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In Reply to: RE: Adding a center channel to a 2 CH HT? posted by Mr_bill2 on December 11, 2014 at 08:20:29
this: I want a center channel because? And based on your answer we can go from there.
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Sure. Having trouble picking up on some dialog during movie watching. Regular TV, such as news programs, dyi shows, sporting broadcasting, etc, are not a problem. Today's movie soundtracks with their multichannel recordings and wide dynamic have made my 2 CH HT a challenge when it comes to hear all that is being said, behind all the action scenes, which I'm sure are tracked on a center channel.
Roger that! It was my guess as well. Do you have a good mono center image when you listen to a good recording with the music end of the system? Even when I sold HT I found movies had all kinds of dialog level and even in a 5.1 you would need to adjust the center channel between most movies.
Check the link below. You can add a third mono (summed) speaker to a stereo pair. I think an amp w/common ground is required. I would also add a full range center in this type of configuration, not one with a tweeter
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When I had a full 7.4 HT rig...I was ALWAYS fiddling with the center channel levels...
Now I live in a small condo and my music rig pulls double duty...my center image is great...friends and family have asked..."where is the Center Channel Speaker"...and some even ask about surrounds...big Maggies can throw images around the room...spooky with the right material...
thanks
Mark
Thank you for that. I had done a search but that didn't come up. Will try this, as I have a set of 3 ways currently sitting in the closest doing nothing. It sounds easy enough to try. Old school, love it! Plus I can keep enjoying my Jolida if this works.
Good luck. Post on your results at some point
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Wired a third speaker, as a substitute for a center channel, into my HT over the weekend. Was easy to do, just followed the directions outlined in the above post(thanks Awedofile), known as the Haffler array. With this third speaker sitting centered under my tv, I found the results to be pretty good(might even try to move to above the TV if I can attach a shelf easily - for better sound). Vocals became easier to understand without having to raise the volume levels during DVD/movie play. If there was any distortion or crosstalk, I couldn't hear it. It's early in this experiment but I think I can easily live with this compromise, at least till I am forced to buy a multichannel system. So happy to say, for now the Jolida is safe & sound.
Thanks everybody!
You got it, was planning to.
Bill
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