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Center speaker placement

Unfortunately I have a media niche at the front of the room that is off center. The room is 16 feet wide, but instead of my center speaker at the middle 8 feet from the sides, I will have to place it at a spot 5.5 feet from one side.
Question: Do I place the center channel over the TV? or do I place it in the center of the room. The difference is definitely noticeable visually, but from a sound perspective, will it make that much of a difference?
Thanks in advance!
fredff
marty9876
120 posts
 
Well, the picture will be 5.5 feet from where the people are talking.

Place it close to the TV, or use a "phantom" mode on the preamp and not use a center channel.

Marty
gunbei
2,327 posts
 
Marty's recommendations make sense, because you'll find not having the voices located with the TV image to be really odd.
darrylhifi
498 posts
 
My vote , Over the TV and compensate with the channel level controls on your pre or receiver. To a degree I have to do the same with my front right speaker.
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kr4
3,680 posts
 
I suggest that you place the center channel over the TV and use it for video/cinema sources. If it's quite off center, switch to phantom-center for music.
lowrider
32 posts
 
I had mine over the TV and it sounded like it was way up, then I placed it under the TV, and now the sound cames from the TV, much better...
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