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In Reply to: Do you need a great center channel?? posted by jazz1 on October 26, 2010 at 08:12:17:
IMO it depends on your room and whether you're listening in 2 channel stereo, multi-channel stereo or home theater.
With 2 channel stereo, if you are getting a strong phantom center imaging. Then based on systems I've heard, this imaging sounds as if there's a center channel speaker. So in this situation you don't need a center channel speaker.
With HT, having a TV or screen, placing speakers optimally may obstruct viewing. Thus speakers may have to be placed far apart losing a strong phantom center imaging or none at all. The center channel compensates for this hole in the middle of the soundstage. With a good center the image is that of the stereo phantom image,that doesn't draw attention to localizing the center speaker. It should blend seemlessly with the front speakers like its not there as with the phantom image.
With my situation which functions as HT,MC-stereo,stereo. Even without a TV in the way I could not get optimal speaker placement without being too close to the speakers. Thus I have to have the front speakers placed wide apart thereby having a weak center phantom image. A center speaker compensates for this weak image, and an AV/receiver allows me to adjust the volume and time delays accordingly.
Having been to SOTA movie theater. I found that I could pick out the 3 center speakers behind the big screen. Which kind of detracts from the illusion. A good HT setup can be way more coherent,intimate and enjoyable than a movie theater.
Just my .02 cents.
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