Part of my statement is 100% correct and part of my statement was incorrect. The Klispshhorn IS more dynamic than the best AN E/Sogon (which is 98db sesnitivie). And the K-Horn will play significanlty Louder than the E's. And to a horn lover it will probably be preferrable to the E's in certain regards - maybe a reason this 1940's K-Horn is STILL being sold is because it's probably one of the best 10 speakers ever built by anyone. There are some weaknesses that will put people off no doubt. I will take the sound of the AN's over the K-horn - despite the superiority in certain areas the K-horn possesses.

It is really quite simple = if you make sopmething less efficient less sensitive you had better give me something in return for that trade-off. The lousy manufacturers claim that they are sacrificing efficiency for bass depth (Like AR) -- The Audio Note's have the bass have high sensitivity and do it from small cabinets and one single 8 inch woofer and 1 inch tweeter. Tell me why other manufacturers need a 3 way 12inch or dual 12 inch woofer or 15 inch woofer or multi-line arrays to get LESS bass from cabinets 5 times larger all with 85db ratings which also need to be placed 6 feet into the room and then need to spend a significant amount of money on a high power high quality SS amps capable of the ridiculous impedence swings also demanded by such loudspeakers? Where's the gain to all of this.

Thanks but one can get a good low powered amp for a lot less money and buy a smaller speaker shove it in a corner - or not - and get better performance for less money.

If you happen to love 1 watt amps however - then the AN E isn't going to be able to make full use of the amp that the amp would for the K-Horn or Avante Guarde Horns.