I've been studying some vintage high efficiency gear and was wondering if anyone has heard any of the Karlson type speaker cabinets. They seem to claim many of the virtues of a bass horn while taking up much less space. I've read some pretty bad reviews of the Karlson's, but wonder if they are just poorly implemented diy efforts or poor driver/cabinet match. So who's actually heard one? I'm thinking of a 2226 ran up to 800 hz matched up to a 2426/2370A on top.....just for some vintage fun in a "small footprint".....at least until I get moved and have corners for some Pi 7 cabinets. Thanks! Jerrod

Fred Ireson really carries the torch for that design, so definitely check with him too. You might write to him on the Musical Instrument Speakers forum; Click here for one of his recent posts about Karlsons.

Thanks, I reposted my message on the MI forum. Perhaps Freddy Ireson will have some feedback. He's certainly posted a lot on the Karlson, but I can't really get a clear idea on what to expect from the Karlson type alignment. It currently lacks mainstream acceptance within the audiophile community much like the now popular horn movement lacked 25 years ago. Then again, most of the things that interest me aren't audiophile approved. Our gain, their loss...... Take care! Jerrod

They really punch through a crowd though.

John