Home Theater Forum  ›  Forums  ›  Home Theater  ›  Basics  ›  Which center channel will works better with the rest of the speakers??
Forum Nav More Forums | All New Posts | New Thread

Which center channel will works better with the rest of the speakers??

#1
Rating: 0
7/30/09 at 6:14pm
  • Joined: July 2009
  • Post Count: 1
Hi there,

I'm planning to get a center channel for my Home Theater system but I'm devided into the B&W LCR3 (Two 4.5 inches mid drivers) and the B&W DM604 S3 (one 6.5 inches mid driver and two 7 inches bass drivers). So far, I have four B&W DM309 speakers that I'm planning to use them as fronts and surrounds.

Taking into consideration 3 Home Theater basics: 1. Use the same kind of speakers for all the channels, 2. The center channel reproduces 60%-80% of the movie sound and 3. The center channel D'Appolito array (Midrange, Tweeter, Midrange) is not the best option for an optimal sound dispersion.
 
Which of these speakers will be the best option to get the best benefit for my Home Theater? 

Best regards,

Frank.
Export to Wiki
#2
Rating: 0
7/31/09 at 5:28am
  • Joined: May 2003
  • Location: Eastern NC
  • Post Count: 1,760
Since it's more critical that the front three speakers match in timbre, and the DM604 S3 is in the same series of B&W speakers, as the DM309 you already have, I'd say go with it. Even though the LCR3 is a B&W speaker, it isn't in the same series as the DM309s, so not as good of a timbre match. I don't have any experience with B&W speakers, so I've not heard these personally. But sticking with the same series, within a brand, is always the best bet.
Good luck!
Samsung HL61A750 (LED DLP)            Onkyo TX-SR805
Oppo BDP-83 Blu ray                                  Polk Audio LSi9
Polk Audio LSiC                                  Sony SS-MB100H
JBL PSW1200 (Sub)                        ...
Export to Wiki
Forum Nav More Forums | All New Posts | New Thread