Is there such a speaker...(loud but smooth)?

All,

At this point I have not looked into most of the other speaker manufacturers you have mentioned but I will be doing so in the next few days. ATC sounds interesting.

Horns tend to be too bright for me in stereo speakers. I have heard some of the new Klipsch speakers and are not impressed by them at all.

Dave

There are horns and there are johnk's horns. His horns are not bright at all, they are extremely musical though.

The entire family from ATC.

Find a pair of Dick Sequerra's Metronome 7.7's: (http://www.sequerra.com/electronics/data/index.htm)(http://store.acousticsounds.com/browse_detail.cfm?Title_ID=36370) These small monitors sound good at low inputs yet will remain very linear/undistorted at high volume levels(wide dynamic range). Worth the search whether you shop new or used. Look(used)for the Mk4's or 5's and you can't go wrong.

ATC sounds interesting.

They have had a following in some rock circles and a few high end night clubs/concert halls. So go ATC if you want very loud but Hi-Fi rather than PA sound quality. PA horn type speakers will still go louder more cheaply and be even more indestructable...