Good morning, and thank you for any thoughts on this subject.
I am a technology integrator who primarily serves women and families who enjoy home entertainment but often opt not to have surround speakers because they either find the surround experience disruptive or the home is not rear speaker friendly. They also don't like floor standing speakers, and home construction oftern precludes in-ceiling speakers.
Our signature "look" is framing a display with left, center, right on-wall speakers from Monitor Audio, Definitive, Totem, and Leon. The bass is anchered with a SuperCube III or II subwoofer. My clients enjoy the look and experience, but my lead installer is now becoming argumentative about the role / value of the center channel speaker. He believes the client is being oversold.
I suppose I could tell him to shut up and do what he's paid to do, but I'd rather have a more reasoned dialogue. I've heard the arguments about 2 better speakers vs. 3 lesser, but we use the most costly speakers in a line in most scenarios anyway, and price has never been an issue with our users.
Personally, I prefer the 3.1 configuration in my own home which has no back wall for surrounds. Am I missing something in adding the center channel. An what are your thoughts on which sound format to use with this configuration?
Have a great week,
James
I am a technology integrator who primarily serves women and families who enjoy home entertainment but often opt not to have surround speakers because they either find the surround experience disruptive or the home is not rear speaker friendly. They also don't like floor standing speakers, and home construction oftern precludes in-ceiling speakers.
Our signature "look" is framing a display with left, center, right on-wall speakers from Monitor Audio, Definitive, Totem, and Leon. The bass is anchered with a SuperCube III or II subwoofer. My clients enjoy the look and experience, but my lead installer is now becoming argumentative about the role / value of the center channel speaker. He believes the client is being oversold.
I suppose I could tell him to shut up and do what he's paid to do, but I'd rather have a more reasoned dialogue. I've heard the arguments about 2 better speakers vs. 3 lesser, but we use the most costly speakers in a line in most scenarios anyway, and price has never been an issue with our users.
Personally, I prefer the 3.1 configuration in my own home which has no back wall for surrounds. Am I missing something in adding the center channel. An what are your thoughts on which sound format to use with this configuration?
Have a great week,
James