Why not horns?


I've owned a lot of speakers over the years but I have never experienced anything like the midrange reproduction from my horns. With a frequency response of 300 Hz. up to 14 Khz. from a single distortionless driver, it seems like a no-brainer that everyone would want this performance. Why don't you use horns?
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My analog system is as follows:
Allnic 300b SET 12.5w amp
Allnic L-1500 line stage
Allnic H1500 phono
Restored Garrad 401w/SME 312S and Koetsu Urishi Gold MC
RL Acoustic Lamhorn 1.8 speakers with AER MK II FRD's

I love the 300b and the super efficient 104dB horns. The Lamhorns are a 1.8 meter folded horn design hence the name. They really fill the room with extremely spacious detailed sound. The bass is tight and uncolored to my ears. I do think my horns are best suited to low power tubes, their max power is 100 w. I have a digital system in my HT that has Classe CAM-400's and Martin Logan Summitt X Both systems are detailed. I prefer the horns for most music

My music preferences are female vocals, acoustic, jazz, and blues with some classic rock thrown in. Not a lot of really deep bass so horns might not be great on a fugue but for my taste they work beautifully.
There is an in depth review of the Lamhorn's with good info on horns at the following link http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/lamhorn/18.html

I know some horn designs are large, but the Lamhorns are not. The 1.8 cabinets are 50" high, 12.5" wide and 16.5" deep at the base. This is an advantage of the folded horn. Anyway I love them, if your interested follow the link.