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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
seadogs1
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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.
macrojack OP
1,303 posts
 
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.
hifisoundguy
630 posts
 
Macrojack, the new improved BOSE 901's sounds very very Horn-Like now. BOSE is now using different speaker drivers for their new 901's that just came out a few months ago. "One of the best" and a "future classic" that we will talk about for a long long time !!...
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
So horns sound like Bose 901s. I guess that settles it :-)

To trell the truth I like my 901s in my swimming pool room, but they won't get in to my living room.
macrojack OP
1,303 posts
 
Bose in a swimming pool room sounds appropriate as they are designed to echo off the walls. However, I can't begin to imagine how they would ever approximate the sound of any horn, good or bad.

Hifisoundguy seems to be a shill, and a very poor one at that. Is there anyone here who takes any of his many Bose 901 recommendations seriously?
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