Center Channel

[kelwintodd]

well you can see my signature an my system which is the best way for me to add a center channel ive seen powered one an seperate ones i know that the gain is suppose to be set around 40 % not to over powering not at all actually

[roscoe1129]

well first your gonna need a 5.1 type source unit or a processor thats going to convert to a "virtual" 5.1 output. then you get your speakers and amp and hook it up where you think it sounds the best....for a center channel. I have never been a fan of the 5.1 in cars and think that with time and lots of listening/testing, you can get as good if not better than 5.1 off of a regular 4 channel setup.

[BAGGEDBIRDS.com]

What about using an audiocontrol ESP3 to process the sound and then put an amp on that output.

[roscoe1129]

I havent used that unit but I believe that would fall into the processor thats going to convert to a "virtual" 5.1 output part I mentioned earlier.

[Neel]

With the right amount of time alignment and staging / tuning / speaker placement a front stage is really all you will need to make your music slap you right in the face. virtual center channel FTL

[Guest MegaloManiac]

With the right amount of time alignment and staging / tuning / speaker placement a front stage is really all you will need to make your music slap you right in the face. virtual center channel FTL

music slapping you in the face FTL

[meade916]

3sixty.2 has a center output I personally dont use it........

also a two channel set up with a clean center channel should sound good (if done right) but i agree, 5.1 isnt really necessary unless video is the backbone of your system (like in a big van or SUV with lots of screens and a car full of kids).

meglo, just out of curiosity, why do you have me and logan in your sig?

[loganberry]

3sixty.2 has a center output I personally dont use it........

also a two channel set up with a clean center channel should sound good (if done right) but i agree, 5.1 isnt really necessary unless video is the backbone of your system (like in a big van or SUV with lots of screens and a car full of kids).

meglo, just out of curiosity, why do you have me and logan in your sig?

yea was just thinking same thing, i was like... uhh i havnt posted anything here

[jbondox]

you can get a center signal by a Left plus right without any processing. Hell if you have a 2 channel amp powering your front stage you can use the L+ and R- leads to power the center channel which is how we did it back in the early days of the 90's. further with how I mentioned above you can build it's own passive network for the center or for all 3 and also add an attenuation circuit to match the output with the rest of the speakers.

properly recorded 5.1 is going to be hard to beat with 2 channel but it is very possible for someone that knows what they are doing. I proved it recently but call it luck... the reason being is the recording artist adds what he thinks it should be at...

watch the eagles Hotel California DVD Audio disc with DTS Hotel California, the mixer moves you around the stage a bit, as Don Henley becomes predominant in the left channel for a few seconds then back to center, like he had to get up and fart then come back.

But the best way to add one is to go for it and cut the dash, drop it in, and tune it... depending where the placement is in reference with the windshield, you are going to get a hump a 2k hz and will need to back it down

make sure the speakers are all the same also, as not to mix the tone/timber up