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Post by Chris on Mar 18, 2016 18:37:15 GMT
Title says it all really.
Is there such a thing as an affordable pair of horns - s/h on EBay there's a couple but I've no idea what I'm looking for!
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Post by pre65 on Mar 18, 2016 18:44:20 GMT
If you were into DIY, a pair of Frugalhorn 3 speakers might be the best thing for you.
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Post by Chris on Mar 18, 2016 18:50:06 GMT
Ha,my DIY skills are simply non existant! Probably not the best route for me to take.
I do know one of our esteemed forum members may have a pair in the pipeline so hoping to hear them.
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Post by John on Mar 18, 2016 19:16:39 GMT
ElectricBeach Frugel 3 are extremely good value and will outperform a lot of speakers costing 4 to 6 times the price
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Post by Chris on Mar 18, 2016 19:53:07 GMT
Yeah,I've been following that thread. I'd have a pair tomorrow if I could afford and justify them.
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Post by John on Mar 18, 2016 19:57:03 GMT
Worth saving for
A great sounding speaker that puts a lot of the big boys to shame
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Post by Chris on Mar 18, 2016 20:01:27 GMT
And they're gorgeous. That dark wood and faux leather does it for me.
Has anyone played with them with valve amplification?
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Post by John on Mar 18, 2016 20:07:05 GMT
I hear them with a valve amp and they sound very good I also heard them with Sovereign beast of amp and that was quite frightening
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2016 20:16:39 GMT
I've happily ran a few pairs of Impulse horns in a 15x12 space. H7, H6 and Lalis were all great. My favourites were H6 although the Lalis were close and far better built and finished. I'd have a pair of H6 any day of the week.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 19, 2016 8:35:40 GMT
The Frugel 3 performed extremely well in my medium sized room.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 19, 2016 8:36:29 GMT
Why did you let the H6 go, Andrew?
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Post by tony on Mar 19, 2016 9:12:24 GMT
I run my frugels with kel 84 mono blocks at the moment, a fine combo IMHO.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2016 18:07:58 GMT
Why did you let the H6 go, Andrew? I think I moved and started again. They were seriously nice speakers without any downside. What I liked best was they way they put the music in the room without seeming to fire it right at you. |
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Post by MartinT on Mar 19, 2016 18:40:51 GMT
I remember that attribute of them, too.
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Post by ChrisB on Mar 19, 2016 22:06:52 GMT
A system containing bi-amped H2s is the only time a hifi has made me literally leap out of my seat with dynamics - it scared the poo out of me!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 8:12:23 GMT
My mate bought H2s and was also scared of them. If I'd ever had a big enough room, I'd have bought a pair. Used prices are rising but they are still a lot of speaker for the money. H6 don't have the same scale, but then again very little does. Still, they behaved impeccably in my room and weren't that fussy about side walls.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 20, 2016 8:18:08 GMT
Sad that Impulse are no more. What happened to them?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 8:42:40 GMT
They were bought by an Indian Chemist who I think was responsible for the range that included the Lali and Ta'us. The former owner of Impulse (Brian Taylor) went on to form Aspara Acoustics and make yet more incredible horns. More info on Impulse here: www.acoustica.org.uk/impulse/impulse.html |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 10:59:10 GMT
The Aspara are the modern equivalent of Impulse. Not heard any of their models but they have gone out of business. (A search revealed dissolved in 2013). The Aspara models look similar to Impulse and have similar model designations.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 20, 2016 15:32:14 GMT
Nasty place to be, Hi-Fi manufacturing. Colin will tell you  |
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