Don't know whether you would consider these horn speakers, but they are superb and the image well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPffpT-sRz0 dc10Audio / Viking Acoustics Berlin R's. |
Funny...one of the first statements I hear when people listen to my customized pre 2006 Avantgardes is how well they image. Listening to a lot of other systems I tend to agree...my Horns do indeed image well! Of course it probably helps that I listen in a 1250 sq. ft. studio/loft with 16 ft. high ceilings! |
@mrdecibel I think the nuance of a number of opinion I hold isn't clear to you. I did think the LaScala sounded very good. I also said that I could easily imagine material which would be hard to listen to through them. I'm specifically thinking of the last two Tool albums, but especially 10,000 Days with the layered, forward, in-your-face sound Joe Barresi likes to get out of Adam's guitars. The last time I saw Tool live the house delay system was gigantic JBL horns. I didn't like it. The dynamics were punishing. I'd heard them play a massive Meyer rig in 2012. The mix and sound system sounded much better. I'm looking for the kind of live sound I heard at Tool 2012, The Dead in 2009, and DMB and 311 in 2008. I played bass and sax. I wasn't real good. My brother and dad played trumpet. I HATED that thing. My daughter goes to a private school with a huge music department for it's size. I hear them play every year. I'll hear them again in 10 days. I may bring ear protection. My grandparents were always taking my brother and I to big band events in the local park. I've always liked live outdoors music. It always sounds better. All I'm saying is about those speakers is they sounded very good, but they fell short on imaging and bass, and the bite of the dynamics could easily become punishing with some material. That may be a major asset with material having less dramatic dynamics, but Tool recording are among the most dynamic out there in a particularly aggressive way. |
