@mijostyn Wrote:
The image is extremally fragile when out of the listening position even by a few inches. 30 degrees or more off axis you can even lose the far speaker completely.
I like well designed (CD) horns for home stereo playback. Listeners both standing and seated can move up to 60 degrees off axis and still get the same frequency response as center, even in close proximity to the speakers. See below page 8 theory of operation:
Mike
https://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1985-everest.htm