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Center or Phantom Center?????

Why do we perfect our two channel setups.....and then add a center channel??? I know...it's for the 7.1 movie setup.....and it anchors the dialog....and all that jazz. But shouldn't a good stereo setup up front do the job? I'm gonna a/b test my phantom center mode with the center active mode and report back here.
hbrandt

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sogood51
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Hbrandt

I did the same test a while back after reading all the posts from people that stated no center was fine for them. In the end...It may be fine for them but it was not for me.

I gave it a week before I put my center back in the system.

Dave
sogood51
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Bhouser

I had the same findings, a center channel for DD/DTS is a must IMO. Anything else is a compromise in sound quality for these types of disc. Of course, if you only had a $50 center speaker and tried to blend it with your $2,000 main speakers things could get ugly.

Dave
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