On Tue, 07 Jun 2005 20:36:23 +0000, DMHenrie wrote:

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So what are your thoughts and recommendations as to which rear, and center
speakers would be a match for what I want. For those who dont know about my
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You don't *need* a centre or a sub. They are definitely optional and their
use depends on how well your front speakers perform.

The centre speaker helps to "tie" voices (in particular) to the action on
the screen. If you use one then it should be tonally similar to your front
speakers otherwise voices will sound very odd as they pass from one side
to the other. The main thing about a centre speaker is that it needs to be
magnetically shielded. You really need to get it as close to the screen as
possible otherwise there's no point in using one.

A sub is mainly useful where the front speakers are incapable of reaching
reasonably low frequencies. They are also used to reinforce extra low
frequencies (for he crashes & bangs!). Floor-standing front speakers can
often get away without a sub for most purposes.

You may be able to get away with fairly small rear speakers if they are to
be used for movie effects only. Anything half-way reasonable should do. At
the moment I'm using a pair of miniature Aristons that cost all of 10UKP a
pair!

IMHO the speaker positioning is more important for movies than the
quality of the speakers. It is surprising what you can get away with
tonally - it isn't like listening to music. You *will* notice locational
errors though; after all, your ears are designed just for that!

Have fun. :-)

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