Help with center channel placement

[riley3245]

I'm having trouble deciding on center channel. Right now I have a Bowers & Wilkins - 600 Series HTM62 S2 Dual 5" 2-Way Center-Channel Speaker on order. It would fit in the speaker shelf of my stand and would be placed about a foot below the TV.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/bowers-...channel-speaker-black/4826038.p?skuId=4826038

However, the speaker the matches the rest of my surround system is the Bowers & Wilkins - 600 Series HTM61 S2 Dual 6-1/2" 3-Way Center-Channel Speaker. The only problem is that is would not fit in the stand. So I can either place it on top of the stand right below the TV or ideally hang it below the stand about 3 feet below the TV. (The stand is wall mounted).


So which of the 3 choices would be best:

1: 5 inch center speaker the is not an exact match for the system, but will fit in speaker shelf and be located about 1.5 feet below TV.

2: 6.5 inch center speaker that matches the system and place it on top of stand about a foot below TV

3: 6.5 inch center speaker that matches the system and place it below stand about a 3 feet below TV.

I should also mention:

- The subwoofers are located beneath stand on left and right side
- The room is about 15 x 13 feet
- The TV is about 13 feet from seating


Thanks for the help.

 

[lovinthehd]

I'd place the speaker as close to the tv as possible, ideally it should be in the center of the screen....putting it in a shelf likely will not be best for acoustic reasons anyways. Be sure to aim the center's tweeter at your ears, you may need to angle it up a bit.