This has been a fascinating thread to read, and I have to give thanks to Kosst for his/her insistence and multiples of repetition which has allowed for an exceptional discussion with educational and informative (at least for me) posts by many who obviously know and understand horn speakers so well. So Thank You K for being so minded on the subject...it has allowed for a very open discussion, in response.
I did a lengthy in-home demo of the Volti Audio Rivals, a speaker that has been recommended to the OP. This was my first time living with a horn-hybrid speaker. The 15 inch paper cone woofer operates below 400HZ (I believe, but I’m not 100% on this). It is an excellent speaker and offers the OP a check on all four of his attributes.
My 2ch audio room is very ’normal in size (read not large).
The Volti’s had very good imaging, and actually imaged slightly better than my current speakers.They also disappeared in the room and were not ’honky’ or ’shouty.’ Size-wise they also felt normal in my room. They are also very flexible with respect to room placement and with easy tuning via the external crossover network by resistors and the capacitor. The internals are easily accessible and very well laid out.
Early in the thread there was a mention of the Tekton Design Double Impacts as a recommendation. These are my current speakers (with the basic upgrade). I can also recommend these for all four attributes as well.
I enjoyed the Rivals so much that I am open to one of Greg Roberts’ full horn designs, which require some time as I need to save up for it.
Both the Rivals and the Double Impacts are great speakers, but are different.
Again a massive word of thanks to so many who have posted such valuable information and for your experience and wisdom on the topic.
I did a lengthy in-home demo of the Volti Audio Rivals, a speaker that has been recommended to the OP. This was my first time living with a horn-hybrid speaker. The 15 inch paper cone woofer operates below 400HZ (I believe, but I’m not 100% on this). It is an excellent speaker and offers the OP a check on all four of his attributes.
My 2ch audio room is very ’normal in size (read not large).
The Volti’s had very good imaging, and actually imaged slightly better than my current speakers.They also disappeared in the room and were not ’honky’ or ’shouty.’ Size-wise they also felt normal in my room. They are also very flexible with respect to room placement and with easy tuning via the external crossover network by resistors and the capacitor. The internals are easily accessible and very well laid out.
Early in the thread there was a mention of the Tekton Design Double Impacts as a recommendation. These are my current speakers (with the basic upgrade). I can also recommend these for all four attributes as well.
I enjoyed the Rivals so much that I am open to one of Greg Roberts’ full horn designs, which require some time as I need to save up for it.
Both the Rivals and the Double Impacts are great speakers, but are different.
Again a massive word of thanks to so many who have posted such valuable information and for your experience and wisdom on the topic.