Hi folks ... brand new here and have a question.
I'm on a quest to slowly put together a full-range horn system by converting my Altec Carmels (drivers = 2 x 414Z 12" woofers / 804A 1" compression driver) into something much better sonically. I'd kind of like to go in steps in order to experience what each improvement adds to the mix (i.e., I'd like this to be as much a learning exercise as a consumer exercise). I think step 1 is to replace the aluminum 811B horn with a wooden horn -- maybe a 2397??? I'd use my 804A compression drivers with adapters for now; but, step 2 is probably to replace those with 2" CDs.
I've never heard the 2397, but I think they would likely better my 811B horns, which are too directional. (They leave both my GF and me kind of dissatisfied when we listen together -- which is often. I hear the left speaker, she hears the right, and we're forced to compare notes later ... or something like that.) Even when listening solo, I notice how severely the soundstage collapses when I shift my head a foot or so right or left.
Might these be it ... or is there another horn design that would improve upon my current aluminum horn and better suit two listeners side-by-side at a short listening distance (~10 feet)?
Thanks for your thoughts!