Paradise garage with both 2395,s and 2397,s!
There was a club in NYC called Paradise Garage that used both 2395 lenses and the 2397 "Smith " horn. The 2397 was right ontop of the lens, and the mids were split into 2 sections!
I liked the wood horns, although they could get a bit nasally sometimes. But I liked the wide dispersion, without the center hotspot, like the 2395 lens has. What the wood horns do thats right is tonality. Wood, unlike metal, and sometimes fiberglass as well, doesnt ring, and has a sound that is natural and doesnt bite. And of course the wide dispersion horn doesnt beam, so the image is stable as you move around the room. TAD still makes wood horns, and Westlake uses wood horns, because of their natural sound characteristics. Thats what its all about as far as Im concerned.
My only negative comment on wood horns, particularly for pro use, is that they change sonically with the temperature and humidity. At home this isnt a problem, but in a club with 2500 people or at a concert it is!
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