Letters • October 2021

Speakers for "quasi home theater"

October 13, 2021

Marc,

I have set up a quasi-home-theater system, I'm using Quad 12Ls as front speakers and a B&W center-channel speaker -- just those three. Does mixing the two brands really matter? This system is strictly used for TV and movies.

Sheldon Simon

While maintaining uniformity in sound across the right, left and center channels is preferable, so there is no distracting tonal discontinuity, I'm not nearly as much of a stickler about home theater (even though I have a large movie collection) as I am about two-channel audio. For me, the video display is lion's share of the experience, and with limited space, I still use the two decent speakers that are attached to my Pioneer Elite plasma monitor, along with a Paradigm subwoofer, not a dedicated home-theater speaker system. So if what you hear with your Quad and B&W speakers sounds good to you, that's what matters most. - Marc Mickelson

Reader list

October 1, 2021

Marc,

Please add me to the reader list.

Terry Keith

You've been added. To join TAB's reader e-mail list and find out about new articles first, send e-mail to rl@theaudiobeat.com. -Marc Mickelson

 

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