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Left center and right center speakers

I am running a 7.3.4 Dolby atmos system.  I have been doing research on dispersion of dedicated center speakers for home theater vs a book shelf or tower speaker to replace the center speaker.  This supposedly helps with dispersion for all seats in the theater.

I am currently doing some upgrades of the front and Surround speakers of the room.  I will have 2 left over bookshelf speakers.  I was going to use one bookshelf as the center and it will match the new incoming full range tower speakers.  Should I just use the one bookshelf in the middle or run a left center and right center speaker set up?  Part of the upgrade is a Trinnov Altitude 16 Processor.  I think it should be said if I am running a Trinnov seperate Amps are given.  So basically a 8.4.4

dmaddox77
erik_squires
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OP:  The dispersion of my center isn't terrible... for my small living room and couch it's fine... but if you want to do a larger seating area then it will be easily bested by 3-way centers.  One of my faves is Monitor Audio

dmaddox77 OP
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Erik, thanks for your knowledge.  I watched a video on YouTube Channel Erin's Audio Corner that made me start thinking about this topic.  He didn't bring up doing what I was thinking, but it made me think about dispersion.  He likes 3 ways with some exceptions.

https://youtu.be/GZrdsxrcpBw 

erik_squires
15,682 posts
 

I'll have more to say about this topic next year. :)  I'm planning on doing a fully active, high-end 3 way when budget allows

kota1
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By bringing the center forward it will widen the dispersion area. I know you are tight on space but maybe just test it to see if that helps.

soix
8,683 posts
 

I think you’re moving in the right direction using a monitor for a center.  The best center speaker I heard for dispersion was a B&W Matrix center that consisted of a tweeter mounted above a single midwoof driver, so it was not unlike a standard monitor speaker in that regard.  I wouldn’t use two monitors as centers as you’re likely to create more problems than it’s worth, and one monitor should be fine as long as it gets down to 50Hz or so I’d think.  Love your mistress BTW.  Nicely done!

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