Thanks Alan for chiming in. I do appreciate the fact that you guys are willing to help out, even if my questions aren't regarding any of Axiom's specifc products.
I have no doubt that ceiling reflections are playing a part in the coloration of dialog from my center channel. In the future when I get a larger home (or if I turn my upstairs unfinished bonus space into a dedicated HT)I will definately ditch those small speakers, and make sure they aren't so high up! In my current setup though I can't lower that center speaker, unless I am willing to block the remote sensor of the TV (I am giving it thought-I am exploring all possibilites at this point, including in-walls).
It is kind of frustrating for me, as I still consider myself quite the newbie at this stuff, but have learned alot.
And I could be wrong, but after my experiment this morning, I am convinced the MAJOR issue I am having is with the MTM design of my center channel. Maybe its just my particular center, but from what I have found so far, I am experiencing the exact disadvantages of the typical MTM design-poor horizontal response.
I noticed that if I remin perfectly in front of the center and move toward, and further away from it, the tonal qualities does change some (probably due to ceiling reflections and/or screen reflections), however, moving side to side causes a much more DRAMATIC change in tonal qualties. When out of the narrow horizontal sweet spot (which is the case of my seating positions) all high end energy just dissapears as if the tweeter quit working.
Not sure what direction I will go in, but am exploring possibilities. I suspect, this is probably one reason Axiom's VP-150 deviates from the typical MTM design so prevalent today: better off-axis response? (a guess on my part).
-Alan
