In response to 'Why not horns?'

The one thing in particular J. Gordon Holt had an ear (/point-of-reference) for and sought to point out, and a distinction that has been sorely missing among most reviewers both past and present, is expressed in the following of his Snell Type A review:

For the audiophile, these are an ideal choice in their price range, as they do everything that he listens for quite a bit better than do many systems costing substantially more.

For the music listener who is intimately familiar with live-music timbres, though, we can recommend the Snells only if mated with another component in the system that will liven up the presence a bit, such as a tubed preamp (for brightness) and a solid-state power amp (for optimum bass performance).

The audiophile, and "the music listener;" one doesn't necessarily exclude the other insofar we're speaking the appreciation of music, but going by its live sonic signature the validation of Mr. Holt's distinction seems appropriate - indeed essential.

In other words and in general: reviewers promote "hifi" (addressed at audiophiles) much more than the sonic recreation of live acoustic music (sought by "the music listener" as per above).