2nd Centre Channel

janmike
janmike Posts: 6,146
edited February 2005 in Speakers
Any of you folks use 2 Centre Channel Speakers in a 6.1 HT setup.? I have one centre plus front & rears and wondered what a 2nd Centre would be like. Thanks for the info.
Michael ;)
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  • eaadams
    eaadams Posts: 213
    edited January 2005
    My roomate is a proponent of using a bookshelf pair as a center separating that sound field. His old yamaha reciever has two center out ports. But I'm not sure what the proper way to do it is w/o splitting your impedance
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2005
    Yup... One above the old picture tube and one below. Focuses the sound better "in" the picture than just one above.

    Do remember to recalibrate, if you add a second center...
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • Larry Chanin
    Larry Chanin Posts: 601
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by janmike
    Any of you folks use 2 Centre Channel Speakers in a 6.1 HT setup.? I have one centre plus front & rears and wondered what a 2nd Centre would be like. Thanks for the info.

    Hi Michael,

    I assume that you're referring to two center channel speakers in the front as opposed to two surround back speakers?

    Like Tour2ma I like to stack my dual centers over and under my projection screen. I have a 7.1 configuration where my Lexicon surround processor produces stereo surround back channels. Some folks feel that having two speakers producing the same mono signal introduces comb filtering distortion, but I haven't been able to hear any ill effects.

    Instead of running them in series or in parallel from the same amplifier, I preferred to give them each their own separate amplifier.

    You can view my setup by clicking on the link in my signature.

    Larry
    Larry's Home Theater
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2005
    Thanks for info. Larry, you are correct. I am looking at the possibility of 2 centre channels; 1 above & 1 below. It was just a thought. I recently purchased a new CSi5 and now there is a CSi40 (the perfect match for my fronts & surrounds) for sale and it is for sale in Canada. If I purchased the CSi40, I was going to review both speakers with MY NEW SIGNAL CABLES that are on the way from Frank. From there, I could determine which one I liked the best and sell the other. Then I though, what would it be like with 2 centre channel speakers (not identical, but close according to POLK). Just a thought as this darn audio bug has me by the short & curlies. When I married my wife 9 years ago she made me give up skydiving, so perhaps I have found another release outlet. Too many conversations with Jesse will do it also.
    Michael ;)
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2005
    You mean even one conversation with Jesse...

    Agree with Larry's "amplification" of my rather terse reply... If you have a spare channel of amplification, use it. If not, wiring in parallel will yield a 4-ohm load, but with the system recalibrated for the twin centers, I wouldn't think it would be all that bad for a decent amp/ AVR.
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • Larry Chanin
    Larry Chanin Posts: 601
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by janmike
    Just a thought as this darn audio bug has me by the short & curlies. When I married my wife 9 years ago she made me give up skydiving, so perhaps I have found another release outlet. Too many conversations with Jesse will do it also.

    Hi Michael,

    Well, if I had to deal with the weather that you have, I'd be throwing myself out of airplanes too!! :D But... if you keep listening to the guys on this forum you might find out that this hobby may prove to be more hazardous to your health, at least as far as your wife's concerned. ;)

    Larry
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2005
    Actually, the weather today is quite nice. I was outside for over 3 hours today and it was actually very pleasant. It is amazing how one becomes acclimatized to an environment. This sure beats
    -58 (with the wind) that we had last month.

    Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (TextWeather: YEL)
    January 30, 2005

    -28°C
    Partly cloudy WIND calm
    GUSTS
    RELATIVE HUMIDITY 62%
    DEWPOINT -33°C
    PRESSURE 102.14 kPa
    VISIBILITY 24 km
    CEILING 21000 ft

    Updated : Sunday January 30 2005, 16:00 MST - Yellowknife Airport


    I have a Yamaha RX-V1500 and looking to add a separate amp, so I do not think I should have a problem.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
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  • RSTERN
    RSTERN Posts: 287
    edited January 2005
    I also have a yamaha reciever that has 2 outputs for center channels. I only used one until I got a 65" widescreen and the cs300 did not seem to fit. Ran across a deal on a csi 40 and it was alot better and then found another csi 40 on closeout and bought it. Seem to fill in alot better.
    Rob Stern
    mains: rt16
    center: csi40
    surrounds:fx 1000
    sub: SVS 20-39pc+
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  • Larry Chanin
    Larry Chanin Posts: 601
    edited January 2005
    Originally posted by janmike
    Actually, the weather today is quite nice. I was outside for over 3 hours today and it was actually very pleasant. It is amazing how one becomes acclimatized to an environment. This sure beats
    -58 (with the wind) that we had last month.

    Yellowknife, Northwest Territories (TextWeather: YEL)
    January 30, 2005

    -28°C
    Partly cloudy WIND calm
    GUSTS
    RELATIVE HUMIDITY 62%
    DEWPOINT -33°C
    PRESSURE 102.14 kPa
    VISIBILITY 24 km
    CEILING 21000 ft

    Updated : Sunday January 30 2005, 16:00 MST - Yellowknife Airport

    Well, not to rub it in.

    Today the high was 72 degrees F.
    Here's our current conditions (the low):

    Sarasota-Bradenton Intl Airport
    Last Update on Jan 30, 6:53 pm EST

    Fog/Mist
    59°F
    (15°C) Humidity: 93 %
    Wind Speed: NW 6 MPH
    Barometer: 30.02" (1016.6 mb)
    Dewpoint: 57°F (14°C)
    Visibility: 2.00 mi.

    Larry
    Larry's Home Theater
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2005
    Thanks Larry, you just warmed me up. We have to resort to indoor beach days during the winter months in YK.
    Michael ;)
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  • eaadams
    eaadams Posts: 213
    edited February 2005
    found a good thread, look down to jmierzur's comment: http://clubpolk.polkaudio.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24242&highlight=CSi40
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