#51586 - 01/03/08 08:57 AM
To center channel or not to center channel that is the question
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Deputy Gunslinger
Registered: 01/01/08
Posts: 10
Loc: Central Cali
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ok I'm up late and was thinking "I wonder how many of the people in here use a center channel and how many don't".Personally I do not use a center channel ......... I have one and used it off and on for over 2 years(paradigm cc350) but more times than not I would turn it off because it just didn't sound seamless with my other speakers and I couldn't use a normal speaker (paradigm monitor3's aren't shielded).But the paradigm's image so well I'm pretty satisfied with the sound.So chime in and lets here whether your running a center channel or not lets just say I'm curious.
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#51587 - 01/03/08 12:58 PM
Re: To center channel or not to center channel that is the question
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Registered: 03/21/01
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Loc: Memphis, TN USA
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#51588 - 01/03/08 02:15 PM
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Desperado
Registered: 09/04/05
Posts: 358
Loc: Sanford NC
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Center channel aye.
I'm runnimg Polk RT2000s so the center imaging from just the mains needs a little help, especially for movie dialog.
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#51589 - 01/03/08 02:27 PM
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Desperado
Registered: 09/11/06
Posts: 325
Loc: Fairfax Station, VA
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Center channel here too. It's matched to my mains, so it integrates well.
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#51590 - 01/03/08 02:40 PM
Re: To center channel or not to center channel that is the question
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Gunslinger
Registered: 06/01/07
Posts: 91
Loc: Panama City, Florida
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Center channel here also. I started in stereo with just the Kef 107's. The XQ2c is a good match and meshes well with the midrange/high frequency of the mains.
By the way; shielding on the speakers is only necessary for a CRT display and I see you're using a plasma. These aren't affected by the stray magnetic fields of a speaker.
Experiment: Take a strong magnet (one from an old disk drive is ideal) and, from about 3 feet away, approach a CRT display slowly. Notice the color distortion as the magnet approaches. Be careful not to approach too closely, as it is quite possible to magnetize the grid behind the screen, leaving semi-permanent color distortions. On a old black and white set this is not a problem and you can safely induce huge distortions in the picture.
Repeat for a flat panel or rear projection. No effect, as there's no electron beam to distort.
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#51591 - 01/03/08 05:58 PM
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Desperado
Registered: 01/17/02
Posts: 380
Loc: South Weymouth, MA USA
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#51592 - 01/03/08 06:12 PM
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Gunslinger
Registered: 01/15/06
Posts: 215
Loc: Big D, Tx
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Center channel
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#51593 - 01/03/08 06:22 PM
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Desperado
Registered: 02/20/06
Posts: 446
Loc: Beaverton, Oregon
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Center channel...can't do home theater properly without it.
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#51594 - 01/03/08 06:25 PM
Re: To center channel or not to center channel that is the question
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Desperado
Registered: 09/10/05
Posts: 443
Loc: Santa Barbara, CA
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Center channel intended this year but not at the top of my priority list. My Maggies image so well I don't miss it when sitting near the middle listening to music but from an off-center position the displacement of the sound image is too obvious for my taste when watching TV or DVDs. I hope the MMG-C will solve the problem but of course that means another amplifier.
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#51595 - 01/03/08 08:17 PM
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Gunslinger
Registered: 03/06/06
Posts: 59
Loc: Memphis, TN
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