What does one purchase after owning horns?

"Duke's speaker is not an Horn .... Waveguide !!!!!!!"

A waveguide is a type of horn, characterized by constant directivity, minimum-wavefront-disturbance curvatures, and a lack of vanes or diffractive shapes or features to modify directivity. Some of my models use what I would definitely call a "waveguide", and others use a device that has many (but not all) of the characteristics of a pure waveguide, so I call it a "waveguide-style horn". Macrojack's conical horns, designed by Bill Woods, are probably what I'd call "waveguide-style horns". Others may use different terminology and/or draw their lines of demarcation in a different place. For example, Bill Woods called my waveguide a "conical horn".

Duke

Duke - As far as I can tell, "conical horn" is the nicest thing Bill can say about a system. He says the AH300 is the best he knows how to make. Apparently he sees your "waveguides" in a similar light. That should make your head swell a bit.

I tried to call Bill the master of horn design once but he laughed it off and said that would be Danley. Why no mention of Tom Danley in these horn threads? Don't you guys know about him?

What an interesting thread this is, I have followed this one from the beginning. Some excellent points have been brought up, mapmans last post is spot on IMO. As for my speakers I own a pair of Gedlee Abbey 12A speakers that use a waveguide along with a 12 inch woofer, I also employ the multi sub (4) approach that Dr Geddes advocates. Best sound I have ever had in my room.

Dan

Mrdecibel,

Yes--I was talking about the delusions we ALL SHARE in trying to believe that our systems sound like 'live' music.
My point was, I like a flat frequency response and can't accept THAT as a flaw, and that horn lovers love the dynamic transfer and can't accept dynamic squashing as an issue...
"We all compromise, humm, pat our feet and try and pretend that it sounds live at home--sometimes deluding ourselves into that 'Wow, I'm really there moment.' "

Yeah, I was really commenting on how all of us have different focus points.
Me, flat frequency response is a must, imaging and soundstage also a must...dynamic transfer, while important isn't a deal breaker--but I completely understand those who find it unforgivable.

Good listening,
Larry

While I respect Bill hes talented and a wonderful human he didn't invent the conical horn heck Edison was using them in 1890