On March 6, 2023 at 12:07, Daniel Tonks said...
Thanks for the comments! Oh, and I’m in Ontario so that probably doesn’t help. :)
Thankfully this is a small builder basically building his own development two houses at a time, and he’s quite open to significant changes. That does make many things possible, but not necessarily cheap or advisable.
After spending decades with a 4.0/4.1 setup I’m a pretty big fan of center channels for vocal imaging - but of course a crappy center isn’t going to make me happy either.
For some reason bookshelf speakers hadn’t come to mind - probably because I’m like there’s no way the wife will allow some big black boxes there, but they do come in white and wood tones, which could be acceptable. I’ll have to float that idea since it would keep the mantle area looking cleaner.
I built my speakers and they do an outstanding job with the center- I have heard people whom I know on TV and radio- their voices are so realistic that when I was reading and heard someone ask "What are you doing, Jim?", I answered. Sounds really dumb, but my mind was on whatever I was reading and it sounded as if he were in the room.
My speakers were built using Vifa/Peerless drivers, so a very similar sound would come from Triad speakers. Mine are a 2.5 design, but as long as the midbass is excellent, bookshelf speakers with 6-1/2" midbass drivers should work.
