Why not horns?

Sebrof...by saying you might go back to non horns tells me that something is not right. Klipschorns work in a corner for bass output and extension, but I prefer non corner placed speakers, saying I like the Lascala over the Klipschorn. IMHO. Thanks,Mrd

Being an audiophile is fine. Being a "music listener"...well.....

I like the corner horn approach IF you have the right room to implement it in. If not, then you have to work with what you have.

The SOTA horn system I heard at CAF was set up in the corners and that worked exceptionally well in that room.

BTW,

I've decided to designate the SOTA horn system I heard at CAF as a reference system for me. I equate leaving with a headache to someone with sensitive eyes being outside on a gorgeous sunny day without sunglasses. It is uncomfortable, but the problem is with our own sensory overload, not the signal. You put on a pair of sunglasses to deal with it. With a sound system, you might have to turn down the volume a bit, though you would prefer not to. At the live symphony performance, you might have to move out of the front row and back a ways.

Mapman - I have found with my system that the lack of distortion can cause me to play louder than I otherwise might. Perhaps we equate loudness with distortion and respond by playing louder when the distortion is absent. Just a guess but that might account for your throbbing noggin.