which is better? from this article it looks like vertical center is best or 3 bookshelves.
http://www.audioholics.com/education...peaker-designs
http://www.audioholics.com/education...peaker-designs
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Originally Posted by levy07 /forum/post/12866613
which is better? from this article it looks like vertical center is best or 3 bookshelves.
http://www.audioholics.com/education...peaker-designs
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Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson /forum/post/12866860
All arrays have wider, smoother dispersion at 90deg to the array axis. That's why (almost) all better speakers are vertically arrayed. Horizontal arrays are made, in general, only to placate users for esthetic reasons. Unfortunately, their ubiquity has left the incorrect impression that such speakers are ideal for center channel use.
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Originally Posted by Paul Scarpelli /forum/post/12866960
Very true, almost like the *requirement* that a performance car have a spoiler. And while most serious performance cars don't have spoilers, they're prolific in the world of Hyundai, Nissan, Honda, and even those SMOKIN' HOT V-6 Mustangs.![]()
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Originally Posted by Paul Scarpelli /forum/post/12866960
Very true, almost like the *requirement* that a performance car have a spoiler. And while most serious performance cars don't have spoilers, they're prolific in the world of Hyundai, Nissan, Honda, and even those SMOKIN' HOT V-6 Mustangs.![]()
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Some horizontal centers have vertically-aligned mids and tweeters, and other than some comb filtering from the horizontal woofers, they work fine. Also, I believe center placement and room acoustics bugger up the center sound worse than fallen-over d'Appolitos, unless you have listeners who sit far off axis. Put a vertically-aligned center on the floor, and it will sound like ass.
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Vertical is generally better, though.
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Originally Posted by levy07 /forum/post/12870426
the sales guy for a local HT store said there is no such thing as he proceeded to try and sell me the latest horizontal center and matching fronts. guess he should do his homework.
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Originally Posted by levy07 /forum/post/12874654
lucky for me, i use a projector. now for that transparent screen.
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Originally Posted by levy07 /forum/post/12866613
which is better? from this article it looks like vertical center is best or 3 bookshelves.
http://www.audioholics.com/education...peaker-designs
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Originally Posted by Goobered /forum/post/14036176
I posted this earlier in the M&K thread.
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Dual M&K 750 Center speakers
I was thinking of adding another 750 center channel to my setup. Currently running 5 * 750, 2 * 550 and a mx150 Sub. With so much content up converted from 2.0 to 7.1 via my Onkyo 805, I'm starting to think more center cant hurt.
I'm toying with the idea of adding an Arcam FMJ P35/38 and another 750. The big question is, what' the best configuration? Vertical or Horizontal stack? The current center is bolted to the wall at ear level, about 12ft from the sitting pos. The left and right are a few inches higher ( bottom of LR is 3" above center top)
Anyone tried anything similar? Usage is 95% HT. Music is only enjoyed at party time, or doing the house work.
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Originally Posted by youngho /forum/post/15146999
Dual centers bad. So saith Tomlinson Holman (the TH in THX).
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Originally Posted by Paul Scarpelli /forum/post/15147064
Mostly true, but many, many years ago, Tom discovered you got limited vertical directivity if you took a pair of Large Advents and stacked one on top of the other, with the top one upside-down. This put the two tweeters close. This is one reason early THX LCRs used two tweeters. Two tweeters introduced many other problems, though, and I don't think Tom would agree with some of his beliefs from the early '80s now. Hey, Tom's an old friend. I'll just ask him...
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Originally Posted by klankymen /forum/post/12870955
Two words: Expensive as hell.
Oh wait that was 3 also![]()