Easy HT Question

Nightfall
Nightfall Posts: 10,086
edited August 2013 in Speakers
Unless you are running phantom center, how are the front L/R speakers any more or less important than the rear L/R speakers? Wouldn't the center be the most important by a long shot and the rest of the surrounding speakers be equivalently important?
afterburnt wrote: »
They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,002
    edited August 2013
    The majority of the info on a movie soundtrack is in the front 3 speakers, with the center actually doing a lot of that. Know an easy way to find out ? Disconnect the surrounds and watch a movie. Then, connect the surrounds and disconnect the front's and do the same. You'll find out real quick which are more important.
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited August 2013
    tonyb wrote: »
    Disconnect the surrounds and watch a movie. Then, connect the surrounds and disconnect the front's and do the same. You'll find out real quick which are more important.
    Why didn't I think of that? I'll give it a try tomorrow, thanks!

    I'm-a-learning...
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited August 2013
    Nightfall, are you needing a center channel speaker for your system?
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