Horn Speaker Recommendations

Hal9k...have you owned or heard the Odeon speakers?  If so, which one?  

You might consider a pair of  Klipsch Diamond Jubilees. Those could be had for under 20K. Use a good tube amp for the drive.
Or you might consider a used pair of  K horns, approx. 4-5K.
Then pick up an electronic crossover, I use a Crown VFX2 along with a good transistor amp for the bass with volume controls for sound tuning. (transistors are better for bass: tighter, faster...)
Drive the mids/highs with a nice single ended tube amp of your choice and you have reached audio nirvana my friend!
No need for a subwoofer with this setup, you'll have lots of nice, tight, deep bass

This is a crazy hobby that we have.   Here I am looking at $30-40k speakers for my new house, and then I think I have a loaded 2019 Mustang GT that costs less than $45k.   Somehow that does not make sense.  

willgolf,

I have not made any sort of direct comparison between Charney and Avantgarde (I've heard the Charney more recently), so at best I can recall my impressions of the two.  The Charney sounds extraordinarily coherent from top to bottom (not surprising given that it is a single driver speaker).  The Avantgardes have a little bit of a problem with the bass matching the midrange and some unevenness in the bass.  But, the Avantgarde goes lower in bass and you can adjust the bass to be extremely strong, if that is what you want.  Both are very good systems.

There have been mention of several other horn systems or systems that share the characteristics of horn systems that are certainly worth looking into.  The Classic Audio Reproduction field-coil speakers and the JBL Hartsfield reproduction, the Horning speakers, and Volti speakers I'e heard and generally like.  They are lively sounding system, which I like, but, they are not my personal favorites, but this is entirely a matter of taste, so you must hear them yourself to decide.  

Have you considered the Infinity IRS 4 or the Genesis line that Arnie Nudell made when he left infinity. You seem fixated on horn speakers. The quality vintage speaker have so natural sound on analog. 

Guess everyone has their preferences. I have never heard a horn speaker that even comes close to their sound on analog tapes are vinyl. Of course you should buy what you like and want   Just don’t think you are wanting good imaging stage effect sound placement. Otherwise normal music. Gold was always to get to the natural!!  or absolute sound. Horns don’t come close. Of course that is my ear and preference.