Jonwolfpell,
Yes, I think you are correct. This is my first horn experience in my own system so I can’t say if it is horns in general or if JBL has some magic sauce on these drivers. Either way I am hooked. I realize I am in the honeymoon period but I don’t see myself going back to standard box speakers anytime soon. Anything that could bring these type of dynamics would be well out of my price range. Some of the largest wilson’s I have heard had the same impact and quality to their bass but would come up way short on the mids/highs compared to these.
the lowest octave is a little light on the 4367 so I am filling that in with subs (40hz and down) for a nice full range sound. 40hz seems to be low enough not to diminish the detail retrieval the 4367 has in the bass.
I think what is making these sound great to me is they still follow the Harman design philosophy of a slight downward sloping tuning and even off axis sound. They are very much tuned like the Revels but bring so much more in detail and dynamics with texture I have not had in my system before.
My room is also heavily treated with 7” “bass taps” at first reflection points (side and back walls) and my entire ceiling is treated with 6” of mineral wool covered with an acoustic tile. In college I started out in the headphone world and think I have a favor toward damped rooms. It seems to add a bit of clarity vs a live room. I have A/B my room with and without the treatment and much prefer it with treatment.