Horn speakers are really bright?

Yep, above posts state very well the need to optimize full system to hear full potential of horns. I've heard horns sound absolutely shouty and furthest thing from natural to absolutely sublime, every single aspect of system matters with extreme level of resolution, transparency available with horns.

 

From the very first time I heard completely stock Klipschorns in my system I knew they had potential to be last speaker for me. For me the Khorns have been like a blank canvas on which I could assemble or draw a subjectively perfect work of art. Apart from components, every single little part I've changed out in multiple components, therefore, wire, capacitors, inductors, resistors has been chosen to best present an easy to believe illusion of live performers in room. Horns are amazing in this regard!

Variables include amplification, room, horn materials, for example plastic, metal, wood, quality of crossover. physical layout of mids and tweeters, for example some Klipsch  align  tweeter closer than mid, result may be excess brightness, high frequencies travel faster than lower freq, and they may beam more based on horn design.

If timbre incorrect, brightness perceived. Timbre most difficult thing for horn speakers to get right, IMO.