Yes, a good horn can have almost the same frequency response way off axis then they will fall off dramatically which is an advantage as it limits room interaction. But, that is not the problem. Horns are point source drivers and like any point source driver the volume level drops off rapidly with distance. The center image shifts like any other point source driver and you can still lose the far speaker far off axis.
With a line source array I can stand 3 feet away and right in front of one speaker and still hear the other.
@invalid ,
I had Apogee Divas for 6 years. It does not matter how far off the wall you are. If it is a hard wall behind the speakers sound deadening will always improve image specificity. The farther away from the wall you are the more of the wall you have to cover. Closer to the wall, like 3 feet and you only have to do right behind the speaker. This only control frequencies over 250 Hz. At three feet you will attenuate 185 Hz which will take some of the snap away from the sound. If you move it farther away you will attenuate lower frequencies. At 8 feet you are looking a 16 foot wavelength 180 degrees out of phase and that would attenuate 70 Hz. Unless you are using subwoofers (which I highly suggest with those speakers) you are missing a lot of bass. It is a compromise any way you look at it unless you want to move them to the front lawn.