Want to scratch the horn itch but the only ones I’ve seen so far I like are Jacks ex demo tune audio marvels which are out of my price range.
Is it easy to build DIY horns? I’m thinking something like @stu has.
I don’t have a garage or space to do the woodwork so I’d have to get a chippy to make up the cabs for me but are there any well known and good designs going around?
In your situation why not get an open baffle bass with an eminence 15a, up to about 3-400Hz, a 2" driver doing the hard work on a 160Hz or 220Hz horn, and a tweeter on top.
You could build this yourself. Get the wood cut for the bass, just glue and screw together, and plonk the other drivers on top.
Adam’s idea is probably the way to go if you want to test the water without spending too much. If you would like more exactly Stu’s speakers, speedysteve can build the GRF cabs for you and he is quite reasonable. Not the deepest bass but clean. They are quite big though, have you enough room? Lots of fun to be had if you get into horns.
I had similar thoughts to this.
Been seeing these pop up from several sources recently- http://www.pureaudioproject.com/
A fairly compact solution/compromise? Dunno, not heard them, though I’ve enjoyed other OB speakers I have listened to in the past.
I like the modularity and providing components at different price points.
If you’re going horn, you want more horn, I reckon. That probably crosses over at 1k, as well, which leaves quite a lot for the horn to cover. 3 way seems better to me.