Do you ...Center Channel?


Hello,

To me it is difficult to set a center speaker in the living room. Underneath the TV would be too low. On top of the TV (LCD) would be unpractical because in may case the center channel would be fairly big and heavy.

I imagine that most of you, living in homes with a dedicated room, you have no issue. How about all the others like me, with limited space, would you have the center channel at all and go with a four speakers setup and set the preamp to 'No Center'? Or would you compromise in some other ways?
Thanks.

Regards,
baam23f

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I have a dedicated sound/ht room, and I don't use a center channel speaker,instead using 4 channels + the LFE channel. I have no problem with doing that. In my upstairs family room, I've tried it both ways, and now do not use a center channel. I find it too annoying, on mono movies, to only have sound coming out from on top of the tv. It sounds better to me, to have sound coming out of both main speakers. Do whatever feels good for you!
The only reason I know of, to have the center channel, is for people sitting off-center, to have the sound anchored over the tv. No one has ever complained about my setup, even tho upstairs the chairs are not centered.