How do you properly set up a horn speaker

Horns can work wonderful in nearfield keep in mind most older music was master using horns many times in nearfield only horns that require distance are those not properly time aligned. I use a massive pair of community leviathans in my office nearfield system its far better than any of the crazy costly modern sota dynamics I have used in same. Klipsch horns are not time aligned and need more space or they sound forward a good reason for Klipsch owners to get out and hear other horn designs.

I am thinking the " honking thing " batman mentioned was because he listened to them nearer field than normal.

He was trolling. The horns on the T-1 per the OP have very smooth response, nearfield or not. When people hear them, they often remark that they have the speed and clarity of ESLs.

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.

My Oris 150's sound best close to/up against a rear wall, in the corners toed in, to my ears anyhow. My Oris 150's stomps on my Klipschorns with a heavy boot to.

Atmasphere, I know a few people who do not like horns, period.

I do too. But not all horns are created equal- like all tech, there are good examples and bad examples. As we all know rooms at shows are not always the best place to do an audition. I'm really hoping we get better sound at the new RMAF; we've always struggled with false ceilings and false walls at the old venue.

And I've met people that wouldn't take horns seriously without even having listened to them. I remember Harry Pearson saying in TAS 'horns ain't high end'. Boy was he wrong!