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Best horn speaker under $1000 for Jadis

I am considering another set of speakers to add to my Jadis Orchestra Reference. I would like to find a nice, used pair of horn speakers that I can find for under $1k.

I have about 45 watts out and have been listening through a pair of Dali Helicon 800's. I recently hooked my McIntosh MC300 back up to my system, and I noticed that the extra power brought out a lot much punch than the Jadis does. I am hoping that horn speakers might deliver something new that will cause me to change from the Dali's.

Any recommendations on speakers or even strategy on going from Dali's to horn speakers would be greatly appreciated.

I would like to possibly trade or in any case, not outlay more than a thousand bucks in the process.

Thanks - Matt
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Jaybo - I am trying to pick a direction to upgrade in, if that makes sense. I have had all McIntosh gear for years and recently found Audiogon. Shortly after that, I purchased the Helicons and was very pleased.

Then I heard about the Jadis, found one, bought it and fell in love with the new sound. I immediately bought a nice DAC, a lot of great cables and find myself at a crossroad... either build around the McIntosh/Dali system or focus on the Jadis as my primary system. My pocketbook is stifling me from optimizing both systems.

So, what I am ONLY THINKING of doing at this point is seeing if is feasable to match a pair of horn speakers up with the Jadis to see if I can 'hear the voices right in the room with me' as I have been told is possible with Jadis and the right horn speaker. It also has to fit my budget.

I think I am suffering from upgraditis... but I sure would like to hear some horns attached to my Jadis.

Jaybo - thanks for reinforcing my choice in the Helicons.
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