Attention Horn Owners

OP

IMO, i have heard the Audio Note at the recent THE SHOW and i am impressed. going to another type of speaker, may or may not be a good move. listen first to a HORN speaker. i use a Klipsch RP600M2 and I did not like Horn speakers in general, BUT I kept it as it can present music in a different way. for certain types of music, it is wonderful.

Giving up your AN and moving to HORNS is a commitment. i suggest purchasing an inexpensive Klipsch horn (amazon) and listen for yourself if the presentation of a Horn sound with suit you.

Thanks Joey. I have the same fear. There’s so much to like about the AN’s. After deliberating for the past few days, I think trying to integrate a sub would be the most prudent choice. If it adds just a little oomph that I’m looking for, it would be a tremendous win. Fingers crossed. Now the endless debate about subs or no subs and which brand. Lol

@earthbound 

I have a pair of SVS 3000 Micro. These are very affordable and work very well with the Charneys. My listening room is less than ideal and about 28’x32’ with 14’ ceilings. An old double shotgun that was converted into a single so area has my kitchen, DR and living room. The combo has no difficulties filling my space with sound. My system is wired XLR up to the SET amp (then it is RCA as I understand to put balanced inputs into a SET amp complicates the build and may affect SQ) I use the XLR outputs of the Motherload XL to the amp with XLR to RCA adapter cables and use the RCA outputs in the Motherload XL directly to the subs. When using the XLR out, the RCA remain fully active so the signal goes to both subwoofers and to SET amp. But it took me forever to figure out I could do that. I am sure Aric can give you guidance, as I am not familiar with the intricacies of the custom 300B he designed.

As a side, I also own a pair of Atmasphere Class D monos and rotate them into my system. They are really awesome and sound pretty close to a flea watt amp in my system. Obviously, they have no trouble driving my speakers, but for someone interested in the magical sound of a flea watt system without a sensitive enough speaker system, I would not hesitate to recommend trying the Class D by @atmasphere And they are very reasonably priced even new.

I wouldn't run SVS w/Audio Note - not a good fit. I suggest no sub and trying an amp with more jam. I used an Audiomat Solfège Reference with mine and the low end was exceptional. You won't be able to integrate a sub the way you hope. Solfège is 40 watts of class A 6550 muscle. Just my experience 

@earthbound I too would not be so quick to ditch the AN. Coincidentally, I just so happened to read an Art Dudley review of the AN-E Lexus Signature in Stereophile, May 2006 issue. Dudley loved them, I seem to recall some version of them was his reference for some time. Anyway always positive reviews of this speaker, and from what I've heard at audio shows they'd be a real contender for me. 

I also recently became a convert to the AN sound via recent purchase of Quest 300B monoblocks, I'm really impressed by the sound quality, I do believe the transformers in these really special.