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John C.-Aussie

In Reply to: is center channel necessary? posted by Jon B on January 04, 2000 at 01:58:26:

Particularly if you use the system, as some of us do, for music as well as video. Like Haydn, I tried the centre channel, first with cheap speakers (a disaster) and finally with electrostatics idential to the main stereo pair. However I found I shut them off for music and eventually pulled them out altogether as redundant. In most normal rooms they are completely unecessary and are only pushed by dealers to sell more gear.
John

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I have done the same Joel 14:49:21 01/06/00 (0)
I have never tried the center that goes with my Revel Studios, although given the cost of Revel's center channel and appropriate amplification, I can think of a lot of music-oriented ways I can spend that money.
Still, I never feel like something's missing when I watch a movie. The system images well enough that the dialog stays centered on the screen and the music typically has a larger soundstage.

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