... But for now the 45 makes a great center...
... But for now the 45 makes a great center...




My only thought on it would be that Audyssey generally recommends direct radiators for Heights and Wides. That was why I went to the Pro Monitor 1000 for those 2 channels in my otherwise bipolar DefTechs. I'd love to have a pair of nice towers for the Wides to go with my BP7002's, but all the towers are bipoles.




I actually considered that at one point as I could find used CLR2002's for about the same as new Pro Monitor 1000's. However, the specs are really close so I opted for new 1000's and mounted them mid wall with the DefTech mount. So far, the 1000's are doing just fine and they blend well across the front soundstage. The only non-DefTech is the sub, which is an SVS Ultra. The AVR is a Denon 4520CI with Audyssey MultEQ XT32. The calibration is really good, so I'm not too tempted to find a replacement for the 1000's yet.





Best bet would be to just try it - of course, if you don't have a direct radiator to compare it to, you won't really know if it makes a significant difference. Direct radiators are recommended for the Wides/Heights and are supposed to be toed-in or aimed at the main listening position for best effect. That's what I did and re-ran Audyssey and it all sounds very nice. The special track for 11.1 channels on Expendables 2 Blu-ray was interesting to use as a test, along with the movie itself, which is "optimized" for 11.1 Neo X.