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Phantom centre vs (compromised) true centre
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<blockquote data-quote="KenMasters" data-source="post: 1098814" data-attributes="member: 517"><p>A phantom centre works well if it's just you in the main listening position. The problem comes in with people sitting to the side, as the dialogue will then be coming more strongly from whichever speaker they're closest to. How much of a problem that is would depends on how far you're seated from the screen and how wide apart you have your speakers placed (further away / wider your speakers, the better you'll can get away with sitting outside the MLP).</p><p></p><p>As for a centre below the main listening position being a compromise, I think it would depend on the dispersion characteristics of the speakers you're using. I could imagine in the case of traditional matching two-way LCRs, so long as the centre is vertically oriented and angled to time align, you'd be okay - and in the case of coaxials, orientation and angle might not be a concern at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KenMasters, post: 1098814, member: 517"] A phantom centre works well if it's just you in the main listening position. The problem comes in with people sitting to the side, as the dialogue will then be coming more strongly from whichever speaker they're closest to. How much of a problem that is would depends on how far you're seated from the screen and how wide apart you have your speakers placed (further away / wider your speakers, the better you'll can get away with sitting outside the MLP). As for a centre below the main listening position being a compromise, I think it would depend on the dispersion characteristics of the speakers you're using. I could imagine in the case of traditional matching two-way LCRs, so long as the centre is vertically oriented and angled to time align, you'd be okay - and in the case of coaxials, orientation and angle might not be a concern at all. [/QUOTE]
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