Is Room treatment different for Horn Speakers?

did you have the forte’s in this room also ?  

if so, how did they sound in there ?

Yes... didn't have them long enough to tweak extensively, but they functioned better 12"- 15" into the room. So far the Cornwalls sound pretty good close to the wall.

My room treatment is predominately GIK Bass absorption. Been wondering if some dispersion would be in order for the back wall.

i would play around with placement / listening for the next few days till you think you have found the sweet spot for them.       

then you could decide if more treatments are needed in the room by simply using blankets or anything else that you can add to the room.

So far the Cornwalls sound pretty good close to the wall.

That's why they are called Cornwalls. In a Corner or near a Wall.

Dang, More robot tests...

I have a lot more listening to do before I go crazy. I think this is the 10th day of ownership.

I am remounting all the absorption panels with cleats and installing a continuous cleat across the back wall, so I can change them easily.

russ69- and that's why I bought them!😊.. I wanted something that didn't have to be set so forward into the room.

Good question ... like every room the acoustic is a factor.

Again Low Freq will muddy everything but I think you are on track with diffusion / first reflection points and maybe a mix of diffusion / absorption on the back wall.

I think you have a relatively wide dispersion with the Horns.

@coachpoconnor You should be fine. If you experience any harshness, try toeing the speakers in a bit. The horns have controlled directionality, and so that can be used to minimize side wall reflections, which the ear interprets as harshness.

Yes.

Because horn speakers have a higher direct-to-reverberant sound ratio due to their relatively narrow radiation pattern, you do not want to absorb any more of the reflected sound than you absolutely have to. As a general rule of thumb, I would start out with zero absorptive acoustic treatments. If your back is up against a wall then treat the area where that first backwall reflection comes from, but don’t overdo it.  Too much absorption will suck the life out of the sound.

With some horn speakers, the optimum listening angle may be somewhat off-axis. Instead of pointing them almost straight ahead, you might try using aggressive toe-in, like 45 degrees, such that the axes criss-cross a couple of feet in front of the primary sweet spot. This will also give you good sound across a very wide listening area. You may need to spread the speakers a bit wider apart than normal if you do this.

Duke

horn speaker manufacturer

The last few days these Speakers have really blossomed. Bass right now is good. I hear some what I call "frequency specific resonance",.. I was wondering if a little dispersion would help. I understand other Cornwall owners mod their speaker horns with Dynamat, but I don't want to go there just yet.

Duke, atmosphere, rego, actually everyone above, thanks for the comments. I have the speakers as far apart as I can get them... I will try to toe them in so they cross in front of me. These speakers do sound good when I set at my desk in the corner. I am really enjoying these Cornwalls, I believe with some tweaking (acoustic and otherwise) these could be very very good. 

I have horn speakers and am in the process of considering a bass trap in the corner right net to the speakers.  I have had good luck with Vicoustic Acoustic.  

Horns may need much less toe in than conventional speakers.