zingo Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 In my last house, I had a pair of corner horns which were the best speakers I've ever owned. Not only could they produce a very natural and realistic sound stage, but they frequency response wanted for nothing. However, I had to sell them when I moved over a year ago because my listening room can no longer accommodate corner horns. I have purchased many acclaimed speakers since then including Martin Logan, Polk SDA, Klipsch CF-3, and even custom built 3-way speakers using reference drivers. The problem is that I've never reached the performance or enjoyment level of those corner horns with any of the speakers that followed. Do I have hope to find a pair of speakers that will reach that performance level again? I know that corner horns are their own animal, and that those physics are hard to replicate, but maybe someone of here has found a worthy substitution for those who don't have good corners? Thank you for the help and the salvation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 In my last house, I had a pair of corner horns which were the best speakers I've ever owned. Not only could they produce a very natural and realistic sound stage, but they frequency response wanted for nothing. However, I had to sell them when I moved over a year ago because my listening room can no longer accommodate corner horns. I have purchased many acclaimed speakers since then including Martin Logan, Polk SDA, Klipsch CF-3, and even custom built 3-way speakers using reference drivers. The problem is that I've never reached the performance or enjoyment level of those corner horns with any of the speakers that followed. Do I have hope to find a pair of speakers that will reach that performance level again? I know that corner horns are their own animal, and that those physics are hard to replicate, but maybe someone of here has found a worthy substitution for those who don't have good corners? Thank you for the help and the salvation! What are the bass horns? Why not build some nice false corners and go back to corner horns? Rebuild what you had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zingo Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 The speakers were built by a company named Soniphase out of Seattle; I highly recommend them if you have a few figures to spend. Besides having sold the speakers over a year ago, there is an 18" trim accent all the way around my listening room where the foundation lives. It's fine for normal speakers, but would cause corner horns with wings to sit out in the room a few inches. Traditional speakers have been working great in my room, as the concrete floor creates a great support and limited resonance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joessportster Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) In my last house, I had a pair of corner horns which were the best speakers I've ever owned. Not only could they produce a very natural and realistic sound stage, but they frequency response wanted for nothing. However, I had to sell them when I moved over a year ago because my listening room can no longer accommodate corner horns. I have purchased many acclaimed speakers since then including Martin Logan, Polk SDA, Klipsch CF-3, and even custom built 3-way speakers using reference drivers. The problem is that I've never reached the performance or enjoyment level of those corner horns with any of the speakers that followed. Do I have hope to find a pair of speakers that will reach that performance level again? I know that corner horns are their own animal, and that those physics are hard to replicate, but maybe someone of here has found a worthy substitution for those who don't have good corners? Thank you for the help and the salvation! Hello is this thumbnail your current setup ?? or is this what you sold ?? If this is your current setup, i suggest you decide if you like anything about what you have ie...is the bass great, are the mids and highs good etc... If this is what you sold, I'm afraid you are in the same boat as many who hear horns and like them. Horns have a presentation that regular speakers simply cannot reproduce, Good news is though there are some Very nice horn systems that do not require corners. some are hard to find and some insanely expensive but ive found diligence has paid off when looking for the parts needed I Loved the oris horn systems personally Edited January 19, 2014 by joessportster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 If you've got the money, why not look at Klipsch Jubilees? No corners needed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 If you've got the money, why not look at Klipsch Jubilees? No corners needed! True and if you just bought the Jubilee LF you could put your previous HF on top. Dana Moore used to hang out here. It is unfortunate that he is no longer around. http://www.soniphase.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Dana's speakers are really good. I've still got the plans for what looks to be your old bass cabinets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Can you post a photo of the 18" trim accent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornman Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 "No corners needed=== Jubilee............... ..... have some faith in PK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 My hobbie(s) will dictate my next abode, with room and more room, and the wife understands this. good wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 They don't need to be in the corners, but to perform properly, they need to be within a foot of them. This at least takes care of the trim obstacle - but so do false corners, and they're very easy to build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 does anyone know... is this setup kosher coming from the same horn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I don't think so. It's "gimmicky" - I can think of at least three reasons why it won't work, which means there are probably more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Yeah... I was having an issue digesting the lack of to two vertical radii as being somehow "better" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) does anyone know... is this setup kosher coming from the same horn? Intuitively, I'd say no. But curiosity asks, what are the two drivers? I assume one's a tweet and the other a mid., in which case I'd guess sharing the same horn is a bad idea. On the other hand, if the drivers are something different, who knows? could be an experiment gone wrong, or a new design philosophy. Who made/makes that animal? Edited January 28, 2014 by Gilbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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