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I'm still tempted to change my stereo setup into a surround system. This would require switching to a AVR(Denon)and adding two in/ceiling speakers. My mains are pretty demanding amp wise so I would like to keep them powered by my current monoblocks and use the AVR to power the rears. I have a powered sub already.
Do I have to have a center? The mains are working well right now for all information.
Will I be losing a lot in music department by going with this setup?
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You don't state what your mains are, so it's a bit harder to reply, but I generally have a hard time with a center unless they match very well as the other two posters also note. With small mains, if all identical across the front, then go at'er (try b4 you buy). Smallish mains with a very similar center, sure try it out also. As David said however, definately try before you buy in any case with a center. Many mains don't match even with the "matching" center to my ears. Maggie's are a shining example of this (Rico and myself both have Maggie's).
Martin Logan Ascent i's.
Never heard the ML center, but my guess is it's in the same league as the Maggie CC3. Definately try before you buy IMO.
I prefer a phantom center. And no, you won't lose in the music department. In fact, if you try a properly adjusted Dolby Pro Logic II Music codec you will gain. (Not to be confused with the amusical and truly horribe original Dolby Pro Logic).
No, you don't have to have a centre and I certainly started out without one when I added surrounds to a stereo plus sub setup.At various stages I had tried adding a centre to the stereo only setup and eneded up removing it because it did not match the mains tonally. Initially that was because my mains were 25 years old, no longer in production, and no matching speaker could be obtained. When I upgraded my mains, it became possible to obtain a matching centre speaker designed to work with those mains and it, in combination with the Audyssey EQ function in my Denon AVR, finally did the trick for me.
If you can get a good tonal match, I personally find it preferable to have a centre speaker. If I can't get that match I'd definitely go without. Your mileage will vary but I wouldn't even recommend trying a centre unless you can get a centre which does a good job of matching tonally with your mains. Ultimately I think a good matching centre is better but it's definitely not a night and day difference and I think some people may still prefer things without the centre even when a matching centre is available.
David Aiken
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