10-28-2024 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Romy the Cat Boston, MA Posts 10,132 Joined on 05-28-2004 Post #: 1 Post ID: 27660 Reply to: 27660 Commentary on Joe's system. 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. "I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche

10-28-2024 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Paul S San Diego, California, USA Posts 2,644 Joined on 10-12-2006 Post #: 2 Post ID: 27661 Reply to: 27660 When Dreams Come True 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

10-30-2024 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree steverino Posts 367 Joined on 05-23-2009 Post #: 3 Post ID: 27662 Reply to: 27660 Custom horn speakers 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

10-30-2024 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Romy the Cat Boston, MA Posts 10,132 Joined on 05-28-2004 Post #: 4 Post ID: 27663 Reply to: 27660 My "Reaction" :-) "I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche