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Hi all. I have a home theatre using speakercraft AIMs for 7 channels in the ceiling (had to be done this way because too much glass and open walls issue). The directionality of the center channel localizes too close to the ceiling. My proposed fix, if it will work, is to take the preout line level signals from my center channel on the denon 4802 and feed all three active audio channels of the television (sony 40xbr700). Since the sony will not allow me to specify a specific audio input and since my denon has only 1 preout for the center channel, I have to split the signal.
Will the aforementioned work (ie. send the center channel only also through the sets speakers)?
Do I need to worry about splitting the signal essentially 4 to 6 ways (the preout center is a single lead, there are stereo ins on the sony for each channel (DBS, DVD, composite) in use. I might only do this on DBS and DVD but still this yields 1 to 4. Are there any amplified splitters for line level? I found a 3 in (l,r,v) to 6 zone splitter but this is overkill.
Thoughts?
rg
Denon 4802
Denon 2800
Speakercraft AIMs (7)
Sony 40XBR700
Sony SATT60

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Re: Splitting center channel out? - Frost 12:43:57 01/23/02 (0)
Why not just try it. It will be a $10 experiment which may or may not work to your liking. There isnt any technical reason why this wont work just sonic reasons you might like it or not.
Frost
Re: Splitting center channel out? - bmar 19:27:29 01/22/02 (0)
not to be silly but if you have speakers in your tv (no matter how good always suck) whats wrong with a center speaker that sits on, under or one each side of the tv?
Ive seen at some high end shops with projectors, a center speaker on wheels that rolls out from some hidden place when not used and will sit under screen view. personally this is too much bother and a full time setup is more to my liking.
If you split up your center channel into your ceiling speakers. I would think you would loose the fact that the dialogue would be coming from the screen.
hope this can help,
bmar
Your entire thought process is overkill - Lasermeister 18:26:09 01/21/02 (4)
You would have achieved much better sound using a conventional speaker array regardless of your glass and open wall issues. I cannot imagine using speakers in the ceiling for anything except the surround channels. You would be compounding your folly by running the signal into the likely mediocre speakers in the TV.
Todd
- Re: Your entire thought process is overkill - rickgo 07:18:25 01/22/02 (3)
  You know, not to be rude, but that was not helpful whatsoever. This is a secondary media room, its primary use is as a family room, visible standing speakers are not, for wife's purposes, aesthetically acceptable here and there are no possible locations for in-wall's except the rear. All of which is beside the point.
  Sometimes its best to answer a question and if you don't know, don't comment without further information. Thank you. Rick
  - Re: Your entire thought process is overkill - bstan 10:02:27 01/22/02 (2)
    Unfortunately Lasermeister he is right.
    You are hpoelessly lost in trying to band-aid your current situation. Nothing you can do will improve your situation, save what Lasermeister recommended. Using TV speakers is the worst possible band-aid.
    Sorry, but that's just how it is.
    bstan
    - Re: Your entire thought process is overkill - That may be.... 17:12:27 01/22/02 (1)
      That may be and I really wasn't disagreeing with Las. as for what was said. But I really don't have a choice here and the sound is quite good. My notion was simply to augment the center channel with the speakers from the tv (which include a limited subwoofer)in order to provide better localization of speech.
      The AIMs, btw, don't fire directly down, rather the whole array (tweeter and woofer) pivots in the unit, allowing me to position the array and direct the sound. So, given the restrictions on the space, it was a best solution to the given situation.
      I'm still wondering whether splitting the signal in so many ways will create (further) problems and whether there is a piece of tech that might mitigate those particular issues.
      Thanks again. rg
      - You ask for advice and then tell them they are not helpful - alext 15:21:01 01/23/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Your entire thought process is overkill posted by That may be.... on January 22, 2002 at 17:12:27:
        
        If you already have the answers, then why ask somebody else?
        Based on your description of what has already been done, the room is a mess - a band-aid won't make it all better. The Sony TV's speaker quality is most definitely NOT "quite good".

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