Who turns center off when listening to music
Regarding 3.1 systems. When listening to music; Who deactivates the center channel via the processor?
And with surround systems who goes back to 2.1 when listening to music. Do any of the processors have presets you can you for this?
But I suggest you bring your theory to the best speaker manufacturers and see if any of them bite. My guess, after they’re done laughing, will be a big fat NO. PWK sucks?? OK, let’s go with that, what about the Toole? He has two center channels including a center height, another guy with a setup like mine (go figure) The COB, PWK, the Toole, @asctim , the THX guy, and the Kota simply prefer the center channel (for music), get over it. The Toole’s layout is below:
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For me, when I used a AVR receiver, I would play music with what ever setting I wanted that sounded the best. There are not rules. It was fun for live performances to use all 5 channels or at least 3.1. Usually though, just 2.1. Now that I am just 2.1 (or actually 2.2) with no AVR, there is no center channel for music. The imaging takes care of it all to present an audible soundstage. |
@kota1 Uh, maybe my math is off but that’s a surround system, not a 2-channel system. I also don’t have a TV between my stereo speakers, but that’s me. Maybe you should bring this thread to the Home Theater section where it’ll likely find a more receptive audience, and then you can discuss which preamp/processor sounds almost as good as a stereo preamp but at quadruple the cost. Yay! |
BTW, notice the title of the Toole’s article: The ULTIMATE "Real World" Home Theater and LISTENING Room Go look at the pics of my system and its the same setup: TWO center channels=check Wide channels=check Use of front rear and rear monitors as height channels instead of in ceiling=check VOG channel=check MLP equidistant from front and back wall=check Dude that means whatever you think your rocking, it is far, far NOT the ultimate. Serviceable? Probably but LOL.🤡 Me and the Toole can rock everything from stereo, to surround sound, to Auro 3D and Atmos. Priceless 😎
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So I guess that makes you right and the rest of the high-end stereo manufacturers and listeners wrong. U do u dude.
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