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Posted by Some Guy on April 30, 2004 at 09:14:56

In Reply to: Re: Does anyone use two speakers for a center channel? posted by AbeCollins on April 28, 2004 at 16:50:14:

>Good question but I wonder if you would wire the speakers in series
>or parallel. Probably depends on the output impedance of your center
>channel amp / receiver and the impedance of the speakers.

You're probably better wiring in series as wiring in parallel will usually drop the impedance to levels that most amps have a problem with handling. Typical speakers are 8ohm, as are most amps. Dropping the impedance could damage the amp.

Honestly, I don't see any advantage to using two speakers as a center channel instead of one. Also, most "center channel" speakers are deceptive in that the wider format spreads the sound on more of a vertical axis rather than a wider horizontal axis. They're built more for looks than sound.

Personally, I use three matched speakers in the front and it works great.