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Horns with good timbre and tonality?

I’m looking into buying a pair of horns for my next speaker. I sold my Sonus Faber Elipsa SE. Looking for a more realistic, more lively sound. I’ve heard the Triangle Magellan and enjoyed the sound, but wonder if there is better.

I appreciate speed and dynamics with good timbre and tonality. I know horns are good with speed and dynamics, but not sure if they can do timbre and tonality like SF can.

Looking at German Blumenhofer FS1 / FS2, French Triangle magellan, Fleetwood deville, Avantgarde.

It will be paired with Mastersound 845 Evolution SET or Auris Fortissimo amp.

Room size 40 x 15 x 8 feet

Must realistically play Solo Piano, Cello and full scale symphony.

 

ei001h
ei001h OP
275 posts
 

Do you think they can reproduce dynamics ?

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m669326
326 posts
 

I’m not familiar with horns, but my experience with ATC speakers is that they very much reproduce a “live” sound.

ei001h OP
275 posts
 

ATC is hard to drive with low powered tubes. I’m thinking about trying horns. 

knotscott
809 posts
 

Avantgarde are arguably some of the best horns going.

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whart
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I was an electrostatic owner for decades, made the switch to horns (Avantgarde Duo) for my main system in 2006. What upped the game in terms of timbre/tonality was the upstream components (Lamm ML2- such a good sounding amp), different phono stage (from Steelhead to Allnic H-3000), tube rolling the Allnic rectifier (my fav is a GEC u52), the addition of 15" subs and a switch to Koetsu stone bodied cartridges. This particular system sounds the best it has since I started to assemble it. 

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