Horns: Why don't they image well?


Anyone have a theory?

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erik_squires
"...as the sound and the visual gives me the complete experience, this is why I opt for big ESL's. "

I have both Martin Logans and Vandersteen 2's in two different rooms in the house and the ESLs don't even come close to the image accuracy I get from the Vandersteens at "normal" listening distances. They do image better if I walk back to the end of the room, roughly 30' away. Otherwise every instrument even the singer is exaggerated in size. Same experience  when I briefly owned Magnepans. My back-horn loaded single drivers upstairs have better image specificity than both but at the expense of lesser bass and only in a smaller room and at lower listening levels.

This has become one of the most active and fun to read threads I've ever seen.

Thank you to everyone who has been contributing. :)

Best,
OT (original troll)
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Here is Steve Guttenberg on "Here’s why horn speakers sound better than other types"

JBL and Klipsch fans, rejoice.

From his Audiophiliac YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txRsNmMGWZo
I was just going to provide the same link.
Can't wait to all the detractions.

@erik_squires , love your self-portrait, man!  Now if you ever wander into my room at an audio show, I'll recognize you instantly.

Duke