Why not horns?

Duke I agree. That to large a midhorn to low a crossover point can cause problems. Why I'm now using a oval tractrix horn this allows proper integration of drivers the oval tractrix horns has solved a few problem of round tractrix maybe give one a listen not to costly. I crossover tweeter to midhorn about 6khz midhorn to midbass about 1khz. This way I can physically time align drivers in vertical array. I also design horns so tweeter midrange can be adjust in angle so you can converge at very close listening distances if you want. Its a pain to design this way everything gets large fast. Cabinets get complicated. Crossover parts horn comps etc all need to be matched with much thought. But end results more than worth the effort.

Unsound, what do you mean by 'waveform integrity'? Is this in the circuit of the speaker or is this the output, etc and how does this relate to phase angle, if it does?

I'm pretty sure that Duke is trying to get the best fidelity out of his speakers and I have not seen that phrase used before, so I want to be clear about what you mean by it. TIA

Atmasphere, time and phase coherence, or as Duke refers to: "waveform fidelity".

Well I can't be the judge of that- I have no idea what the waveform looks like once its in the air. But compared to a pile of speakers that are supposed to be pretty good at that sort of thing I don't find good horns to be lacking.

I find bad horns to suck and not under consideration for HiFi. I don't blame you for not liking horns. I think I mentioned before that they had to win me over, and to this day when I see horns I'm not familiar with I tend to be skeptical.

IOW, Like everything else in high end, its all in the execution.

One dam good thread!!