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In Reply to: Re: is center channel necessary? posted by Hayden on January 04, 2000 at 03:11:43:

Thanks - it does help. My HT listening will be primarily on axis, and the room is 15x20, so I think I will try a set up minus the center for a while and see what happens.
By the way, the journal at the www.audioperfectionist.com link mentioned below also discusses this issue - this turned out to be a very interesting link.
JB

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Re: is center channel necessary? Estes 07:56:03 01/04/00 (5)
Actually UHF magazine discussed this a couple of years ago and stated that a centre channel was redunant in most situations, if the stereo speakers are set up properly. Remember most dialogue is a mono recording, so even sitting off axis should not be a big problem. Of course too far off axis and it will seem the voice is coming from somewhere else, not from the actor talking.
- I agree... Jim Bookhard 14:27:08 01/04/00 (4)
  When the main "stereo" speakers are set up properly, there is no problem and a center channel speaker is an unnecessary redudancy.
  - Re: I agree... but.... michael w 22:58:01 01/04/00 (3)
    .... is there such a thing as a necessary redundancy ???
    hehe :)
    - Re: I agree... but.... Jim Bookhard 07:15:21 01/05/00 (2)
      Yes...just take a look at Windows system files!!!!! Hehehe!
      - all too true about.... michael 13:54:06 01/05/00 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Re: I agree... but.... posted by Jim Bookhard on January 05, 2000 at 07:15:21:
        
        ...Windoze
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        michael w
        
        Re: all too true about.... Estes 05:19:02 01/06/00 (0)
        
        In Reply to: all too true about.... posted by michael on January 05, 2000 at 13:54:06:
        
        Lol. Ah if only Steve Jobs was not an immature jerk, we could all be using Apple systems and that Gates fellow would be selling pencils on a street corner.

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