Calling all Horn lovers

Horns, for me, recreate "live" better than anything else.

I am wondering. How many of you can make a claim that the "system" sounds as good from 12 feet away as it does 4 feet away ? Kiddman does. I envy his system, and, his room. Maybe, even his ears. Disagreeing is sure fun. MrD

Kiddman, I am happy for you. Just expressing my experiences. I would not expect on Audiogon the lack of disagreements. Enjoy ! Mr.D

IME one of the most important set up requirements for horns is the distance between the horns and the listener. Much more critical, to my ears, than with any other speaker types. I am not saying this is not critical with all other types of speakers, as it is, along with all other set up requirements. To these ears, anyway. MrD.

Near field listening eliminates the reflections often associated by room interaction. It is the ideal way to listen, but most of us live in a "living" environment, and might not be practical. Yes, the speaker plays a large part as well, as some do better than others. The best recording studios I have experience with are quite "dead" in the reflective category, and when you are making the recording, this is ideal. However, some of the best rooms I have designed have a balance between direct and reflective sound (Bose 901s,lol). It is all about achieving, as much as possible, the "live" recreation of the recordings, in our rooms. Again, to my ears, "good" horns do it best. Kiddman, I think we can both agree on this. Yippie ! MrD