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In Reply to: RE: Waveguide/Horns moving in posted by J. Phelan on October 22, 2016 at 16:43:32
Don't forget JBL and revival of old Western Electric horns with replicas from Japanese company GIP and Chinese company Line Magnetic.
In Europe, horns are now a big thing (literally and figuratively). In addition to Avantgarde you have Cessaro, Odeon, hORNS (Poland), Tune Audio (Greece), Aries Cerat (Cypress), Blumenhofer, Acapella, AER and several others.
I personally use horns now (Odeon) in both my systems where I used to be a die hard planar fan (still love the sound though).
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Most planar/'stat owners have moved on to dynamic-cone or waveguide/horns. Cones are not dead in high-end, despite my thesis.One reviewer said the Magico 'S' speaker was clearly better than his 'stat.
Still, most who give up panels move to waveguide/horns, as you have.
One famous reviewer (in the states) thought 'stats were best. And over many years, bad-mouthed horns. He then bought a pair of horns 2 years ago...
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I still love the sound of good stats or planars. Just last weekend I heard again a pair of Acoustat Spectra 2200s, like what I used to own and it was like putting on your favorite slippers... The sound was rich but transparent and quite dynamic. I gave them up for space reasons and not because I found dynamic or horns to sound substantially better. The horns I have now are one of the few i have heard that are low enough in coloration that i can appreciate their strengths without lamenting their weaknesses. I don't miss the transparency as much anymore because my horns deliver that without "horn" colorations.
I have heard the S series (and Q series and older M series) and I would not replace an old pair of Acoustats for them...I think the Acoustats sound more realistic with acoustic music.
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