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Moving to Horn speakers

Hi - i am new to the forum - 45, living in UK.

System: Gyrodec/incognito rb300/Ortofon FL25, CAT SL1 reference, Lumley M120 monoblocs, Proac Studio 150s.

Whilst I am content with this system - I recently had the fortune to hear a pair of Lowther equiped horns, on the end of an 8 watt SET - and was very very impressed. The feeling of being there was outstanding.

I have also seen on a web site a design for a Voight horn, which looks fairly simple to do. I would probably put a pair of second hand lowther units in them(PM6C ).

My question is - my monoblocs are 120 watts pentode/ 70 watts triode - and even in triode mode (my preferred option) will they not be too powerful for the horns.

The end goal - if I found I could live with the lowther horns, would be to replace the monoblocs with a high quality,low powered SET (probably DIY).
laurencedwyer

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dr_joe
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I'd say before you settle on Lowthers, see what other drivers and horns are out there. See also what other high sensitivity speakers are out there.

While I like Lowthers and other full-range drivers, I find them too "small" sounding and a bit restricted frequency-wise.

I advocate a compromise between multi-way systems and full-range drivers: coaxials. I use Altec and Tannoy, but there are others.

For me, after 30 years in hi-fi, the all-time best speaker buy is the Tannoy System 15 DMT mk II professional studio monitor, still a current model, which you can usually find used for $1500-2000: 15" dual concentric, 1.1 kHz crossover, 6 cu. ft., 100 lbs., 98 dB, 38 Hz to 25 kHz +/- 3 dB, 90° conical dispersion, fabulous detail and dynamics with famed dual concentric imaging. . . .

Just my two cents' worth.

Regards,

Joel.
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