Todd Stout
Screenwriter
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Hello all,
I currently have 3 Adire Audio Kit-281 and 2 Kit-81 speaker kits that I have had for about 3 years now. I intend on building ported cabinets for the left and right 281s and a sealed cabinet for the center 281. I'm finally getting ready to build them now but I have been dragging my feet a bit the past few weeks because of what I have been reading about using an MTM speaker for a center channel. Is "lobing" a big problem with the 281 when it's placed on its side and used as a center? There seems to be two camps on this subject with half saying all MTM speakers exhibit lobing while the other camp argues that it isn't much of a problem.
If this is a big issue, is it too late to obtain an AV-5 along with the necessary crossover components to turn my third 281 into a Kit-LCC? If I can't get my hands on an AV-5, perhaps another midrange could be added along with a custom crossover to turn my 281 into something resembling an LCC. Is that something that would be worth the effort?
How heavy is a sealed 281? I have been trying to figure out where to place it around my Hitachi 46F500 TV and I am guessing that it will be way too heavy to place on top of my TV. I guess I could put it on a stand of some sort in front of the TV or perhaps on a shelf above it.
Thanks guys.
I currently have 3 Adire Audio Kit-281 and 2 Kit-81 speaker kits that I have had for about 3 years now. I intend on building ported cabinets for the left and right 281s and a sealed cabinet for the center 281. I'm finally getting ready to build them now but I have been dragging my feet a bit the past few weeks because of what I have been reading about using an MTM speaker for a center channel. Is "lobing" a big problem with the 281 when it's placed on its side and used as a center? There seems to be two camps on this subject with half saying all MTM speakers exhibit lobing while the other camp argues that it isn't much of a problem.
If this is a big issue, is it too late to obtain an AV-5 along with the necessary crossover components to turn my third 281 into a Kit-LCC? If I can't get my hands on an AV-5, perhaps another midrange could be added along with a custom crossover to turn my 281 into something resembling an LCC. Is that something that would be worth the effort?
How heavy is a sealed 281? I have been trying to figure out where to place it around my Hitachi 46F500 TV and I am guessing that it will be way too heavy to place on top of my TV. I guess I could put it on a stand of some sort in front of the TV or perhaps on a shelf above it.
Thanks guys.