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Why not horns?
people who may have spent upwards of $10k per pair for their speakers,, and do not have some kind of horn set-up, probably haven't really heard a good set of horn-based speakers.  
Have you had enough of Classic Rock?
no, i have definitely not worn out classic rock in my mind, ears, or heart.  if you feel that you have, either 1) take a break from it, and indulge your new interest(s), or2) perhaps you had never been much a fan in the first place 
BEST fullrange speaker drivers in existence, 4"-10" diameter range, and...Go!
effectively i must distinguish for myself whether or not, all other things being equal, that horns either are or are not decisively better (aka more "musical") than even the best speaker cone driver 
BEST fullrange speaker drivers in existence, 4"-10" diameter range, and...Go!
ok, to clarify:looking for the best midrange driver there is, for a DIY project that will include 2-4 of these per side.  I am specifically looking for a fullrange driver whose ~400-4000 Hz behaviour is reference standard. im testing some ideas ab... 
best place to introduce tubes into circuit
mostly digital music files 
inherent design flaws with a 3 way, 15" / 8" / horn (large tower) speaker?
i am diving in perhaps before im ready.  i did a perfunctory look around at reviews along the lines of, "musical 15 inch woofers" and didnt get enough guidance to make much sense of it.  i ended up purchasing a pair of woofers that are distinctly ... 
inherent design flaws with a 3 way, 15" / 8" / horn (large tower) speaker?
thank you for a great response.  i did order a pair of car audio 15"s as an experiment.  Ultimately I would love to decipher the hundreds of jbl driver model numbers and find something "new but vintage" to drive these speakers. crossover to sub at... 
can large (>10kVA) industrial transformers be adapted for use as audio trans
yes, sorry about that.  most are 480 to 120 i believe. the larger ones may be stepped down to 480 from an even higher voltage. i may be barking up the wrong tree but i am imagining that the sheer mass of these transformers may have a soothing effe... 
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JBL - almost nothing for sale, why?
yes there are some items for sale here...and even more on ebay and reverb.com.  But in general, I must assume that owners love them so much they are reluctant to part, or for some reason they arent respected as outstanding speakers like they shoul...