Are You Able to Detect Horn Colorations in Today's High End Horn Speakers?

[caesar]

Are you guys able to detect horn colorations in today's top horn offerings?

I am able to detect an "immediacy". However, I cannot detect the "cupped hand" coloration.

 

[Atmasphere]

The 'cupped hand' thing is caused by poor horn taper design and drivers operating out of band for the horn due to poor crossover design. That sort of thing is rare these days.

 

[sbnx]

The Avantgarde Generation 3 does not suffer from this. If it exists it is due to poor peaker setup.

 

[Audiohertz2]

The 'cupped hand' thing is caused by poor horn taper design and drivers operating out of band for the horn due to poor crossover design. That sort of thing is rare these days.

While better its not rare ....

 

[Atmasphere]

A lot depends on how well the horn is built. Its a lot easier these days to get the horn taper and throat design right due to CAD.

 

[KeithR]

it's one of those things that once you hear it, you can't "unhear" it. I've heard horn coloration on numerous horns in my speaker exploration. Not Avantgarde nor the latest Cessaro though.

 

[Robh3606]

Not in the moderns horns or waveguides I have used. There may be exceptions but none I have personally experienced.

Rob