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Why not horns?

I've owned a lot of speakers over the years but I have never experienced anything like the midrange reproduction from my horns. With a frequency response of 300 Hz. up to 14 Khz. from a single distortionless driver, it seems like a no-brainer that everyone would want this performance. Why don't you use horns?
macrojack
weseixas
519 posts
 
Until you've heard speakers designed or inspired by Earl Geddes,

I would love to hear geddes stuff, but how ? Where?

From past viewing Geddes stuff are not really horns but uses a sort of waveguide , so they would lack the same coloration associated with typical compression drivers IMO.
weseixas
519 posts
 
Dats the problem... a guess !

06-14-10: Prdprez
My take on the blind test was that the listener was noticing all of the same similarities that seperate Stats and Horns from typical dynamic speakers. It doesnt surprise me one bit that he guessed the way he did.
weseixas
519 posts
 
Duke,

Are you saying the Summas are electrostatic like in there presentation ?
prdprez
121 posts
 
Ditto to Weseixas!

I was just thinking the same thing about Duke's speakers.
Isn't more of a waveguide than a horn?
soundsogood
3 posts
 
Hey Mapman
What amp was being used in the Cathedral Audio setup?
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