Horn speakers are really bright?


So I’m trying to understand why so many people think klipsch or horn speakers are bright 

I have two  set up garage and living room both with horn speakers EPIC CF4 garage and and KLF 30 mahogany living room  

I have recorded this songs with my iPhone  listen to them and feel free to tell me what you don’t like about them
 by the way I don’t have any room treatment

EPIC CF4 GARAGE
https://youtu.be/9k6uIj8sZgk

KLF30 LIVING ROOM  
https://youtu.be/er4zllSgekU
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Showing 1 response by boomerbillone

Hello lordrootman.  Many horn drivers used  for mid-range and tweeters are very efficient: 95 db+. Most woofers are not nearly that sensitive. If someone tries to pair a sensitive horn tweeter with an average woofer, an unsatisfactory result is likely.  Always try to match the sensitivities of the drivers in a multi-speaker package. That way, you will not have to use resistors in the crossover to reduce tweeter sensitivities. Resistors waste power and prevent the amplifier from accurately compensating for speaker errors (reduces the damping factor). A mismatch in driver efficiencies generally results in a harsh of screechy sound. It's not the drivers fault! Horn tweeters using non-peizo compresson drivers generally have large magnets and can provide excellent performance at reasonable cost. Use plastic horns (vs. metal) to avoid ringing. You can coat the outer (rear) surface of the horns with auto undercoating to make them acoustically inert. The early AMT tweeters (still being sold) have large metal surfaces (part of the magnet structure) exposed to the sound coming from the diaphragm. I glue tea towel or sock material (cotton) to those surfaces to knock out the resonances caused by the reflection off those surfaces. Huge improvement! Use silicon rubber and you can always remove it easily if you experiments don't work out well. Experiment, Enjoy the music!