Hello everyone.
I have posted a non refined version of this post in the Speaker section. It didn’t get much response but in last two days, few kind FMs guided me a little which let to the creation of this post.
Earlier, I was confused about the centre channel. Various designs and their synergy with Fronts. What I understood going through various posts on internet, having an identical set of speakers will give the best result. But as space is a major constraint, centre channel is designed horizontally for easy placement as not all of us have acoustically transparent projector screen/TV. Due to this I never even considered going for an identical LCR. And my hunt was on the similar line. Centre and Front from same series. But @elangoas point of using identical speakers for LCR and Rear was always on my mind. And yesterday while interacting with @AmK and @DB1989 on my different post, this suggestion again came up. But this time, instead of just making assumptions about space availability, I used numbers to guide me. And what an eye opening guidance it was.
I have attached the room picture with markings which will help you understand my points easily. My living room is ~240sqft.
1. My Tv is 3 inches above my ear level (the maroon line).
2. Between my Tv and entertainment unit, there is 18.1” of space. This gives me flexibility of adding any BS which is less that 18” (the big ones with 6.5” driver in my budget are max 15”).
3. The Front speakers will be wall mounted. This limits my option to BS with front port designs.
4. The three green bars are the speaker placement markers.
The speaker usage is 70% movie and web-series over OTT, 25% gaming, and 5% music. As per the aforementioned conditions, I narrowed down to following three speakers. I know I will be left with one BS but i can manage with that if the overall effects are better than using the traditional centre speaker.
1. Polk RtiA3. (MRP- ₹32,000/pair, will get some discount)
2. Wharfedale diamond 11.2 (₹34,850/pair Hifimart, MRP- ₹41,000)
3. Elac debut 2.0 B6.2 (₹31,365/pair on Hifimart, MRP- ₹36,990)
All these speakers have 6.5” drivers and max height of 15”. I am more inclined towards Polk because of the cherry finish which will match the rest of furniture in my living room. Same goes with Wharfedale in walnut finish. Heard a lot about Elac2.0, goes upto 33khz.
Right now, I have YHT1840. So these speakers will be powered by HTR2071. In future, I will upgrade to an atmos AVR thus these speakers are my final future purchase. Will be buying an active SW in few days, most probably Yamaha NSW300 or BICF12 (if I get better rate). This will lower down the load on my AVR giving it at least some extra juice.
Few of my confusions are:
1. Is using a BS for centre instead of traditional centre speaker is really a good idea?
2. Is 6.5” driver necessary enough for 240sqft room? Or I can go with 5.25” versions of these speakers which will save me 15-20k. I will be anyway using the 5.25” versions for my surround, as these series don’t make any smaller size drivers.
I hope I have made my points clear to you all. Looking forwards to your advices. Do point out if I am missing anything or fail to convey my thoughts properly.
Thank you in advance.
I have posted a non refined version of this post in the Speaker section. It didn’t get much response but in last two days, few kind FMs guided me a little which let to the creation of this post.
Earlier, I was confused about the centre channel. Various designs and their synergy with Fronts. What I understood going through various posts on internet, having an identical set of speakers will give the best result. But as space is a major constraint, centre channel is designed horizontally for easy placement as not all of us have acoustically transparent projector screen/TV. Due to this I never even considered going for an identical LCR. And my hunt was on the similar line. Centre and Front from same series. But @elangoas point of using identical speakers for LCR and Rear was always on my mind. And yesterday while interacting with @AmK and @DB1989 on my different post, this suggestion again came up. But this time, instead of just making assumptions about space availability, I used numbers to guide me. And what an eye opening guidance it was.
I have attached the room picture with markings which will help you understand my points easily. My living room is ~240sqft.
1. My Tv is 3 inches above my ear level (the maroon line).
2. Between my Tv and entertainment unit, there is 18.1” of space. This gives me flexibility of adding any BS which is less that 18” (the big ones with 6.5” driver in my budget are max 15”).
3. The Front speakers will be wall mounted. This limits my option to BS with front port designs.
4. The three green bars are the speaker placement markers.
The speaker usage is 70% movie and web-series over OTT, 25% gaming, and 5% music. As per the aforementioned conditions, I narrowed down to following three speakers. I know I will be left with one BS but i can manage with that if the overall effects are better than using the traditional centre speaker.
1. Polk RtiA3. (MRP- ₹32,000/pair, will get some discount)
2. Wharfedale diamond 11.2 (₹34,850/pair Hifimart, MRP- ₹41,000)
3. Elac debut 2.0 B6.2 (₹31,365/pair on Hifimart, MRP- ₹36,990)
All these speakers have 6.5” drivers and max height of 15”. I am more inclined towards Polk because of the cherry finish which will match the rest of furniture in my living room. Same goes with Wharfedale in walnut finish. Heard a lot about Elac2.0, goes upto 33khz.
Right now, I have YHT1840. So these speakers will be powered by HTR2071. In future, I will upgrade to an atmos AVR thus these speakers are my final future purchase. Will be buying an active SW in few days, most probably Yamaha NSW300 or BICF12 (if I get better rate). This will lower down the load on my AVR giving it at least some extra juice.
Few of my confusions are:
1. Is using a BS for centre instead of traditional centre speaker is really a good idea?
2. Is 6.5” driver necessary enough for 240sqft room? Or I can go with 5.25” versions of these speakers which will save me 15-20k. I will be anyway using the 5.25” versions for my surround, as these series don’t make any smaller size drivers.
I hope I have made my points clear to you all. Looking forwards to your advices. Do point out if I am missing anything or fail to convey my thoughts properly.
Thank you in advance.
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