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In Reply to: RE: What if you omit the center channel? posted by tgttgt on February 09, 2009 at 14:10:02
If you mean you have the rest in a 4.1 setup, then the AVR will send the center channel information to both the front R and front L speakers.
Kal
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Thanks Kal. That's what I thought. So I would have a phantom center channel just like my stereo set-up for a centered listener. However, I assume an off-axis listener would be problematic.
Problematic; not really in most cases. Less than ideal in some cases, sure. It depends on the room, system, acoustics, position of the outward people and the quality of said center channel plus how well it matches the mains. Ideally you want 3 identical speakers across the front, all positioned the same height and orientation. Not always easy.
In some systems (Maggie's are a good example) I'd take the better sweet spot without a center channel, and live with a > maybe < less-than-perfect off-axis sound. That said, unless you get a premium center I think you're better off in many (if not most) systems with none at all.
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