Do you like horns?

[Grizzog]

Not much to say here...do you like horns, or would you rather they were all sent to the bottom of the ocean?

 

[62caddy]

The question is far too general. While like I certain horns very much, others I do not care for.

As to whether "anything sounds as good as horns" is a whole other question. It depends on which specific horn speaker and what non-horn speaker being compared.

 

[Grizzog]

It is a general question, yes. There are speakers in every category that are good and those that are bad. In general terms, do horns appeal to you?

For example, in general, I don't care for cone tweeters.

 

[62caddy]

To that I would answer a qualified yes - but I would stop short of saying "nothing sounds as good" - so I would not check the first option because of the wording.

 

[kfalls]

I love 'em. They help to keep my hat on

 

[gadget73]

I'm assuming we're talking speakers and not trumpets? Love me a good horn section in a band. Properly implemented, they're quite OK in speakers too.

 

[hjames]

really depends on WHICH horn we are talking about, which driver, what diaphram material is used, how its crossed over ... etc, etc.

 

[cartop]

I Love my HPS SR-70 horn speakers but I also like my Acoustic Reasearch AR 17''s, It depends on what I am listening to and at what volume I am in the mood for.

 

[vinyldavid]

Love 'em as a breed, but there's a lot of bad examples, just like anything.

 

[toxcrusadr]

I respectfully decline to vote because there are only two choices. Kinda makes it black and white, and most of audio is a world of gray.

 

[ehoove]

I have had many horn speakers and found some wonderful, but most were very tiring to listen to. Hence my vote.
Regards,
Jim

 

[jblmar]

No fatigue listening to my JBL 2425J/2370 combination.
The answer is...YES!

 

[Pio1980]

Assuming were talking expo's?
Generally not at home, except on 1920s radios. Waveguides? Yes, definitely, love my e-waved Advent 2Ws.

 

[Nightwisher]

Having had too many bad experiences with the Klipsch Horns over the years because my dad and brother love them (the new ones, not the old ones), I can say that I love my Boston Acoustics VR tweeters absolutely after having to live with those horns. So much smoother and much less headache-inducing. I have seriously gotten headaches listening to Klipsch speakers many times. I was so relieved when I figured out that was the cause of my headaches and the Klipsch were gone permanently not long after that (at least from my setups).

Now, I can listen to some live JBL Professional horns at concerts all day long. Those are much different sounding than the Klipsch.

The poll was still open, so I resurrected it.

 

[biscuithead]

I like horns heard through horns.

Altec, Emilar, Selenium, Renkus Heinz, Peavey, Eminence, University, Klipsch and Heppner... complemented, loaded, highs and mids, anything above ~900hz!

 

[Chrisxo55441]

i love my fortes but i love my ohm walsh 2XOs better and i certainly wouldnt send the fortes to the bottom of the ocean

Horns and non horns living in harmony - why cant we all just get along?

 

[ducati_EL34]

Horns? Yes, horns, always horns.

 

[guiller]

I respectfully decline to vote because there are only two choices. Kinda makes it black and white, and most of audio is a world of gray.

I agree 100 % with your comment.

 

[BobbyBluz]

My EV Sentry III's are truly great, no regrets.

 

[brian222]

Chicago and BSAT horns? Yes.