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In Reply to: RE: Speakers for 20 watt tube amps posted by airtime on July 13, 2015 at 06:34:42
What type of cabinets were the Fostex you tried mounted in?
I'm very happy with my single driver Horn Shoppe Horns, which use the Fostex Fe 126E driver. I listen mostly to Blues and Rock music, and drive them occasionally to "Louder than I should safely listen" levels with a 10 watt per channel First Watt F1J amp, or a 17 watt Dynaco 6BQ5 amp.
I used to own Quad ESL-57 speakers, and they had the most magical midrange of any speaker I've ever listened to. However they didn't suit the type of music I listened to very well. They weren't too dynamic, and couldn't be driven very hard.
When I eventually listened to the Horn Shoppe Horns, I heard a similar coherency from them that I hadn't experienced since my Quads were crushed by a moving company. No, the midrange didn't have the same magic, but then no other speaker I've heard does. Art Dudley draws some favorable comparisons between ESL-57s and the Horn Shoppe Horns in his Stereophile review.
Below is a link to the Horn's reviews page, and from the top of that page you can get to the Horn Shoppe Home page. They now also make a two way, with the Heil driver up top, which I recently heard. While it sounded great to me, I'm going to live with my single driver version for now. They are still available without the Heil, fall within your price range at $925 per pair, and you can send 'em back if you're not happy. That's not an option you'll have if you opt for a kit, or if you buy used.
"You won't come back from Fletcher-Munson curve"-Jan and Dean
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These are interesting. I was looking into a full range.
However I do want to keep the cabinet within WAF range.
Understood. And WAF placement wise, these are fairly unobtrusive. They are narrow and work best in the corners, not out in the middle of the room, away from the side and back walls like some speakers I've used.
They aren't fine grade furniture, but I think they look good for what they cost. The first picture above is from one of the 6 Moons reviews. I included it to show The Horn's relative size. My experience has been that the reviewer had them placed too far from the corners for the horn loading to be effective. Maybe they were using a sub with them, which I do occasionally, when I take the First Watt amp out of the system and switch to tube amps.
Luckily they come in a choice of veneers (I went black), because the green pair in the first picture is not for me. The second picture shows them in a more optimized placement, although I have mine a bit further from the back wall, at about 32".
Good luck with your search.
"You won't come back from Fletcher-Munson curve"-Jan and Dean
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