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Horn-Loaded Speakers
Topic: Commentary on Joe's system.

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Posted by Romy the Cat on 10-28-2024
I got an email requesting to record a reaction to a horn installation by Joe. I do not know who Joe is and never hurt his playback but I watched the video below and I found it interesting. I certainly will not be recording my "reaction" but I have much to say and analyze about what Joe did. I will post or record a video (which is typically faster)  with my commentary later this week.


Posted by Paul S on 10-28-2024
Can't wait to hear your commentary, Romy! I saw this video a while back and skipped right to the end, hoping Steve (Guttenberg) would break with his usual approach and record/play some music played with this system. But credit where it's due: Here's a guy who got and held on to a clear enough notion of what he wanted for long enough to bring it to light. Hats off for that! What an incredible project! Given Joe's manufacturing capabilities, patience, and resources, this system might sound just like he wanted it to sound! What that might be, however, remains a mystery. I don't need to listen again to know that nothing was said in terms of Sound or Music, per se. If anyone knows where there's a sound demo, please share. And please don't tell me that YouTube is not a good place to evaluate system sound, as I do know that, anyway.

Paul S
Posted by steverino on 10-30-2024
About 20 years ago Stereophile had a short article about a custom horn speaker system in the San Francisco area funded by a richie rich audiophile. They showed a picture of his system in a warehouse with humongous bass horn speakers far larger than pictured here. Unfortunately I can't remember the issue  number. I did find something similar in Hong Kong: https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/giant-custom-horn-systems-how-they-sound-and-issues-with-sonics.25071/post-503916
Posted by Romy the Cat on 10-30-2024

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