wonder whats more usable and valuable today the old horns or those early AS designs?

My Tannoy dual concentric horn loaded tweeters just died after a particularly loud POP on a vinyl disc.
Not sure if I am going to keep pursing horns.

Klipsch horn speakers have been loved by many peple since 1946 and thought of as one of the best speakers for the price.  They have lasted the test of time. If people did not love them they would have stopped production year s ago.  Personal taste in how you feel your music, how you hear your music. People have personal taste and hear music differently
What one person might hear as bright sound, it may be just right for someone else that hear that frequency with less sensitivity.  Horn based enclosures are very efficient and dynamic. Usually best suited for larger rooms. They have a unique sound you either like or don't. Listen and compare to see what you like. For a large room 20ft square or larger Klipsch horns are difficult to beat for the price. There are probably horn based compedtors that sound great too.

No one here ever heard of or heard any modern JBL Horn/Reflex speakers? Try Everest DD66000, K2 S7500, S3100, K2 S9900, M2.. etc. I think you might be shocked by what you hear.. and NOT at a show! I run my 20 yr old S3100 with a 180 watt vintage Perraux Mosfet amp to great effect.. I have never tired of them. A friend of mine says they remind him of his Martin Logan stats .. transparent with great imaging to boot. Of course, there are many ways to skin a cat!