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Hi, I am thinking of venturing into HT without spending a lot of $$$ and I am wondering whether anyone has advice on doing 4 speakers without a center channel or a subwoofer. I am considering a used Bryston SP1 as a processor because it has a 2 ch analogue bypass so I can still do clean old fashion stereo. I would be using my Dynaudio Confidence 5s as front LR driven by Bryston PowerPac 300 monoblocks.Are there any sonic or practical issues to consider with a phantom center and no subwoofer?
What suggestions would you have for rear speakers and amp(s). I am thinking about possibly a used pair of Dynaudio monitors with a used pair of Bryston powerpac 120s.
Thanks, Al
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I am a big proponent of a pahantom center channel but feel that a decent home theater should inclyde a subwoofer to get the most out of films on DVD.
Hi thereAs long as you can sit in the sweet spot, then go for it. I run a 4.1 setup.
There may be a small risk of speaker damage to exposing LFE content to the front pair of speakers. I was running my fronts as "large" (full range) speakers untill I heard the right-channel woofers bottom out trying to replicate a sonic boom in the opening of "Tears of the Sun". (The woofers are on open W-style baffles, designed by S. Linkwitz.) For example, the extended battle scenes in Lord of the Rings ROTK could be a hazard for a no-subwoofer setup; that's the only movie that caused items to shake off the top of the sub.
As for the rears I would not spend too much effort or bucks IMHO. It's only the occasional movie that has really good sound effects, assuming that you watch more than just action blockbusters. I think it was "Mission to Mars" that had a visual and audio circular pan that started at RF to RR to LF to LF; few movies are that demanding of the audio system.
Regards -- Gerard
Regards -- Gerard
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