On our continuous search for pearls in the HiFi, our ears fell for this little speaker from Japan.
Small, because not everyone wants to furnish their living room as a hi -fi shop or simply because the listening room does not tolerate large speakers. Special, handmade in very small numbers by Ryo Aoynanagi in Hikoni, Shiga Japan. The numbers are limited, there is a big queue, but if you are really looking for something special ...
The Hora Mono is made of birch triplex, a type of material that is known for its low weight and formidable acoustic qualities. The only driver in the mono is a scanpeak broad bander with a suspension of foam (super light). The internal cabling is from Van den Hul, there is no filter component !!, it is purely the shape of the cupboard with the internal labyrinth that makes the sound extremely homogeneous and open. Although the efficiency is low, the Hora Mono is easy to control and you achieve stunning results with small (tubes) amplifiers.