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From: george@sysvis
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: RAW SPEAKERS
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Date: Tue, 20-Aug-85 12:07:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug 20 12:07:00 1985
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[...]

> ... Horns, realized in a practical manner, have real problems.
> ... they can be far more room dependent than direct radiator designs,
> judiciously placed.
> ... What I object to is their inability to faithfully reproduce musical
> sounds that I know well, in comparison to many other loudspeakers. I object
> to statements, such as one of the ones that followed your article, that
> "horn sound" is smooth, uncolored, low distortion. On an objective basis,
> K horns and most commercially available horns are neither smooth, uncolored
> or low distortion.  At least two of those quantities can be measured
> objectively, and the horns fail both very miserably.
>							Dick Pierce

I would be interested in hearing your arguments FOR any specific direct
radiators that are acceptably "uncolored" and which don't require a one
megawatt amplifier to drive them.  Also, what is "judiciously placed?"