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What does one purchase after owning horns?

I have owned Avantgarde Uno's and sold them because of the lack of bass to horn integration. I loved the dynamics, the midrange and highs. Now faced with a new speaker purchase, I demo speakers and they sound lifeless and contrived. The drama and beauty of live music and even the sound of percussion insturments like a piano are not at all convincing. I have an $8k budget for speakers give or take a thousand. My room is 13'X26' firing down the length. Any good ideas will be appreciated. My music prefrences are jazz/jazz vocalist.
renmeister
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roxy54
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Lrsky,
I am one of those who prefers horns because of the more realistic dynamics, but I rarely listen to music at loud volumes. The higher dynamic threshold of horn speakers makes them sound more life-like at modest volumes as well.
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mapman
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I have no horns and I do not think I am deluded?

My good recordings sound lifelike enough to me these days that I am satisfied and I listen to a lot of live music.

Hasn't always been that way though....

Of course I suppose if one is deluded, one would be clueless as to your actual state so who knows?
mrdecibel
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Larry, if I am correct, the deluding ourselves remark was made as a generalization about all of us, not just the horn lovers, correct ? That is how I read it. Again, thank you for your words. MrD
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mapman
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I suppose we are all deluded if we think our stereo sounds like anything other than what it is, a recreation of other people's musical creations in our homes in a manner that meets our needs and wants.

That's about all one can expect. If one expects anything more than that, then they are delusional, but nobody can prove them wrong either, so I suppose it really doesn't matter what fantasies one pursues as long as they enjoy it and do not hurt anyone in the process.

weseixas
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Duke's speaker is not an Horn .... Waveguide !!!!!!!

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