Left center and right center speakers


I am running a 7.3.4 Dolby atmos system.  I have been doing research on dispersion of dedicated center speakers for home theater vs a book shelf or tower speaker to replace the center speaker.  This supposedly helps with dispersion for all seats in the theater.

I am currently doing some upgrades of the front and Surround speakers of the room.  I will have 2 left over bookshelf speakers.  I was going to use one bookshelf as the center and it will match the new incoming full range tower speakers.  Should I just use the one bookshelf in the middle or run a left center and right center speaker set up?  Part of the upgrade is a Trinnov Altitude 16 Processor.  I think it should be said if I am running a Trinnov seperate Amps are given.  So basically a 8.4.4

dmaddox77

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@Kota1 Thank you.  The room needs coat of paint.  That doodoo brown color has got to go.  I haven't moved it out, but as you can see space is limited.  I have maximized every square foot.

I am hesitant to say this because I have seen these forums go south saying I am pitching product of another person.  There is a video of my room on the Accoustic Fields YouTube channel.  I purchased everything except 2 of the foam pieces on my doors.

 

https://youtu.be/btLXMzAq1_A

Erik, thanks for your knowledge.  I watched a video on YouTube Channel Erin's Audio Corner that made me start thinking about this topic.  He didn't bring up doing what I was thinking, but it made me think about dispersion.  He likes 3 ways with some exceptions.

https://youtu.be/GZrdsxrcpBw 

Kota1, I didn't think of wides, but that is a great idea.  My room has a small alcove to the right with the door, so everytime I go into the room I would need to move that speaker out of the way and put it back once everyone is in the room.  It is usually just me for hours, so not a big problem, and I have room to store it.  Thank you for the idea.

Erik, thanks for the link.  I would love to build a speaker, but it would take me forever to do that, and it would come out looking cheap.

 

Erik, the more I look at centers they just seem to be narrow.  I am trying to widen the dispersion.  In my room the left to right movement of the screen just disappears in a couple of my seats.  I currently have a 3 way Center, but it is just missing that mmovement.  It is a b&w cm s2 center.

@soix, my wife still tells me to go spend time with the Mistress.  I married a unicorn.  I have been debating whether to move away from the Denon AVR and go straight to the Trinnov and separates.  Then upgrade the LCR.  Every sales person I have spoken to loves the B&W CM8 s2 speakers.  They think I would have to go up to the B&W 802 or higher.  They all say it isn't worth the upgrade.  I just need to get those small speakers up about 6"-1' off the ground.