hiroshima

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Phantom Center sound better than a center speaker?
Thanks for all the repsonses. I think I have gathered that some like the dedicated center and others don't but it seems to depend on how many people are watching the movie. Since my audience varies, I will try to audition the center before I pick ... 
Phantom Center sound better than a center speaker?
Thanks for the input... here is some more info.Since my Left and Right speakers are both tower style I cannot use the same speaker for the center however the center I am looking at shares the same mid-bass drivers and tweeter. Unfortunately I cann... 
Denon AVR3803 VS. Marantz SR7300OSE
I was looking at the same thing and I picked up the Marantz. I think it sounds great but since I had to go to different shops with different speakers to hear the difference, who know which sounded better between the two of them.The only thing I li... 
B&W 601 S2 magnetically shielded?
I think you will need to move them farther than 6". I had my DM603 S3's about 10" from the TV and saw a little color distortion. Easily fixed when I put the speakers 3 *feet* away as they are now. Besides they sound better farther apart. 
Speaker setup for HT in $2000 range
The sub is very nice and it seems well built. I was looking at a sub in the $500 range. I looked at velodyne, Def Tech, B&W, Paradigm and a few other brands at the local store I cannot rememer. I ended up with the B&W for a number of reaso... 
Speaker setup for HT in $2000 range
I use B&W DM603 S3 which are floor standing 2.5 way full range speakers, a B&W ASW600 10" sub, and some old Bang and Olfsen bookshelf's for the rears. I am running a Marantz 7300OSE receiver for a reference point... probably fairly close t...