Video Asylum

Posted by Bob Wanamaker on January 21, 2000 at 06:23:22:

In Reply to: Martin Logan or M&K for HT? posted by Ed T on January 14, 2000 at 22:14:18:

I don't think the dialogue problem you've noted is inherently an electrostatic problem. In some respects, it's a mixing issue. For a great sidebar discussion of what's happened, check out the current issue of The Perfect Vision. In a nutshell, the center channel houses dialogue, and it is still mixed/calibrated according to reference levels that are effectively ignored for the effects channels.

It will help to get a dedicated center channel speaker (or two). I've always found that it's not a matter of imaging ability with a phantom center, but a matter of making dialogue more distinct. Also, you can, with a center speaker, boost the volume of the center channel a bit so that dialog is more to your taste. Get the ML center.

If you like the sound of ML's, I can't imagine that you'd be happy with the M&K movie sound.