Horizontal will work fine, mine do, for reasons similar to what you cited. Horizontal also allowed better Wx protection by the house's eves.
- I went with woofers to the outside and tweeters to the middle pointed as best I could towards the listening area.
- Having outdoor sound on front porch and backyard deck just plain rocks (sad pun intended)
Cheers,
XEagleDriver
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