A for Ara Horn Speakers

[Zeotrope]

Has anyone auditioned these? I am planning to go to their workshop in the Catskills to hear them at some point.

Here’s a short review:

Brilliant Corners #3: On the Horns of a DilemmaA for Ara speakers, the Lejonklou Källa streaming DAC

The Amtrak Empire service snakes north along the Hudson River before reaching Albany, where it pitches sharply to the west, eventually winding up in Niagara Falls. In November I rode itthe Amtrak Empire service, not Niagara Fallsfrom New York City to the town of Hudson, New York. On my left, the...

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[morricab]

Has anyone auditioned these? I am planning to go to their workshop in the Catskills to hear them at some point.

Here’s a short review:

Brilliant Corners #3: On the Horns of a DilemmaA for Ara speakers, the Lejonklou Källa streaming DAC

The Amtrak Empire service snakes north along the Hudson River before reaching Albany, where it pitches sharply to the west, eventually winding up in Niagara Falls. In November I rode itthe Amtrak Empire service, not Niagara Fallsfrom New York City to the town of Hudson, New York. On my left, the...

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No but I am not a fan of the looks.

 

[Zeotrope]

I do like the looks personally... but I didn't love the dose of attitude I got when I spoke to them. They immediately came out with "only horns with this shape will sound good". If that were true, then every horn would indeed be this shape! Instead, the opposite is true. This personally rubs me the wrong way; but I'm sure others are not as sensitive.
Now maybe they discovered something that improves sound with no downside, so I'll keep an open mind. I still want to hear them and would consider buying.

 

[Argonaut]

but I didn't love the dose of attitude I got when I spoke to them. They immediately came out with "only horns with this shape will sound good".

It sounds like they worship at the altar of

 

[Solypsa]

More Jeffrey Jackson to my eyes....

 

[Zeotrope]

More Jeffrey Jackson to my eyes....

Jeff was part of the partnership. It was called Wheel Fi:

Not sure what happened.
A for Ara is definitely at a lower price point though.

Jeff is now building other speakers on his own. I highly admire Jeff - he’s one of the best horn speaker and tube amp designers and fabricators in the world.