center channel

[Bigoez77]

im looking for a center channel speaker for around $60-$70, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by Bigoez77

im looking for a center channel speaker for around $60-$70, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

The most important thing to a center channel is that it Timbre Matches the fronts . So for best results you would want the same brand as the fronts .

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by Bigoez77

im looking for a center channel speaker for around $60-$70, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

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[jomari]

Originally Posted by Bigoez77

im looking for a center channel speaker for around $60-$70, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Welcome to the forum Bigoez!

Are we starting from scratch?
Do you have any existing speakers already?

If not, id suggest to invest more into the center speaker, than your current budget. The center would carry around 90% of the dialogue, and most details are found in this track as well. If possible, you can also have them matching your current speakers you have to get a good, seamless transitional soundstage.

Nonetheless, give us more details and we can give you more detailed answers.

Welcome to the forum!

[crazyBLUE]

I sit down to eat dinner & get Jumped on

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

I sit down to eat dinner & get Jumped on

Thou shall not eat dinner and post on the internet.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

Thou shall not eat dinner and post on the internet.

I can't eat during a movie ~ Might miss something

I will never do it again

[jomari]

im akwardly at work right now, thus the delayed postings.

nonetheless, i guess im being a tad finicky about suggesting something that id know, in the long run, would be replaced by something else in the future. no need in upgrading when we can get that 'upgraded' unit in the first place.

my stance on building a HT would generally be 'spend once on some very good set of speakers, avoiding those small incremental steps to get to that point.'...

these are investments right?

[Big Daddy]

Originally Posted by jomari

im akwardly at work right now, thus the delayed postings.

nonetheless, i guess im being a tad finicky about suggesting something that id know, in the long run, would be replaced by something else in the future. no need in upgrading when we can get that 'upgraded' unit in the first place.

my stance on building a HT would generally be 'spend once on some very good set of speakers, avoiding those small incremental steps to get to that point.'...

these are investments right?

No, speakers are like fish and go bad after a certain number of periods. They need to be replaced often.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

No, speakers are like fish and go bad after a certain number of periods. They need to be replaced often.

[Bigoez77]

ive been looking at the klipsch synergy c-1 an would like to know everyones opinion on it, and if there is anything else you reccomend in the same price range, (i found one for $78)

[callas01]

What speakers do you have now?

there is the Jamo C400 cen on http://www.vanns.com right now its about $69.88

[Bigoez77]

i dont have a center channel speaker right now and for fronts im using some yamahas but ill be getting some new fronts within the nest few months

[Bigoez77]

im also looking at the cerwin vega ve-5c, any opinions on eather of these speakers would be great

[callas01]

Originally Posted by Bigoez77

im also looking at the cerwin vega ve-5c, any opinions on eather of these speakers would be great

what fronts are you looking at?

[mj3k]

Are you getting it 3rd party for that price or on Ebay...just what ever you buy make sure they match in the end, because they will sonically match..have fun shopping..

[Bigoez77]

im most likely getting it off of amazon and am looking between the klipsch and cerwin vega i mentioned before but not quite sure which o go with

[callas01]

are you planning on getting klipsch fronts?

If your ultimate plan is to get some F-1s or F-2s, then I would suggest that you get the C-2 from klipsch as well... it would be a better center channel.

Look at vanns.com also, they have some klipsch stuff on sale ATM.

[jomari]

as callas has noted, its difficult for us to recommend a center speaker,without knowing what your plans are for the future. Considering that the fronts have to seamlessly perform with each other, getting the best bang for your buck would mean trying to keep them all within the same tonal balance and characteristics. No point in spending for something cheap, then end up upgrading over and over again, wasting the initial expenses on the previous ones.

So my questions (as callas has inquired) would be
1. what would be your potential fronts?
2. how much budget are we willing to place on the soundstage (fronts and center), and maybe we can work with it.
3. are you currently goin to keep the yamaha fronts? if so, do you know the model numbers?

its easy to recommend an inexpensive center speaker, but know that in the past, a number of people would end up spending money over and over incessantly, when we couldve saved you more money with a 'better' option.

[Bigoez77]

once again everyone has been a great help and i ended up picking up a polk cs1 series 2 for $75 and i will probably be picking up a pair of monitor 50s in the near future