03-25-2025 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Eric Brodersen Chicago, IL Posts 1 Joined on 08-25-2021 Post #: 1 Post ID: 28087 Reply to: 28087 Chicago Horn Loudspeaker Guys Here are two links to videos showing systems of some horn loudspeaker fans. I find it fascinating how many roads people take in their search for the sound they're looking for. I thought this channel might be interesting to some. https://youtu.be/6r-hkTqu6uw?si=07NLNWOL5PxUDs08 https://youtu.be/nQh3sc3lmgI?si=-3baNW_65vJO5zid Eric

03-26-2025 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Romy the Cat Boston, MA Posts 10,325 Joined on 05-28-2004 Post #: 2 Post ID: 28091 Reply to: 28087 Ben's Goto system from Chicago. "I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche

03-28-2025 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Paul S San Diego, California, USA Posts 2,751 Joined on 10-12-2006 Post #: 3 Post ID: 28092 Reply to: 28091 Acquired Taste and Proof of Concept Long time since I lived in the world of horns, but I never lost a distaste for audible contributions from the horns, themselves. The soundtrack that is played to prove the installation is well suited to system strengths, and - as usual - it says something about the builders' mindset. Like I told about my visit to the Cogent guys, years and years ago, despite they did not advertise, their house was crawling with people wanting to be part of it the whole time I was there, literally showing up every few minutes. I am glad that I was actually invited, or I likely would not have gotten to speak with either of them. I think Romy gave a good account of their operations despite never having seen or heard their speakers in person. It's all there, if you know what you are looking at. Paul S

04-21-2025 Post does not mapped to Knowledge Tree Romy the Cat Boston, MA Posts 10,325 Joined on 05-28-2004 Post #: 4 Post ID: 28132 Reply to: 28087 Those horn guys… a very pleasant discovery. Here is an interview with the owner of Volti Audio. The company has those three-way horns that are shown in the second part of the clip. The whole beginning of the clip, along with the waxing poetry by the interviewer, who was asking stupid questions, are just an unfortunate noise. The speaker is very questionable and recognizing the fact that the designer never made efforts to time-align MF and HF channels, makes it a very strong candidate for me to not even consider listening to them.   However. This guy himself, Greg Roberts, the owner, sounds very good. I typically hate how today's manufacturers speak about their own product. It is either BS or lying. This person, Greg Roberts actually sounds like a normal human being, very surprising and very pleasant.  I do not care too much about his product, but I like him. He denies talking about the right things, he very apologetically says about the thing that he believes. I'm typically VERY critical about those types of interviews, but I have zero problems with anything that Greg Roberts said. I might disagree with a few things, but it does not demean either Mr. Roberts nor the ideas that he supports. A very pleasant discovery. "I wish I could score everything for horns." - Richard Wagner. "Our writing equipment takes part in the forming of our thoughts." - Friedrich Nietzsche