Sorry for the late reply. Here's what my subjective impression between Horn1 and VOX FC.
I think given the price difference, the choice is obvious - Horn1. However, sound is subjective and I can easily see that someone picking Vox FC over Horn1.
FC was little more open sounding but IMO had a brighter/upfront presentation than Horn1. You'd have to be very careful about your upstream component to make them sound smooth. They are very revealing and will expose the flaw in your recording. Horn1 is warmer, more refined and more musical. Equally detailed but never in your face.
I'd say Horn1 is easier to like (given my taste) but FC can dig deeper into your music. Given my music taste (I listen to lot of rock/pop music with lesser sound quality), Horn1 was the ideal choice. For really good recordings, FC will be better.
Horn1 has narrow dispersion and smaller soundstage width compare to Field Coil. This is expected given the horn driver nature. However, I didn't see any horn coloration AT ALL. Horn1 will play nice with your room acoustics. FC has wider dispersion/bigger soundstage width which is nice but you'd have to be careful with room interaction.
I think given the price difference, the choice is obvious - Horn1. However, sound is subjective and I can easily see that someone picking Vox FC over Horn1.
FC was little more open sounding but IMO had a brighter/upfront presentation than Horn1. You'd have to be very careful about your upstream component to make them sound smooth. They are very revealing and will expose the flaw in your recording. Horn1 is warmer, more refined and more musical. Equally detailed but never in your face.
I'd say Horn1 is easier to like (given my taste) but FC can dig deeper into your music. Given my music taste (I listen to lot of rock/pop music with lesser sound quality), Horn1 was the ideal choice. For really good recordings, FC will be better.
Horn1 has narrow dispersion and smaller soundstage width compare to Field Coil. This is expected given the horn driver nature. However, I didn't see any horn coloration AT ALL. Horn1 will play nice with your room acoustics. FC has wider dispersion/bigger soundstage width which is nice but you'd have to be careful with room interaction.