ka7niq Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 When listening to a Klipsch Forte, should they be aimed at you, or fire straight ahead. The reason I ask is that I used to own Klipsch CF 4's. I had the great pleasure to speak with Roy Delgado about them. He told me to loook right down the horns throat when listening. However, I found them too bright that way, so I fired em straight ahead. The same thing is happening with the Forte's. Pointing at me, they are just a bit overwhelming. I would like to hear others experience with placement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coytee Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I always liked looking down the throat of my LaScalas over the 25 years of ownership. Since my Khorns have a cover on them... I can't say that about them. Not the same speaker but I thought perhaps the comparison might be similar. Seems to me, the bottom line is... what ever sounds better to YOU!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerohm Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 ... The same thing is happening with the Forte's. Pointing at me, they are just a bit overwhelming. I would like to hear others experience with placement. I agree the Forte [iI] sounds best (to me anyway) when they a slightly toed in, but NOT directly pointed at the listener. Others may (and I am sure do) disagree. I think this also contributes to some of the problems that people have when trying to use a Heresy II [Quartet] as a center for the Forte [iI]. They shouldn't be positioned directly at the listener. Height and angle make significant differences in perceived sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Toe them in more -- get the horns firing across/in front of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 try firing them at the back of your head instead, better 3D image... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Really? Hmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fletcherkane Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 My original manual with my Forte's reccomends them to be slilghtly toed in. I have experimented with both ways, and much prefer the toed in sound... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 They will be 'beamier' or with more very high end pointed directly at you. The point on the 'toe in' is also to avoid haveing the sounds from the horn bouncing off the side walls right away, so SOME toe-in helps with imaging and sound stage. I'd say just split the diff between straight on and straight at you and you've probably got it about right. Also experiment with distance from side wall and back wall . Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Garrison Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 This is one of those "the correct answer is what sounds best to you" sort of questions. The controlled directivity of the horn in the midrange will mean that minor changes in toe-in will have a, uh, more-than-normal-but-not-huge effect on the whole presentation. You wind up balancing apparent sound stage depth vs width, precise image localization vs tilted up treble, forward sound to recessed sound. The room layout, size, livelyness and furnishings will have an impact on whether they should be aimed this way or that way. Try starting with them aimed so you can see right down the horn, then rotate them both in and out just a few degrees at a time. Also, move them just a few inches further apart or closer together, further forward or further back. You'll be amazed at how much this changes things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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