Why not horns?

Personally I have tried most types of speaker, boxes, electrostatics, ribbons and so on.

I now have horns and wonder how I ever listened to some of the other speakers for so long?

Horns done well have no "honky" sound. They can be as transparent as any quad or ML etc, but with the ability to do true dynamics and volume with bass weight and depth.

I suspect many here have not had the chance to hear a good horn system by some of the comments made.

Atmasphere,

I could not have put it better myself. I spent many years with magnepans, apogees etc. So I hope you understand that I could never have a colored speaker. Especially with the "honk" people keep mentioning.

I now have 110db horns and could not be happier. In fact in some ways the electrostat has some things in common sonically with a good horn. Where it gets left behind is the dynamic freedom, weight and ease a horn has.

When I hear other highend speakers these days they tend to sound distant,unresolved and flat compared to my horns. Not to say all horns are great of course.

Some audiogoners should try to invest some time in listening to a good horn set up. Half the reason this hobby can get confusing is because so many have great opinions without doing any real listening or having experience to go with the strong opinion... There is a lot out there to hear but not much worth keeping.