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If you're used to horn dynamics, sensitivity, and low distortion . . .

Posted by Brian H P on November 15, 2021 at 12:21:21:
. . . other types may disappoint. Conventional box and planar designs may have flatter frequency response and more coherent phase/time behavior between drivers, but they just can't get that "jump factor" that is unique to horns and can make good recordings sound scary-real.

I've not owned horn speakers myself, but have heard a number over the years, in showrooms and at friends' houses. One guy had some big Klipsches (Forte?), and while they could get a little edgy in the treble, they played big orchestral music with color and drama I've never heard elsewhere.