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Do you really need a dedicated center channel
#322590 09/15/10 04:21 PM
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Why not just use 3 (or 5)M2v3'S OR 3 M2v3'S and a pair of QS4v3's?

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cvictorg #322591 09/15/10 04:24 PM
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That's a popular option 'round these parts. Some people feel it sounds better that way, in fact. Others feel like they don't have room for a vertical center.


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Ken.C #322592 09/15/10 04:34 PM
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Can you put a vertical center on the floor or on an acoustical pad right in front of the TV stand?

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cvictorg #322599 09/15/10 05:05 PM
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Another option that has been mentioned from time to time is to have a phantom center with using only the two main speakers.


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RickF #322600 09/15/10 05:10 PM
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the closer the tweeters are to ear level the better, regardless of whether it is a center channel, bookshelf, or tower speaker being used for the center


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terzaghi #322604 09/15/10 05:16 PM
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This would not place the center channel speaker at ear level

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the closer the tweeters are to ear level the better, regardless of whether it is a center channel, bookshelf, or tower speaker being used for the center


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cvictorg #322608 09/15/10 05:27 PM
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Do you sit in a chair or couch when watching movies?

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davidsch #322611 09/15/10 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted By: davidsch
Do you sit in a chair or couch when watching movies?


Sofa - the TV stand is appx 14" tall

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cvictorg #322615 09/15/10 05:43 PM
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Hi cvictorg,

The center channel speaker does not have to be exactly at ear level. The dispersion of good cone drivers and tweeters is generous enough that the center could be up to 30 degrees off axis and you'd still get good intelligibility and frequency response. Axiom's stand for the center places the center approximately at ear level for a seated viewer/listener.

I would not advise putting a center on the floor because boundary interactions with the floor could cause some tonal colorations and annoying reflections.

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Re: Do you really need a dedicated center channel
davidsch #322617 09/15/10 05:44 PM
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Its just not a popular idea around these parts . There is also some factual basis for supporting this idea of using a matching vertical centre to your mains compared to a typical MTM horizontal and WM^TW design. Not only will matching a vertical centre provide the same power handling and sensitivity as the mains but will ensure matching tonal/voicing characteristics which is ever crucial to speech which as humans are very critical of and other soundstage shifts. Not to mention off-axis response which has been shown in some cases where the vertical matching centre is superior to the horizontal centre off-axis of that same brand. This is important if you are not sitting in the "sweet spot".

The biggest benefit of a horizontal centre is ease of placement and WAF (wife acceptance factor). This is a big plus and why most of us tend to use them.



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