Hi all,I'm perfectly content with the capabilities of my Swifts and I expect to be for some time, but I've been looking into more expensive (say around $2000) speakers just, y'know, for future reference, and I was trying to find, in particular, some affordable horns, some shorter-than-six-feet-high electrostatics...somewhat more exotic speakers that would be good for a small room.
What I especially love about my Swifts is the design, I haven't seen any other dynamic speakers that look anything like as nice. So horns and stats appeal to me from a design perspective in particular...but it doesn't seem like there's any 'deal' with non-dynamic speakers. I was pretty turned-on by the Avantgardes I saw until I found out that the Solo's cost $11,000.
So, just for curiousity's sake, is there anything like a $2000-$2500 'giant-killing' horn or stat? Let me qualify that: are there any electrostatic speakers that aren't six feet high for around that price?Again, I'm not about to part with my Swifts. But this is Audio Asylum, after all. People might get suspicious if I didn't at least give the impression of dissatisfaction...;-)
Thanks in advance for any leads.
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Topic - Is there such a thing as inexpensive horns (or stats)? - rhizomatic 13:08:43 05/25/03 (14)
- I own the Solos... - KeithR 12:52:16 05/28/03 (0)
- Martin Logan Clarity - TomDac 06:19:26 05/27/03 (0)
- Re: Is there such a thing as inexpensive horns (or stats)? - Tom Brennan 03:41:32 05/26/03 (0)
- An alternative, viable. - RBP 18:39:18 05/25/03 (6)
- Re: An alternative, viable. - JLM 04:59:48 05/26/03 (5)
- Re: An alternative, viable. - RBP 07:48:18 05/26/03 (4)
- Re: An alternative, viable. - Duke 11:59:37 05/26/03 (3)
- Re: An alternative, viable. - RBP 13:56:41 05/26/03 (2)
- Once again, RBP, thanks for taking the time! - Duke 14:59:28 05/26/03 (1)
- Thanks ;) - RBP 15:25:44 05/26/03 (0)
- I have listened to the solos pretty closely...... - Sordidman 18:20:08 05/25/03 (0)
- Re: Is there such a thing as inexpensive horns (or stats)? - eardrumstick 17:01:19 05/25/03 (0)
- Re: Is there such a thing as inexpensive horns (or stats)? - newsjeff 13:38:17 05/25/03 (0)
- Loook through some of the past five or six issues of TAS.... - bwkendall 13:36:19 05/25/03 (0)