Good luck finding a pair of Moth Cicadas. They're out of production and rarely come up for sale. They are great speakers, though, and I love mine. Bass response is not bad for a relatively small speaker, but they're best in the mids. The good news is that Craig is working on a new driver - check the Eddie Current site for updates.
One of the better singledrivers out there is the Jordan JX92S. They're affordable and there are a number of designs they can be used in.
Fostex makes nice drivers, too. They're reasonably priced and you'll find dozens of designs that use them. Do not be put off by the DIY nature of them, either. You can almost always find a woodworker to build them for you and singledriver designs are usually simple ones. I won't go into it here, but there are lots of ways to find a builder. If anyone needs tips on that, post here and I'll put up a list of suggestions.
Moving on, you might be interested in a pair of Lowther drivers, as well. They're not cheap, but they have a deep cult following and owners rarely listen to anything but.
If you want to sample real exotica, hunt down a pair of field coil drivers from Supravox or Fertin. These have electromagnets instead of permanent magnets to drive them. It takes some explanation, but field coils offer some real advantages over permanent magnets. They're not cheap, either. Field coils are old-school, as well. Good permanent magnets didn't really become available at a decent cost until after WW II, so field coils were used in lots of early speakers. They do need a power supply, as well. But they're damn cool and, sooner or later, I'll have a pair of Supravox shipped over from France. I'll build them with an all-tube power supply. Imagine having tubes in your speakers, too.
I'm not much up on horns, but Klipsch horns have a following and there's plenty of information out there.
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