Looking for advice on Which would be better?
Current setup is:
Front L/R: Polk Audio LSiM705
Rear L/R: Polk T15 Bookshelf speakers
Center: Onkyo Brand Speaker Center from 7.1 package system
Receiver: Denon AVRS540bt (specs here)
My center channel is a bit crap. Knowing that the Denon is a tad anemic with power to the left and right channels and probably not pushing the LSIM's properly and that the center channel speaker is subpar - I had thought about running the center channel to the crossovers on the LSIMs. My thought was that it would (1) push power into the speakers (I understand if you under power the speakers too long you can damage them) and (2) eliminate the crappy center channel.
OR do I just leave it as is until I can get a proper center channel?
The Polk T15 sound great as rear speakers, much better than the Onkyo surrounds leftover from the 7.1 package system - which is the where the center channel came from.
Eventually I would like to get the center channel replaced as well as the receiver but I do like having the one remote to operate everything hooked up to it but the receiver that I want is not currently within my fiscal reach.
Any thoughts, advice, or ideas?
Front L/R: Polk Audio LSiM705
Rear L/R: Polk T15 Bookshelf speakers
Center: Onkyo Brand Speaker Center from 7.1 package system
Receiver: Denon AVRS540bt (specs here)
My center channel is a bit crap. Knowing that the Denon is a tad anemic with power to the left and right channels and probably not pushing the LSIM's properly and that the center channel speaker is subpar - I had thought about running the center channel to the crossovers on the LSIMs. My thought was that it would (1) push power into the speakers (I understand if you under power the speakers too long you can damage them) and (2) eliminate the crappy center channel.
OR do I just leave it as is until I can get a proper center channel?
The Polk T15 sound great as rear speakers, much better than the Onkyo surrounds leftover from the 7.1 package system - which is the where the center channel came from.
Eventually I would like to get the center channel replaced as well as the receiver but I do like having the one remote to operate everything hooked up to it but the receiver that I want is not currently within my fiscal reach.
Any thoughts, advice, or ideas?
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If the receiver has a phantom mode for center or just turn off center channel and see if you like.
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If the receiver has a phantom mode for center or just turn off center channel and see if you like.
That's a good thought...I will try that but my thought was that it just spreads the center channel equally to the rest of the speakers so I thought if I specifically wired the center channel directly to the top crossover (tweeter and mid) it would avoid it spreading it out over the other channels. -
so I thought if I specifically wired the center channel directly to the top crossover (tweeter and mid) it would avoid it spreading it out over the other channels.
That is a bad idea.
Phantom or no center should just send the information to front left and right. I went years without a center since I didn't have room for it in my living room at the time. -
If the receiver has a phantom mode for center or just turn off center channel and see if you like.
That's a good thought...I will try that but my thought was that it just spreads the center channel equally to the rest of the speakers so I thought if I specifically wired the center channel directly to the top crossover (tweeter and mid) it would avoid it spreading it out over the other channels.
Don't do that. Buy an LSiM center channel now and when you can afford it, a new AVR.
Not true.(I understand if you under power the speakers too long you can damage them)Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
you damage the speakers if they are under powered and you overdrive the amp.Amplifiers: Norma IPA 140, MasterSound Compact 845, Ayre v6xe, Consonance Cyber 800
Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
Interconnects: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Argento Organic Reference 2, Argento Organic 2
Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
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LSiM704c new for $249? https://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-LSiM-704c-Midnight/dp/B0062PAWGY/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=polk+lsim704c&qid=1629759421&sr=8-3
You can find the LSiM706C for cheap too while final stock lasts. -
I use a LSiM 703 for my center channel with 705s for left and right, 702s for surrounds.SONY VPL-VW385ES, Da-Lite 92" 0.9 HD progressive 16x9 screen, Apple TV 4K, Oppo UDP 203, Anthem AVM 60, D-Sonic 4000 (800x3, 400x4) for bed layer, 2 Crown XLS 1002 (225x4) for Atmos; Speakers: Polk LSiM 705s, 703 front, 4 702F/X surround, 4 Polk TL3 (Atmos), Velodyne DD15 Subwoofer.
