Took the plunge and had a set of Cornscala "D's" built.
These speakers do everything I want from a speaker.
For the price they are fantastic, ugly as sin yes, but appearance is of no concern to me. They out perform my mates Tannoy Kingdoms Royal's hands down at a fraction of the price.
They are not horn sounding at all, in fact people cant believe they are horns.
Horns done right just sound so real and lifelike to me, like music should.
Interesting personal observation I have tried various SET amps on these speakers, they are super sensitive and easy to drive, and every one of the SET amps just did not rock my boat. They realy sing and come alive on my Opera Consonance Cyber 800 6CA7 mono blocks @ 78 W. Go figure.
That being said:
I have listened to other horn speakers Avantgarde Uno, Duo and the Zero 1.
Driven by different electronics in different venues and I am afraid to say they tore my ears off.
Also had a pair of Martion Bulfrogs for a week on demo, same story, just to much wrong with them.
Had the opportunity of hearing Unison research Max 2's they sound very good, they use the same horn as the Cornscala "D" very similar, but they are slower than the Cornscalas and lack bass in comparison, and cost one hell of a lot more.
Have been fortunate enough to hear Kinoshita RM-7V Monitors (horns) in a recording studio, these gave me the audio experience of a life time, closest to the real thing I have yet heard.
Have been a dedicated Vandersteen fan for a long time and have had many other makes of speakers and they have all left me wanting.
Bought a set of Klipsch KG4's and they plus a friends DIY horn build got me interested in horns. They gave my Vandy 2 Signatures a good run for the money only thing they lacked in comparison was the clarity of the Vandies. All that at the cost of a night out.
Horns done right just do it for me, done wrong they are awful I have to admit.
And there seem to be many done wrong out there.
These speakers do everything I want from a speaker.
For the price they are fantastic, ugly as sin yes, but appearance is of no concern to me. They out perform my mates Tannoy Kingdoms Royal's hands down at a fraction of the price.
They are not horn sounding at all, in fact people cant believe they are horns.
Horns done right just sound so real and lifelike to me, like music should.
Interesting personal observation I have tried various SET amps on these speakers, they are super sensitive and easy to drive, and every one of the SET amps just did not rock my boat. They realy sing and come alive on my Opera Consonance Cyber 800 6CA7 mono blocks @ 78 W. Go figure.
That being said:
I have listened to other horn speakers Avantgarde Uno, Duo and the Zero 1.
Driven by different electronics in different venues and I am afraid to say they tore my ears off.
Also had a pair of Martion Bulfrogs for a week on demo, same story, just to much wrong with them.
Had the opportunity of hearing Unison research Max 2's they sound very good, they use the same horn as the Cornscala "D" very similar, but they are slower than the Cornscalas and lack bass in comparison, and cost one hell of a lot more.
Have been fortunate enough to hear Kinoshita RM-7V Monitors (horns) in a recording studio, these gave me the audio experience of a life time, closest to the real thing I have yet heard.
Have been a dedicated Vandersteen fan for a long time and have had many other makes of speakers and they have all left me wanting.
Bought a set of Klipsch KG4's and they plus a friends DIY horn build got me interested in horns. They gave my Vandy 2 Signatures a good run for the money only thing they lacked in comparison was the clarity of the Vandies. All that at the cost of a night out.
Horns done right just do it for me, done wrong they are awful I have to admit.
And there seem to be many done wrong out there.