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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
dmaddox77 OP
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@soix, my wife still tells me to go spend time with the Mistress.  I married a unicorn.  I have been debating whether to move away from the Denon AVR and go straight to the Trinnov and separates.  Then upgrade the LCR.  Every sales person I have spoken to loves the B&W CM8 s2 speakers.  They think I would have to go up to the B&W 802 or higher.  They all say it isn't worth the upgrade.  I just need to get those small speakers up about 6"-1' off the ground.

kota1
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Before you go for the trinnov get the pro upgrade for the Denon ($200 in msft store) and the calibrated mic they recommend (about $50) my system was night and day different when I upgraded my marantz processor to the pro version of audyssey.

You can use isoacosutic stands to get those speakers off the ground.

 

dmaddox77 OP
46 posts
 

@kota1, thanks I will give it a try.

stevenjackson
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For the BEST use of those two left over book shelf channels I would recommend using them as wide channels.

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