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In Reply to: RE: Center speaker posted by Inmate51 on December 21, 2016 at 07:54:20
Inmate, that link was helpful to me. I've been trying to decide whether to return to a phantom center. I'm currently using a KEF Reference 204/2c, a monster center speaker that's 3.5 wide and weighs 76 pounds. I'd almost convinced myself to go phantom before I played the Blu-ray of Chicago and was surprised how much punch was lost when I switched from small to none -- the Bryston SP3 makes this easy to do on the fly. I assume that effect is specific to how the disc was mastered, because my KEF Reference 107/2s generate a very stable phantom center and the switch from small to none usually results in no discernible difference. I think I'll listen to more Blu-rays and maybe look for a smaller 202/2c.
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From a home theatre perspective, the centre channel is used to "anchor" dialogue to the display, especially when sitting at angles more than 30 degrees off center from the display. That is their intended design. If your seating positions are at angles 30 degrees or more, then a center channel speaker is required.
From a home theatre perspective, the centre channel is used to "anchor" dialogue to the display, especially when sitting at angles more than 30 degrees off center from the display. That is their intended design. If your seating positions are at angles 30 degrees or more, then a center channel speaker is required.
I use MMG's - a left and a right only spread 7 feet apart at the inside edges, toed in 45 degrees tweeters inboard and get a great phantom center from not only my center located listening chair - but als the separate left and right seats that are facing the TV.
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat" - Confucius
If the angle is narrow enough, I can see that.
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