Yeah, really...why is there a sudden switch in flare rate if these are pure exponential horns?
Why, oh why, is there such a rough surfaced brash transition from round to square right at the high compression point at the mouth of the driver? Don't stick any sensitive body parts into that throat lest it take your skin off with the casting flash and rough welds.
I tried to do this but I need a
large format horn, know what I'm sayin'?
I agree that 511s can sound decent...until you hear something vastly superior.
And, even then, it is for each of us to decide what we are satisfied with. There are many satisfied 511 users.
Me, as I said on some forum, maybe diyaudio, I think they are great...for using as a funnel for an oil change. Boy, that went over well with the fanboys!
I take the strong contrary position to point out to interested parties that the 511 is far from the be all and end all of horns, and in fact is only fair at best. This is to say that if you like the 511, keep looking for a better one because there is a long way up, and if you can't stand the 511---a not uncommon reaction-- don't give up on horns for that reason, because there is a long way up.
It is a pro-bono public service gesture.
Other peoples system preferences are like their sexual preferences. I say do whatever you want, as long as I don't have to watch!!