Why not horns?

I have owned sealed speakers, ported speakers, Magnepans and electrostatics, but none of them could hold a candle to my present DIY fully horn loaded tri-amplified DEQX DSP controlled horns. I can’t imagine ever going back to direct radiators when the SQ of my horns is so excellent.

There are no two horn speakers that sound the same. There are mediocre ones, good ones, very good ones, and some that are unlistenable. There are some with qualities BUT flaws (like most vintage Klipsch designs for example) that you can either live with or not, depending on your sensibilities. Modern horns, new horn designs don't sound "honky" anymore. Rejecting all horns in block makes absolutely no sense. It's such a vast world with extremely different designs and ranging from budget to ultra high end, cost-no-object... then there's the synergy with the room, with the system... no, you just can't "loathe all horns". That's just ridiculous IMHO.

Also I'd like to add that what a lot of audiophiles are calling "horns" are in fact merely direct radiator speakers with horn loaded mids or treble. A true horn system is fully horn loaded and very often sound more coherent. it's not easy to match a horn with a direct radiator mid/woofer and that is often where the design is flawed.

@rolox --

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I wonder how many "horny" readers are sitting back wondering what our naysayers would think if they sat in our sweet spot? If my ears are being tricked into thinking my Klipsch Lascalas are clean, mean, music machines when actually they are distorted/honky losers then my life is a fantasy delusion. Very possible. But strangely, I've never been more pleased with the music quality/experience. I've heard Klipsch Heritage line are so industrial that it takes years for them to break in properly! But maybe they are breaking my ears instead! Sitting in several audio rooms to evaluate other systems, nothing has equaled my sweet spot yet. But my chair is pretty comfy!