Why not horns?


I've owned a lot of speakers over the years but I have never experienced anything like the midrange reproduction from my horns. With a frequency response of 300 Hz. up to 14 Khz. from a single distortionless driver, it seems like a no-brainer that everyone would want this performance. Why don't you use horns?
macrojack
Hxt1 - What else are you using with your horns to bring you that precarious balance? Most of the objections to the use of horns seem to be based on size and cost and you appear to have avoided both of those potential problems and come away very happy.
Well sizewise they ARE 6'1" tall!!!
But they have a modest footprint, 9"x21".
Lumber was $450, drivers were $150,
And I put about 100 hours into constructing them.
I'm using an almarro a205mkII with Bent Audio mods
(resistive ladder relay remote volume/balance control)
And tweaks (V caps, fuses, and so on)
A Lenco with DIY slate/cld plinth, various MC carts with SUTs
Bottlehead Eros phono , and a Modwright 999es platinum truth.
Everything was purchased used here on A'gon or sourced locally, except
The Eros.
A cheap, fun system, and at night I can plug my AKG 701's
Into that little Almarro and groove with no complaints from the better half!
Oh and speltz anticable speaker cables.
The TT , SUT jumpers and IC's are all incognito,
The other IC's and all powercords are DIY.
This system has evolved, after 6 amps, countless speakers,
And cd players, transports, DACs, and ancillaries this is it!
For now.
Macrojack, exactly what components are in your horn system? As stated not everyone is a horn fan but to be educated it would help if people would list which horn systems they think are good.
Seadogs1 - Take some time and read through this thread. I know it's long but there is a lot of info in it that will answer your question.

My horns are AH300 by Acoustic Horn Company. I am using B&C DCX 50 compression drivers. These are mounted atop a pair of JBL L-200 cabinets which contain RCF L15P530 woofers. Crossover, etc. is handled by an XTA 224. I think they are good.