Toe in, toe out, or nothing at all?

[drobskyk]

Hi,

For horn speakers, should the mid-high unit(s) toed-in to get the listener more focused, just like many of us do with the direct radiators? Someone(who uses Altec A5) says that horns are with higher energy than DR's and toeing in will easily make the sound harsh. Is that true?

[lynnm]

I don't think there is any pat answer to this issue. Horns are are more directional than direct radiators and this frequently requires that they be toed in a bit. OTOH in some cases this will make the "sweet spot" too tight. In the end one has to experiment with any speaker pair wether horn loaded or not to establish the best placement in any given room.

[justin_tx_16]

I have my speakers in corners... it really paid off. They point directly from the corners and I setup my sitting area based on that.

[KGK1958]

FWIW, the technical sheet on my Cornwalls says to toe-in 30 to 45 degrees. So that's what I did.

Kevin

Klipsch and McIntosh...a match made in heaven.

[fini]

Oops, thought this question was regarding the proper way to dance the Hokey-Pokey. FWIW, "nothing at all" should be replaced with "shake it all about," but that might not be good for your speakers.

fini

[ShapeShifter]

As lynnm said, experiment with speaker placement. Also, give the room a lot of consideration as well. You may need to add some acoustic treatments. Then give your ears a chance to adjust to the subtle sound changes, before deciding to make additional adjustments. This will give you a sound reference or benchmark before making further changes.

Diagrams with notes or comments can be helpful in later evaluations too.

Wes