Has anyone ever tried two center channel speakers?

Flrnlamb wrote (among other things): "My main concern, first is however, is that the speakers all need to couple well in the room, in relation to the seating possition(s) for FLAT RESPONSE, and solid dynamic range. (also, critical coupling at the crossover to sub). This is THE SINGLE MOST IGNORED AREA of consideration when people place speakers!!! They put the speakers where THEY THINK they should go, irregardless of how well the speaker actually sounds in any particualar location, by itself!!!!!"

Exactly. However, too many are putting things where they think they are "supposed to go" without understanding why. In addition, most do not have any way to know if the response is flat since they lack the tools to measure performance. They can choose ony what "sounds best" to them.

Kal

Magnepan recommends this in the manual for their MC1 panels designed for HT. They recommend wiring the in series and toeing them in to create a better image from more seats. I have not heard it, but know someone who has this configuration and loves it.

Dipole Maggies are horses of another color. The dual-center seems to work OK even though Magnepan continues to try to develop a center that both sounds right and will fit into a real room.

Kal

personally don't like maggies for HT. They don't excell in dynamics and inpact, are lowish sensitivity, and don't do well for "off-axis" listening, I find. But oppinions will vary.

For what its worth I have Three pair of Totem Winds pair for the rears and the center and pair for the fronts
the fronts are my powered by two channel and and I have a multi channel amp for the other to music /concerts sound great. I need no sub.