Sorry - dense between the ears maybe here

If a speaker produces a straight line OUT - which I feel a high fidelity speaker should - what difference should the TYPE of speaker do to that signal coming OUT? The speaker should be basically thought of as a black box and what is before the OUT of the box should be irrelevant once we have chosen it to be our reproducer.

Therefore any efficiency issues should have NO effect on the spectral distribution as simple volume adjustment should make OUTPUT 1 = OUTPUT 2.

There is the possibility that one MIGHT listen to horns at HIGHER volumes than non-horns because lower frequencies might have more 'muscle' subjectively - thus 'filling' the ear from the less efficient (non-horn) speaker at lower output levels. But you say you have high-efficiency horns at lower frequencies too.

But - really - without trying to be confrontational in an impolite way - I am still stuck on the 'all boats/high tide' analogy.

[This message has been edited by John Padova (edited November 25, 2002).]