I run about 5 wpc of pushpull power to 99 db/w horn system.
Seeking horn array loudspeakers with a maximum price of $17,500.00 per pair.
My system consists of the following:
- Focal 938 loudspeaker
- Bryston $B3 cubed power amplifier
- Rogue Audio RP-1 preamp
- Weiss DAC 204 DAC with Modwright Power supply
- Lumin U2-mini with S Booster power supply
- Seeking horn loud speaker that sounds rich, full bodied and dynamic at 50-55 decibel levels.
- Thanks.
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Wish to clarify for Audiogon support that I am not looking to purchase any product from any Audiogon member. The reason I placed a maximum price in my title was when seeking an opinion with regard to a loudspeaker that members will not recommend items that are out of my price range. I seek the opinions of other Audiogon members to learn about and to give me guidance about products that may meet my needs. Thank you and I apologize for any misunderstanding. |
@kjl1065 , I am excited for you that you are taking the jump into horns. Do not worry about your Bryston amp at this point. It is a great amp and will loaf along with whatever horn system you purchase. I am a diehard Klipsch guy from way back, and I can answer any question on Klipsch Heritage models you may have. The newest Khorn and Lascala are the only models I am not "on hands" familiar with. I have a few questions for you. Can you describe / post a photo of your room set up? How did you determine your db listening level (sharing connecting walls/floors/ceilings with others)? Given you current system set up, what are your favorite and, least favorite, sonic attributes you are experiencing? BTW, Klipsch Lascala AL5s, with a pair of RSL 12S subwoofers, would be as enjoyable, if not more, than everything else spoken about above, meeting / exceeding your description. This will be fun! My best, MrD. |
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I like the suggestions of Volti speakers. I also like some open baffle speakers that utilize horn midrange/tweeter arrays, like the PureAudioProject speakers, although I think the full range driver and coaxial and AMT midrange/tweeter modules that are options for their speakers are also very good alternatives to their horn option. The recommendation for Charney Audio is also good, although they do not utilize a compression driver/horn array, and instead, employ a single full range driver in a quarter wave backloaded horn configuration. Perhaps not a horn system, but, very much in the same family in terms of sound and shockingly good. The full range driver/powered woofer speakers from Rethm are also in the same sonic camp. If you can get to the Washington DC area, check out Deja Vu Audio. They are a retail business, but, they also make a lot of their own speakers, amplifiers, linestages, phono stages and DACs. They make extremely good horn-based systems for around $12k that utilize modern drivers, and even better systems utilizing vintage compression drivers and horns (but more expensive). Whether you buy anything there or not, it will be a blast hearing their custom gear. It is their belief that the amplifier is at least as important as the speaker, and I don't think they will sell someone a custom speaker unless it will be used with appropriate tube amplification (not all tube amplifiers fit that description). If you end up choosing something that is high in efficiency, I think you should explore low-powered tube amplification as an alternative to your Bryston amplifiers. Most solid state amps sound boring and lifeless compared to good low-powered tube amps, and the Bryston amps I've heard are not an exception. |
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