Is Room treatment different for Horn Speakers?

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

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