Good idea, gonk.

I find it odd that one can't specify None for the center channel: the 990 is quite capable of mixing center with left and right: in Dolby Pro Logic II and IIx modes, one can even specify the degree of the blend. I'm not sure why this is not available in other modes. The blend of center to left and right should be 100% if the center speaker could be set to None.
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