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Cannot do 5.1 then does 3.1 make a difference or just stick to 2.1?

Does center channel make a difference when I cannot have anything more than a 3.1/3.2 setup?.
The front mains are Legacy Aeris and I just do not have space for Legacy marquis XD it is 14" in height just a bit much. I have to change the AV cabinet for that to work. Can I just live with the front mains and a sub for both music and movies?.
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secretguy
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Some receivers/processors give the option of a "phantom" center. I did that a while back with decent results.

mahler123
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I have increasing issues with dialog and find that upping the output a notch from the center channel helps.

erik_squires
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This thread was started in 2018.  Since then in a variety of threads I've written about this.

The biggest benefit of a center is off-center listening.  If you sit in a narrow window in front of the TV then the center is a lot less beneficial than if you have an open living room and may sit in a variety of locations.

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