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RE: What if you omit the center channel?
Posted by mtrot on February 11, 2009 at 10:01:23:
I agree with grant about the need for a really good center speaker in order to get the kind of sound you might really like. The problem is that with a small or even mid sized center speaker, you just lose most of the lower mid and bass content. When I switch my receiver between setting for a center speaker or no center speaker, this is easily observed. You would think that the sub would pick up the content that the center speaker cannot reproduce, but I have not found that to be the case, no matter what crossover frequency I select.
I am currently using a center speaker, but mainly because we have a lot of people in the room and thus must sit off-center in the room when watching movies. I am currently saving up for a really big and quality center speaker some day.
If your front L/R speakers are true full range speakers, you might also find you prefer the sound of dialog, especially male voices, by setting the receiver/processor for no center speaker.