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<blockquote data-quote="thadman" data-source="post: 1323579" data-attributes="member: 561122">I believe this is exactly what he had mentioned, I was contemplating horn-loading some 8&quot; fullrange drivers (looking into audio nirvana and fostex at the moment) for a budgetThere is virtually NO imaging with bass horns and NO soundstage. I have never tested one that is &#039;flat&#039; below about 63 cycles. Moreover, the bass response is so ragged that they are plus 8 dB for a 1/3 octave change, then negative 9 dB for the next 1/3 octave. They are the poster child for soupy &#039;one note&#039; bass. An answer to a question that no longer exists. They were designed in the 30&#039;s when amplifiers were less than a watt. They are really nothing more than an old cheerleaders cardboard megaphone, folded to fit in a box. Does someone sound natural when they shout through one of these? Then how can music sound natural? Like everything else in audio, they are built because they look &#039;cool&#039; and people can impress their friends.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thadman, post: 1323579, member: 561122"] I believe this is exactly what he had mentioned, I was contemplating horn-loading some 8" fullrange drivers (looking into audio nirvana and fostex at the moment) for a budget There is virtually NO imaging with bass horns and NO soundstage. I have never tested one that is 'flat' below about 63 cycles. Moreover, the bass response is so ragged that they are plus 8 dB for a 1/3 octave change, then negative 9 dB for the next 1/3 octave. They are the poster child for soupy 'one note' bass. An answer to a question that no longer exists. They were designed in the 30's when amplifiers were less than a watt. They are really nothing more than an old cheerleaders cardboard megaphone, folded to fit in a box. Does someone sound natural when they shout through one of these? Then how can music sound natural? Like everything else in audio, they are built because they look 'cool' and people can impress their friends. [/QUOTE]

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