Been an avid HT listener
I have been an avid HT listener and have not perused integrate amps
But lost my center channel on my old Rotel 5 channel amp and have been using the 2-channel option
I find it more enjoyable and both music and TV are coming in more clear and the voices are more understandable. I'm not straining to hear midrange vocals
So my question is if I pursue this what integrated amp should I check out that gives me the vocal range and also the sub range. I have been looking at the Marantz Cinema 60 ut it may be more than I need. Looking at a Stereo receiver that will be a balance between music and still give me great sound with movies. Is there such a peice of equipment that can satisfy both music and movies?
Well, I think the improvement has more to do with a mediocre center channel. However, I have found after a lot of testing that in the home a center's main benefit is when you are moving around the room. If your listening location is static it doesn't help very much, and a bad center is worse than no center. |
@eric_squires ..."Well, I think the improvement has more to do with a mediocre center channel." +1
I agree. There was something wrong with the center channel. Perhaps the center had been malfunctioning all the time, and finally went out. Most of the sound on HT comes through the center channel. It is primarily responsible for dialog. That is where the clarity comes from. When I use my home theater without the center channel the dialog looses weight (big time) and clarity. I recommend looking at this as if you have had a center channel problem long before the center died. |
Hi @dennis041992 I had several dedicated 5 channel AV systems, but found that I liked listening even to TV in Stereo. Now I have high end two channel and the center image and vocals are spot on better. It may be, as @erik_squires states, that the center image is more dependent on where you sit, but that is where you sit right? Any high quality two channel set up will, in my opinion, beat most multi channel set ups. Just shop for the best two channel integrated, preamp / amp combo you an afford, with any features you desire. Of course the helicopters don't appear behind you and to the left, but oh well. |
