Lsi9 as a substitute for a LsiCenter
Ducati Guy
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Anybody ever try this since it's very hard to find an LsiCenter?
It should be the same right?
It should be the same right?
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If you have other LSi speakers for the fronts - should be fine.
H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music. -
The 9 is a great substitute for the LSiC...and a pair of them is even better!
But then I have a pair of LSiCs so I don't have to worry about it. MWUHAHAHAHAHA! :cheesygrin:
Seriously though, as a substitute for the C, the 9s are fantastic...maybe even a bit better as they tend to handle bass quite a bit better because of the larger cabinet."Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."
"Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip -
The 9 is a great substitute for the LSiC...and a pair of them is even better!
But then I have a pair of LSiCs so I don't have to worry about it. MWUHAHAHAHAHA! :cheesygrin:
Seriously though, as a substitute for the C, the 9s are fantastic...maybe even a bit better as they tend to handle bass quite a bit better because of the larger cabinet.
How do you have the pair of LSiC's hooked up? Also how does it sound? Do you just have them side by side?F:L/R LSi 15
Cen: LSiC
Sur: LSi FX
SurBack: LSi 9's
Sub: Modded PSW1000
Sony STR-DA4400ES
Emotiva UPA-200 W/Black Trim
Emotiva XPA-3 W/Black Trim
Samsung PN58A650 Plasma
Plasma TV Wall Unit SKU: SH-CAESAR-WU -
It's about damn time:cheesygrin:F:L/R LSi 15
Cen: LSiC
Sur: LSi FX
SurBack: LSi 9's
Sub: Modded PSW1000
Sony STR-DA4400ES
Emotiva UPA-200 W/Black Trim
Emotiva XPA-3 W/Black Trim
Samsung PN58A650 Plasma
Plasma TV Wall Unit SKU: SH-CAESAR-WU -
Hehe. I don't currently have them both hooked up but am considering mounting my second one above my TV and just running a splitter from the single out on my AVR to both channels of one of the GFA-555s. But not sure I will even do that. Hehe."Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."
"Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip -
How do you have the pair of LSiC's hooked up? Also how does it sound? Do you just have them side by side?
I dont think he has both of em hooked up he just has 2 from all the LSi's he bought, he bought 2 full 5 channel sets of speakers.
You might be able to buy one off of him
"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
Personally, I'd rather have an LSi9 center over an LSiC. Theoretically, your LCR should match, so if you have LSi9 mains, it would be the perfect match.
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Hehe. I don't currently have them both hooked up but am considering mounting my second one above my TV and just running a splitter from the single out on my AVR to both channels of one of the GFA-555s. But not sure I will even do that. Hehe.
Ryan- Not a good idea.
The only advantage of dual center channel speakers is an additional 3 dB of potential output. But you also add a plethora of comb-filtering, lobing, cancellations, difference in arrival times, phase problems. -
The LSi9 if mounted upright would actually be a better choice as a center. The ultimate front end L/C/R should all be matching. The center as we know it today was designed due to ease of placement."2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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I've seen pics online of dual LSi9s for the center channel on there side. Hunt for them. I would of done the same if I would of went with the older LSi setup over the newer LSiMs.Full 5 channel set of Polk Audio
Fronts - LSiM 705
Center - LSiM 706c
Sides - LSiM 703
Mits WD-82842 82" DLP 3DTV
Denon AVR-3313CI Receiver
Emotiva stealth DC-1
Emotiva XPA-2/Fronts XPA-3 Center-surrounds
Oppo 103
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I've got Lsi15's and plan to get the Lsi9 for the center and lay it on it's side.
Would it matter if the Lsi9 is laying down vs standing up? -
Ducati Guy wrote: »I've got Lsi15's and plan to get the Lsi9 for the center and lay it on it's side.
Would it matter if the Lsi9 is laying down vs standing up?
Yes!!!!! The LSi9 is not designed for horizontal placement. Hence the design of the LSi center. Though not perfect it will perform better than a 9 placed on it's side. You run into all sorts of problems with a speaker designed for vertical placement that is used horizontially. If you can't use the 9 in it's designed placement then use the LSi center."2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
