Why not horns?

901s are ok but, comparing (901s) to a horn system is weak.
In the Hi-Fi game, I doubt 90% of the community have seen (or much less heard) a "Horn" system. I say this from the prospective of observing reactions from those coming through my door.
Big, you bet, just like the audio presentation.
Overkill, guilty as charged.
Expensive, duh.. yea!
Build yourself a Super KHorn setup and be smug when someone starts bragging about "their" set-up.
I've been getting a kick (for more than a few decades) doing it.

Just to reassure potential horn owners - Horn based loudspeaker systems DO NOT attract pests and vermin the way that horn based threads tend to.
I suspect many horn owners keep quiet about what they have at home out of fear that they might attract the attention of bashers, busters and boneheads. Certainly reading Audiogon threads with "horn" in the title seems to make participation risky. It isn't really. They're all talk and mostly just repetitive. All hat - no cattle.

So feel free to sing the praises of your big beautiful speakers if that's your wish. I've been doing so for a couple of years now without any infestation -- just a few insults and a little derision and name calling -- things I learned to ignore back in second grade.

You girls still beating this thread? OK, as the first step in my twelve step program, I just sold my Klipsch Fortes and use, as my main speakers, 1977 Klipsch Cornwalls. And I really, really like them.

Growing up in the mono era, my dad had a single Klipschorn, in a NYC apartment, no less. But as I got a bit older and started reading the audio mags I learned that horn speakers were garbage and that started my quest owning B&W, Celestion, Spendor, Magnapan, Infinity, Epos and scads more. Now, fourty years later, I find myself back where it all started and I could not be happier. HP and J. Gordon took me down their paths, but they weren't mine.

Hi, I'm Marty and I'm a hornaholic.

Hello Marty!!

Hi Marty- Feels good, huh? Finally you've found out who you really are and you've been able to shed the yoke of peer pressure and the need for public acceptance. Congratulations!!!

Your bravery and your wonderful story of self-discovery can only serve to empower other closeted horn lovers everywhere. You've provided a strong example by coming out like this. Thanks for sharing.