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Screen material & Magenpan CC3 question

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Hi
going to get my homecinema completed with a beamer and still keeping my backprojection TV set for everyday use.
That's raising questions regarding the Magnepan CC3 centerspeaker, I am using.
Right now, it is sitting perfectly on top of the TV. The screen for the beamer will have to come down in front of the TV, so unfortunately it will cover the CC3.
There are two options I have:
- get a "microperforated" screen (sorry, if this isn't the exact term) and leave the CC3, where it is
- mount the CC3 20cm above the wooden floor in front of the TV
That raises the following questions:
- does anyone of you have experiences with these screens in terms of sound quality? Of course, it will dampen high frequencies, but I hope that the automatic setup of my DENON 3805 can adjust to that. But otherwise - any "acoustical" objections of using that kind of screen? Can I see the "dots" from a distance of 3 - 3.5 meters? Will the dots have any visual effect on the projected picture?
- if I mount the CC3 differently, it would have to sit RIGHT in front of the TV and only 20 cm above the floor. Especially giving it no "air to breathe" in the back seems not to be a good idea to me. Can I improve the situation by damping the back?
Thanks for helping
Joerg

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Re: Screen material & Magenpan CC3 question - rico 05:31:03 09/15/05 (2)
Have you considered a "phantom" center channel? After a year of using a CC-3 with my four 1.6's (and five years using a CC-1 before that) I started experimenting and now use a phantom center 100% of the time. Front pans are improved, dialog is locked on the screen more tightly, and the entire sytem sounds less "mechanical". Try it, you'll like it (and also eliminate your problem).
- How wide is your sweet spot? - johnvb 06:30:50 09/15/05 (1)
  As the new owner of some MMGs, I tried the phantom center setup, but the whole family would basically have to sit in my lap to get the proper soundstage. Do the 1.6s improve on this that much?
  Don't get me wrong, I"m keeping the maggies. But I went with a box system for HT because of the dispersion issues.
  - Re: How wide is your sweet spot? - rico 09:04:32 09/15/05 (0)
    I do live alone and have my easy chair planted in the center at an optimum distance from the screen. When I have vistors no one has complained of off center voices or center sounds but if they did the CC-3 is still there and can be electronicly connected vis the pre-pro's remote. I alos own MMG's and the 1.6 does have a wider dispersion area than the smaller Maggies.

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