Soundstage and explosive dynamics?

@kosst_amojan

There is another world out there beyond even high end home audio and you might be right to call it totally crazy but explosive it is

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M2X6jisRSk8

This studio was built only a few years ago and is similar in setup to Mark Knopfler’s studio. Those are 15 inch woofers - all of them! And that delivers up to 121 db SPL continuous at 0.3% THD. Surprisingly, the low volume performance is even lower in distortion - so big and powerful can play incredible detail too.

These drivers all get broken in at the factory with a serious stress test

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEBICv7QPDM

^Many huge speakers require very little power and volume for excellent dynamics. This would be glaringly obvious if you were to compare some volume-matched Altecs and some narrow-baffle tower speakers at around 70 db. What you’d find is that the lower efficiency tower speakers require the louder volume to come alive.

Some consider dynamics as simply chest-punching upper bass. That’s what the narrow baffle, 6" woofer tower speakers tend to do well.

What the large horn speakers can do (with only a few watts) is create a realistic orchestral crescendo, or a kick drum that gets eerily close to the real thing. Yes, they have to move a larger woofer, but the woofers typically have very light paper diaphragms and are designed for low excursion. This allows them to produce very fast bass. Subs OTOH are usually designed with much heavier diaphragms and suspensions. They’re also designed for long excursion. This is why comparing a 15" horn loaded bass driver to a typical subwoofer is useless.

Anyway, the most dynamic speakers are large speakers. As others have mentioned, it’s basic physics. It’s why most "class A" full range speakers are monolith size.

Hey... If you want to argue with my experience, fine... My experience tends to match what a lot of audio rags say as well. I distinctly recall the review of the FGU3 Stereophile did where it was pointed out how unusual it was for a large system to come alive at a mere whisper. 
My Focals are powered by a whopping 40 watts of Pass designed power. I'm quite happy with this pairing. It doesn't matter if I'm throwing Tool, Bassnectar, DCD, Collide, or Loreena McKennitt at this thing, I get wide, deep, precise, convincing images and dynamics that reflect their live acts. I didn't spend much time looking at horns because I've only ever heard one system of any type that had horns I liked. Horns always seem to have a very in-your-face presence I don't care at all for and I've never once heard a horn imagine in a convincing way. If somebody out there has a pair they want to park me in front of I'll be happy to try them. 

Sorry kosst, again pretty much every point in your last post is wrong. Horns sound better at all volumes due to much lower distortion. The driver simply is not working hard. 
You need to get out and hear some good horns!

And that's an excellent post helmotech