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rowuk wrote:

In the case of horns, I think that most fail to see that it is a simple band pass device.

Yes, this is as simple as that.

rowuk wrote:

Applying a high and low pass filter to a standard speaker driver creates a similar "honk", albeit with much higher distortion for a given loudness.

Well, yes and no. Applying a high and low pass filter to a standard speaker driver creates a different "honk". However, as I can see it honk is not a problem itself. With wrongly used horn honk might be a problem but we need to differentiate between good honk and bad honk. It is hard to explain it in words. I in fact very much welcoming honk in my playback but it is very different honk then the honk that many people get in audio what they run full-range across little horn and use a driver with overly-substantial diaphragm. Life sound has plenty of honk and it bothers no one. I think in audio horns we create a fear of honk but it is very different honk. The nasal sound of life music is wonderful, it has nasal character but that character does not hamper tonal characteristic of sound and does not restrict dynamics. Listen a lower octave honk of contrabassoon or bass bass saxophone - it is sensational honk. Audio honk has absolutely nothing to do with the sensational honk of live music. The Audio honk terminate dynamics, tone and it is juts side effect of improperly operating electro-mechanical system

rowuk wrote:

So, the next time honk becomes apparent, don't blame the horn - it is not "flawed", it simply what it is.

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