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RE: Keeping the world safe for horns.

Mac

If you have'nt already heard them, you should definitely listen to the Cogent field coil horn rig (hopefully Cogent will again be at the '09 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest in Denver this Fall). It's difficult to put this rig in perspective. I heard it in 2007 and it's very much "a thing unto itself". The only thing to compare it to from the "recommended component list" audiophile stuff at the show was the Wilson Maxx's, and the Cogents imaged as well, or better even, and were more dynamic with much less power. I could'nt say what the field coils contributed to this unless I heard the rig with some permanent magnet drivers for comparison. Steve Schell and Rich Drysdale of Cogent have a preference for conical horns (which tend to be deeper than curved wall horns), perhaps they can address the reasons for their choice of horn type. I used to make fun of conical horns until I heard some very good sounding examples from John Sheerin and Tom Danley.

Paul

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