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What centre channel are you using?

Hi Guys!

I have  just upgraded to Atmos and will be upgrading to DTS:X at the beginning of February.
I have a pair of Golden Ear Triton Ones for my L/R, am using their in wall speakers for sides and rears, with 4 more ceiling speakers in the ceiling.

I am using the Marantz 8802A with the new larger Golden Ear centre channel speaker and I do not like the centre channel as I do not always hear the dialogue.

what centre channel are you using and how clear is it to your ears?

Stephen
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acousticfrontiers
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Stick with Goldenear, having a timbre matched set of speakers for spatial audio is critical! If you are having issues with vocal intelligibility it could be the calibration or room acoustics. I'd suspect setup rather than equipment personally,
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dbphd
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I'm using a KEF R600C with a pair of Reference 107/2s, but that's beside the point. Timbre matching of LCR is crucial.  Or you could try a phantom center by setting the menu of your 8802A to no center speaker.  If you sit near the apex of a triangle with the LR speakers a phantom center may be a good choice, better than timbre mismatch.

sid42
302 posts
 
This will sound like heresy to most, but I gave up on the center channel years ago. I like a lot of older movies, and got tired of having the sound only come from the center speaker. Now everything in mono is coming from the right/left and sounds great to me. And the talking is easier to understand. Just my opinion, but it's not written in stone that a center channel must be used. Try it for yourself.
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