WTD. Large Horn Speakers Altec or JBL

[nickv]

I've got a large room to fill with sound and am looking for decent Altec or JBL Horn speakers. 15 inch woofers, to move some air around. Budget is £2k max. Please let me know if you have, or know of anything suitable. I can collect. I'm based in Kent. Thanks!

[Bethelcat]

There is a pair of Kef 105/3 speakers for sale on eBay, located in London, for c£800. These were excellent with a good bass heft

[Lawrence001]

There is a pair of Kef 105/3 speakers for sale on eBay, located in London, for c£800. These were excellent with a good bass heft

Good speakers but nothing to do with horns!

[hifinutt]

how about these ?

https://www.hifi-forsale.co.uk/morei...=88932&offset=

https://www.club-27.com/diy-speakers/horn-speaker-amy

[nickv]

Thanks for the recommendation Phil. I've never even heard of these Audio Amy speakers. A kit is not an option for me as I'm a totally useless at electronics, but the built version is really interesting. I love the blond birch ply. Have you heard these by any chance?

I must admit I was looking for a 15" woofer plus horns in a big square-ish box as I love that brutal look and if honest I want JBL but don't have the money. But I'm now going to do some research on Audio Amy. My room is 8x8x2.4m. It's my art studio, a workspace, not my home, but we have music on all day. So listening at modest volumes while we have people around is important, but I crank it up when I'm on my own. Do you think these are 'man' enough to fill that space?

Thanks again.

[Dylanthecat]

Hi Nick, if running with valves the vintage Klipsch can be found in your budget. When matched correctly they are a wonder even at low volume. I have Hersey, Forte and Chorus.
I should have added that they will kick your windows out if your crank them up.

[Bethelcat]

Good speakers but nothing to do with horns!

Not a problem; your title said, ‘horns OR JBLs’ (my emphasis) so was only looking to broaden the field for you

Good luck with your search


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[nickv]

David - I appreciate your input and apologies if setting a muddled brief. I think I do want horns.

Martin - Klipsch scare me a little as they have been described as harsh and my room is full of hard surfaces, but I will not discount them. I think my approach will be get some decent speakers and then experiment with the amps and pre-amps I have. Then if I am hearing harshness I'll come back on the forum and scream for (more) help. I'm still looking...

[anubisgrau]

how about these ?

https://www.hifi-forsale.co.uk/morei...=88932&offset=

https://www.club-27.com/diy-speakers/horn-speaker-amy

interesting speaker, bastanis mid/bass driver crossoverless, phenolic diaphragm HF crossed with a single capacitor
a classic econowave design.
the asking price is a bit steep imho, 1200 GBP more realistic.
i expect this to play better than an average klipsch

[Lawrence001]

interesting speaker, bastanis mid/bass driver crossoverless, phenolic diaphragm HF crossed with a single capacitor
a classic econowave design.
the asking price is a bit steep imho, 1200 GBP more realistic.
i expect this to play better than an average klipsch

Yes I was discussing these with the last owner before this new guy bought them. I'm pretty sure they were under a grand, then this guy bought them and listed them within days at an even higher price than this initially.

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