The 160 ain't no slouch, probably sound better in alot of situations compared to the elder brother.
That is why you run 2 centers, and use both the 160&180 That is what i am thinking about doing... :~)
Not sure if I'd do that.... Look at the spl spec on each. Unless you have independent gain control for each, one may be considerably louder than the other. I know the VP150 was four db louder than the VP160 in my room. Too much to use both.
Oddly enough, the VP150 spl was within 1 db of two M22's.
Yep, I totally concur that if you are going to run two center channels they better be the same model, otherwise you can, because of differing designs and positioning and even with the same manufacturer, have a volume imbalance issue. Obviously, the only way one can get around this is with separate amplification along with the ability to adjust the volume independently of each. I have also tried it with a separate volume attenuator switch however, it adds noise to the speaker you are attenuating.
