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Posted by oldvinyl (A) on October 08, 2002 at 15:08:14

In Reply to: What is the problem with this 5.1 system? posted by Audio Girl on October 01, 2002 at 13:18:50:

Where did you put the center channel speaker ?

If it's on top of the TV, the TV cabinet can interact and "muffle" the sound. If its beneath, refelctions from the floor can interfere. Some center channel speakers have a switch or different wiring to allow placement on top of a TV. I would recommend making the plane of the speaker the same as the plane of the TV screen.

Timbre matching is crucial to intelligibility also. Gotta have the same make or least the same type drivers and cabinets otherwise there will be timbre as sound pans across the front speakers.

Use the same type cable for all three front speakers and cut them the same length.

Adequate power is needed for center channel to drive it without compression and clipping during sound effects. There lots of effects sounds in the center channel too.

From practical experience ....

Enjoy the music.