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Anyone here use horns?
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<blockquote data-quote="squeak9798" data-source="post: 4901318" data-attributes="member: 555320"><p>The advantages can include controlled directivity and more easily equalized pathlengths which can lead to improved imaging and soundstaging, to many they have a more lively and dynamic sound, lower crossover point than traditional tweeters, installation can be easier, etc.</p><p></p><p>Are they even used in SQ systems? They've <em>been used</em> and continue to be used by dozens of SQ world finals champions and other world-class SQ systems. The original horn car, the RC/SW Grand National, remained undefeated throughout it's career....and this was back when actual //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif could be won in competitions.</p><p></p><p>I liked my horns more than any other speaker I've had in my car. They were so much more lively and dynamic than any traditional cone/dome speaker I've heard that it really made the difference between sounding like a good reproduction of the music and sounding like you were <em>there</em> with the music.</p><p></p><p>Some people don't like horns claiming their tonality isn't as pure as traditional setups. I would agree on an intellectual level...there are some potential issues with many horn designs on the market that could present themselves. But listening to them....no complaints. Tonality was excellent, and the other advantages surely trumped any minor deviation in tonal accuracy. And the imaging out the box was pretty good....high and wide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="squeak9798, post: 4901318, member: 555320"] The advantages can include controlled directivity and more easily equalized pathlengths which can lead to improved imaging and soundstaging, to many they have a more lively and dynamic sound, lower crossover point than traditional tweeters, installation can be easier, etc. Are they even used in SQ systems? They've [I]been used[/I] and continue to be used by dozens of SQ world finals champions and other world-class SQ systems. The original horn car, the RC/SW Grand National, remained undefeated throughout it's career....and this was back when actual [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/greedy.gif.5a53e6246569d7ab79867170f3b06629.gif[/IMG] could be won in competitions. I liked my horns more than any other speaker I've had in my car. They were so much more lively and dynamic than any traditional cone/dome speaker I've heard that it really made the difference between sounding like a good reproduction of the music and sounding like you were [I]there[/I] with the music. Some people don't like horns claiming their tonality isn't as pure as traditional setups. I would agree on an intellectual level...there are some potential issues with many horn designs on the market that could present themselves. But listening to them....no complaints. Tonality was excellent, and the other advantages surely trumped any minor deviation in tonal accuracy. And the imaging out the box was pretty good....high and wide. [/QUOTE]
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