Subwoofer with center channel


Does anyone here use a subwoofer with a center channel? I was watching a Riverside concert dvd today and was surprised by the amount of content being sent to the center channel. My Sonus Faber center speaker sounds good, but I wonder what I might be missing.  I have a decent NHT SubTwo I subwoofer that I'm not using. Maybe I should give it a try.. 

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Showing 1 response by mswale

You do not want a sub on the center channel. Male voices will be sent to the sub, and it will smear, distort, be hard to understand. Usually you cross the center over 100hz. The HT receiver will divert all bass to the subs, no need to add an extra one if you are using LFE. That is why it's there in the first place. 

Any HT/multi ch recording will have 80% of the sound going to the center channel. Unless you have your HT setup perfectly music will sound like it's all coming from the center. Truth is you have your center setup incorrectly. It should play at the same volume/db as the rest of the speakers.