"So, if I can find great sound and good looking speaker, then I am a happy camper. " Absolutely and if you can do this you can't ask for more. If you find something that meets these standards in your eyes that is what matters.
In my search for my audio standards to be met I could not find what I wanted and ended up building what has turned out to be in most eyes a visual klunker no doubt, but the sound is amazing and it is produced by the laws of physics in which best functional form can't be evaded. Properly done pure horns systems are unbeatable by any direct radiator systems and they do this by correct audio producing shape which can be done no other way. Side benefit to horns is also super efficiency and you don't need lots of power to run things.
It is a shame this forum does not allow for pictures. It was mentioned to me that a build thread would be interesting and there were not enough of them here but I can see why. Can't post build in progress pictures nor finished results nor can you post actual measured audio results for people to see so it ends up being talk and no evidence. Can't post REW or TrueRTA graphs showing the benefit of doing things certain ways nor can anyone share screen captures of active digital settings that would work with Xilicas to balance and time align systems.
In my search for my audio standards to be met I could not find what I wanted and ended up building what has turned out to be in most eyes a visual klunker no doubt, but the sound is amazing and it is produced by the laws of physics in which best functional form can't be evaded. Properly done pure horns systems are unbeatable by any direct radiator systems and they do this by correct audio producing shape which can be done no other way. Side benefit to horns is also super efficiency and you don't need lots of power to run things.
It is a shame this forum does not allow for pictures. It was mentioned to me that a build thread would be interesting and there were not enough of them here but I can see why. Can't post build in progress pictures nor finished results nor can you post actual measured audio results for people to see so it ends up being talk and no evidence. Can't post REW or TrueRTA graphs showing the benefit of doing things certain ways nor can anyone share screen captures of active digital settings that would work with Xilicas to balance and time align systems.