Horizontal Center Channel Speakers and Why They Should Be Avoided

[drummerboy_2002]

Originally Posted by Big Daddy

A vertical arrangement of the tweeter and midrange drivers will help imaging, clarity of the sound, and will increase vertical and horizontal dispersion. In addition, a lower crossover frequency point and a higher order crossovers network will help.

Ah, gotcha. So even with a MTM array with a 2.5 way crossover, there may be some lobing and imaging problems at the crossover. Sadly I doubt there's anything I can do about it. I've got a flat-panel sitting on a low console and will need a long and low center due to WAF.

I've read on european forums where many prefer not to even use a center and let the front right/left play double duty. What are your thoughs on this arangement?