Good, Affordable Horns?

These look very nice!

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1212516378

Anyone ever heard these "omni-horns" from Duevel?

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1212895210

Hi Mapman,

I have the Cain & Cain double horn IM-Bens, essentially two of those single-Bens stacked together upside down.(if that makes sense)

I have also listened to single Bens. Beautifully made, that's for sure. And the sound, with proper upstream components, is amazing.

But, once again, these are speakers ideally designed to be matched with tubes. Especially low-power(<24 wpc) single-ended triode(SET) amps. To get the best out of them, you'd have to be willing to use something other than your beloved Carver and MF.

I've heard several Cain & Cains (including single and double Bens) and several Duevels, but not sure I've heard the Jupiters. Both lines include very nice speakers, different in presentation obviously. I wouldn't recommend an omni for a 12 by 12 room unless they can be positioned well out into the room.

The Cain & Cains do indeed call for tubes; the Duevels not necessarily though come to think of it I've probably only heard them with push-pull tube amps.

In vintage speakers, my suggesion would be either the Altec Model 19 or the Model 14.

Duke
dealer/manufacturer

Something new (Cardersound Tybones):

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1216241460