How much of High End Audio is Horn Speakers?


An audio friend of mine had been discussing my future speaker purchase. We discussed, Harbeth, Devore, Spendor, Audio Note and other more traditional speaker brands. A week or two later he called an asked me what speakers I had purchased. When I told him Klipsch, there was a little silence on the other end of the line. Our call probably ended a little sooner then usual. I could tell he was disappointed in my purchase. Is it the Klipsch name that illicits this type of response or is it Horn speakers in general? After thinking about some of the other Audiophiles in town, a good deal of them are on the low power high efficiency speaker route and more than a few I know are using Horns. Does anyone know how the high end market share is divided? Is there a stigma associated with certain lower cost Horn speakers? Or is this just Klipsch? I now own a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls and am enjoying the journey associated with tweaking the sound to my taste. Is there an unwritten rule that friends don’t let friends buy Klipsch?

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Jerry,  most of Greg Roberts ideas started with his K-horns. I have the original Alura speaker before he turned the midrange vertical. Looks a lot like a Klipch.

Party pooper, :-)

There are some lively horns for sure, that's half the thing with horns tinkering until you change types..  I still like messing with them at someone else's house. I like JBL C45 Rangers, LOTs of fun. Say what you will they sound good in most rooms. Maybe curtains, and carpet. Tannoy makes some nice sounding units too. 

Regards

@acman3 So they should not be part of the discussion. I really do not care just making a point that only JBL and Klipsch are ever mentioned. Not a horn guy.

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