How important is the Centre Speaker ?


I have recently bought a high end receiver. I wonder how important is the centre speaker in a multi channel set-up in order to maximize the performance of this wonderful sounding receiver?
Can someone recommend some good sounding centre speakers ?
Thanks.
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Showing 1 response by eldartford

For music, where there is no screen to get in the way, the center front speaker is far and away the most important. This has been true from the earliest days of stereo sound, and did not have to wait for multichannel discs. For movies or TV I think that the best solution is two center speakers close to each side of the screen. This is better than diverting the center signal to the more widely spaced left and right front speakers.