Pros & Cons of Various Center Channel Designs

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In an ideal world we would have three (3) identical speakers with a vertical arrangement of drivers for the front left, front right and center speakers; hence the term "matching LCR's". In this idealistic world, there are no diseases, no poverty and no money. But, you do have to worry about the occasional Borg assimilation or Dominion take-over of the Alpha quadrant. In reality, our viewing screen prohibits us from having a tall center channel speaker and our lack of warp drive keeps us far enough away from the bad aliens. This article takes you on a tour of the most common center channel driver arrangements and discusses their associated pros and cons to help you pick the best product for your needs.


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[94danstang]

So - given that compromises must be made somewhere and this isn't a perfect world - would it be better to have a horizontal center speaker mounted more inline with the two front speakers, OR, a matched vertical center channel mounted below the two front speakers?

Curious what others think.

DAN