I happen to know exactly what is inside the Hornshoppes, and the topology of the two is very different. Of all the drivers we've heard in the FH3, the 126 is the only one for which corner boundary loading is essential. Even without the AMTs, they are a great little speaker. Horn speakers have been around a long time and as I said in my recent review of the Ferguson Hill FH-007 they are unique in their sound presentation, but. Ian Ringstead puts these 1595 standmounters through their paces for Hifi Pig. I've owned a pair of Hornshoppe Horns with FE126s, prior to his adopting the Heil AMT as the "final" upgrade. The Intimate Audio DS-108 back loaded horn loudspeaker is UK built and uses the four-inch Fostex FE108EZ driver. The FH3 was designed from the outset to be compliant with a wide range of drivers in the 3-4" class. IINM, the FH3 is taller than Ed's horn, which in its earliest incarnation was fitted I believe with the FE108Sigma, then the E-Sigma version, then finally with the FE126E - fondly remembers by his pronouncement as the "it" driver In a backloaded horn, I think the room is really the "compression" chamber, but yes, his do have a "coupling/ filter chamber" Pardon my addressing this issue again - there's a rather contentious history with Ed, going back to the days of Decware forum over a dozen years ago, and without revealing all the details, there are a few points I'd like to make.
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