spandexbullet
Established Member
Very noob questions here but I value your thoughts and opinions. I have searched and read conflicting views in various places.
I am in the process of upgrading my mancave/ home cinema audio. To the sides of my screen (110" projector screen beamed by Epson TW7300) I have very limited space. The screen fills almost the whole width of the room and goes very close to the side walls. I have recently put in some Monitor Audio Bronze 5's. They are as big a speaker as I can fit there and they seem great. Beneath the screen I have a newly bought SVSPB2000 Sub. It's a beast. I now need a centre speaker (I'll come to the surrounds and receiver in another post).
So, the centre speaker. The obvious choice is the matching Monitor Audio Bronze centre BUT... could I / should I opt for something bigger? I will have plenty of room below the PJ screen for something more substantial either wall-mounted or sat on a low stand.
Some people seem dead against using anything but identical speakers across all three fronts, others say if you must use a "centre" you must use the same manufacturers centre model, or risk weirdness in sound with panning shots in films etc. I also see lots of people saying that actually, the "matching" centres are so unlike the L+R in terms of design and drivers that it really doesn't matter - tone will always differ.
Before I go ahead and make a daft choice, I would love to hear any opinions and especially from those who may have "mismatched" centres. I'd also be interested to know what you guys use for centre stands, or whether wall-mounting is preferred (I'm getting rid of a low media unit beneath the PJ screen to free up some space).
Thanks!
I am in the process of upgrading my mancave/ home cinema audio. To the sides of my screen (110" projector screen beamed by Epson TW7300) I have very limited space. The screen fills almost the whole width of the room and goes very close to the side walls. I have recently put in some Monitor Audio Bronze 5's. They are as big a speaker as I can fit there and they seem great. Beneath the screen I have a newly bought SVSPB2000 Sub. It's a beast. I now need a centre speaker (I'll come to the surrounds and receiver in another post).
So, the centre speaker. The obvious choice is the matching Monitor Audio Bronze centre BUT... could I / should I opt for something bigger? I will have plenty of room below the PJ screen for something more substantial either wall-mounted or sat on a low stand.
Some people seem dead against using anything but identical speakers across all three fronts, others say if you must use a "centre" you must use the same manufacturers centre model, or risk weirdness in sound with panning shots in films etc. I also see lots of people saying that actually, the "matching" centres are so unlike the L+R in terms of design and drivers that it really doesn't matter - tone will always differ.
Before I go ahead and make a daft choice, I would love to hear any opinions and especially from those who may have "mismatched" centres. I'd also be interested to know what you guys use for centre stands, or whether wall-mounting is preferred (I'm getting rid of a low media unit beneath the PJ screen to free up some space).
Thanks!