Single Driver Horn vs Multi driver efficient spker

Man... I wish I could go to this audio show. There's going to be a lot of great gear to listen too.I would love to hear the new battery powered tubed preamp by Welborne Labs.
Looks like I'll just have to find out how it sounds when I get it here and put together.

Hey Mikemarv, the Cain & Cain I-Bens being displayed at the VTV show are actually mine along with my Art Audio PX-25 amp. I think the dealer, Paul Lim of Imagine HiFi, will be using a single Bailey subwoofer(I use two). For preamplifier, he'll probably be using a Pass Labs X-2.5. I don't know the sources.

It will be interesting to see if it is possible to get halfway decent sound out of my speakers in a hotel room. And I've never tried a solid state preamp with the PX-25, so who knows how that will work.

BTW, I am a little nervous about lending out my speaks and amp - never done that before. But, people really need to see C&C's in person to appreciate the workmanship and quality. Hopefully, room acoustics will be friendly so it's possible to get a hint of their true potential.

Brm1, have you considered staying with hi-eff to match with SET but employing 2 or 3-way design to achieve LF such as:

Prometheus - www.bastanis.com/diy/prometheus+mkii_en.htm
basszilla - http://www.blackdahlia.com/html/tip_45.html

Don't know whether either of the above would offer any more bass than I-ben + subs.

or for horns:
edgarhorn titan - http://www.edgarhorn.com/
oris - www.diy-systems.com

Someone already mentioned Linkwitz Orions...but I think those come with amplification. Finally, some are powering sub/woofer with ss or chip amp, and letting SET do its magic on midrange/highs. Too much equipment for my situation, but could be a solution.

Darkmoebius, can't wait to hear your C&C's...that's very generous of you. Duke, your's too!

Hi Brm1 I own a pair of omega grande 8 speakers with a pair of cary 300b se signatures and the match is heavenly.I have never heard the hemptone 8's.What I can tell you it took quite a while for mine to fully break in but,the wait is worth it.Bass is suffient and the three dimentionality is great the imaging soundstaging and clarity are teriffic.I totally agree with Darkmoebius don't give up yet.It does take a lot of work.Here is my system wadia 830 cd player directly into my cary 300b se signatures into my omega grande 8s via a pair of homemade cat 5e speaker cable.As Darkmoebius said small guage wire.