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Phantom centre vs (compromised) true centre
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<blockquote data-quote="jlaubza" data-source="post: 1098849" data-attributes="member: 21934"><p>The key benefit, in my experience, of a real center speaker (in a surround sound system), is that you gain better clarity over dialogue, which is often murky due to bad sound tracks on a lot of movies. You also can adjust dialogue volume separately from the stereo and surround channels and can even enhance stereo sound for music playback.</p><p></p><p>I use a deliberately physically short center speaker in a horizontal layout. This centers the sound to one position instead if it being spread out left and right, but i have a small listening room. </p><p></p><p>The center speaker is inevitably below ear height, but not by much and by angling it up, as mentioned above, a good effect for dialogue localization is obtained. I've also tried movies without the center speaker working and the effect, in comparison, is dire.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jlaubza, post: 1098849, member: 21934"] The key benefit, in my experience, of a real center speaker (in a surround sound system), is that you gain better clarity over dialogue, which is often murky due to bad sound tracks on a lot of movies. You also can adjust dialogue volume separately from the stereo and surround channels and can even enhance stereo sound for music playback. I use a deliberately physically short center speaker in a horizontal layout. This centers the sound to one position instead if it being spread out left and right, but i have a small listening room. The center speaker is inevitably below ear height, but not by much and by angling it up, as mentioned above, a good effect for dialogue localization is obtained. I've also tried movies without the center speaker working and the effect, in comparison, is dire. [/QUOTE]
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