How do you properly set up a horn speaker

Excellent info from Duke. I feel distance between the speakers ( horns, and in this case the 1.4s ) and the listener is very critical, and requires a greater amount of distance between the two. I am thinking the " honking thing " batman mentioned was because he listened to them nearer field than normal. Although my 50 year experience with horns have been centered around the 5 original Klipsch Heritage models ( modding, tweaking and upgrading them ), I find the Heritage line to be some of the most " coherent " of the horns ( I have heard many different horns ). Whether nearfield or not, the 3 drivers of the Heritage blend very well ( coherent ). To get a speakers drivers to blend, as in the 1.4s, ime, a greater listening distance is necessary between them and the listener. And lets face it; speakers of this design ( horns ), and price range, do better in a larger room. Just my take, experiences and opinions on the subject. Keep in mind, I am not suggesting that everyone go out and buy a pair of Heritage models, but I do believe PWK did his homework, and created a line of 5 great products, that with some additional work, are quite amazing. Enjoy ! MrD.

JohnK, you stated quite a while ago that you preferred Altec 19s over any Klipsch model. That is fine and dandy with me, as we disagree on that point, but I do not think you are suggesting that the 19s are good at nearfield listening. What horns are time aligned ?Atmasphere, I know a few people who do not like horns, period. I heard a pair of Classics at a show some years back, near field, and I liked them very much. But one of my audio show traveling comrades  did not particularly like what he heard. His comment when we left the room was " it was too much ". He left before I did. I'm all in when it comes to the majority of good horns, but many horn hybrids are not coherent to me, particularly the transition from the woofer to the mid horn ( in either a 2 way or 3 way ). Enjoy ! MrD.