If you find them harsh at high level that might have more to do with HF than LF and cabinet vibration.
The directivity pattern of a horn speaker, and especially the array, is very different from a cone speaker. As it is constant direcititvy you get much more overall HF in your power response.
Look at these measurements:
Array 1400:
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...1&d=1156648272
PT800 Perforcamne (certainly simiular to your klipch speaker in term of direcitivty pattern)
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...1&d=1157034351
Pay a close attention to the total power response (4th curve from top, the lowest of the top curves). You see that it tends to drop with frequency on conventional cone speakers, whereas it remains much flatter with the array.
This is what constant direcitivty brings you, but it can be a problem if your room is live, especially at high levels and when you are far away from the speakers, because what you hear then is mostly the power response.
If that is the case you have two options: treat your room with some good dampening (and possibly more sophisicated treatments), or use some EQ to lower the HF level during parties.
Originally Posted by pos
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