Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420 |
The advantage is you get better horizontal dispersion with a vertically oriented center channel and when using the exact same speaker you get the exact same sound from the center as the mains, not a similarily good sound as with the VP100/150. The differences are minor when comparing the VP series to the M22 but they are there.
Jason M80 v2 VP160 v3 QS8 v2 PB13 Ultra Denon 3808 Samsung 85" Q70
|
|
|
Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 463
devotee
|
OP
devotee
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 463 |
Fred said it all. I don't understand too much about the subject so our fellow forum members have advised me on that. So this is the reason why I got 3 M22's for front and 2 QS8's for the surround.
|
|
|
Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488 |
you get the exact same sound from the center as the mains Well, only if they are positioned in the room exactly the same way
bibere usque ad hilaritatem
|
|
|
Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 10,420 |
Jason M80 v2 VP160 v3 QS8 v2 PB13 Ultra Denon 3808 Samsung 85" Q70
|
|
|
Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786 |
you get the exact same sound from the center as the mains Well, only if they are positioned in the room exactly the same way Unless its a square room...
Fred
------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
|
|
|
Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015 |
Can you put round speakers in a square room?
|
|
|
Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 16,441
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 16,441 |
Yes, but only if the diameter is less than the doorway width.
|
|
|
Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786 |
Geez, just put them in sideways! It'll flatten out the response too.
Fred
------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
|
|
|
Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 317 Likes: 12
devotee
|
devotee
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 317 Likes: 12 |
Okay, well I don't agree. They make the center channels to be timbre matched with the other speakers. Using the M22 as a center means it's going to be radically off the horizontal listening access. (Unless you're mounting it behind a sonically transparent projection screen. Then never mind.) On the other hand, the center channels are made to disperse the sound horizontally; and you can also more easily angle it a few degrees up or down.
|
|
|
Re: M22's or M3's?
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466 |
Speaker makers attempt to timbre match their centers to their mains. An identical speaker will be identical in timbre.
Vertical speakers naturally have better horizontal dispersion. Center channels are designed to be wide to attempt to get the same dispersion characteristic.
Yes, centers do have a slightly better vertical dispersion (for the same reason vertical speakers have a good horizontal). But there's no reason an M22 can't be angled to fire more directly at ear level (the left and right may also benefit from being angled up or down if they can't be placed at ear level).
Center channels speakers are all about design compromises because most people don't have room to place a full hight speaker above or below their display. I have just enough room for a VP150, I can't even fit a VP180 into my setup. But if I ever go to a projection system, I'm surely making room for an M22, if not an M80 for my center.
Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics24,945
Posts442,484
Members15,617
|
Most Online2,082 Jan 22nd, 2020
|
|
0 members (),
705
guests, and
3
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|