sam37
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And by that, I mean, how much emphasis should be placed on this speaker when buying one?
A little background. I recently bought a set of Paradigm Monitor 9 speakers and a DSP-3200 sub. Now, the 9's I bought are of an "older" style. If you go to Paradigms website, you will see a set of Monitor 9's that have 2 mid drivers and a bass driver, as well as a tweeter. My 9's only have 1 mid driver and 1 bass driver, and a tweeter.
Now, on the Paradigm site, the recommended center channel for the 9's (the ones they show) is the CC-390, which has 4 5-1/4" bass drivers, 2 3-1/2" midrange and 1 tweeter. Since I have an older set, i'm wondering if getting the CC-290 would be a better match. The CC-290 has 2 5-1/4" bass drivers, 1 3-1/2" midrange and 1 tweeter.
I went ahead and bought the CC-390, but am wondering if I could have gotten the same..or even better performance out of the CC-290. If so, it is something I can exchange. Or is it a case that "bigger is better" when it comes to the center channel.
The salesman told me that the center channel is the most important speaker of your whole system, and that like 85% of all your sound comes from the center channel. Is this true?
Appreciate any advice.
Thanks
A little background. I recently bought a set of Paradigm Monitor 9 speakers and a DSP-3200 sub. Now, the 9's I bought are of an "older" style. If you go to Paradigms website, you will see a set of Monitor 9's that have 2 mid drivers and a bass driver, as well as a tweeter. My 9's only have 1 mid driver and 1 bass driver, and a tweeter.
Now, on the Paradigm site, the recommended center channel for the 9's (the ones they show) is the CC-390, which has 4 5-1/4" bass drivers, 2 3-1/2" midrange and 1 tweeter. Since I have an older set, i'm wondering if getting the CC-290 would be a better match. The CC-290 has 2 5-1/4" bass drivers, 1 3-1/2" midrange and 1 tweeter.
I went ahead and bought the CC-390, but am wondering if I could have gotten the same..or even better performance out of the CC-290. If so, it is something I can exchange. Or is it a case that "bigger is better" when it comes to the center channel.
The salesman told me that the center channel is the most important speaker of your whole system, and that like 85% of all your sound comes from the center channel. Is this true?
Appreciate any advice.
Thanks