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MAXIMIZE the Sound From Your Center Channel Speaker | 5 TIPS
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@Youthman Год назад

MAXIMIZE the Sound From Your Center Channel Speaker | 5 TIPS Links to Reference Premiere System ⬇⬇⬇ All Klipsch Speakers - bit.ly/Klipsch_Speakers RP-8060FA II - bit.ly/Klipsch_RP-8060FA-II RP-504C II - bit.ly/Klipsch_504C-II RP-600M II - bit.ly/Klipsch_RP-600M-II RP-500SA II - bit.ly/Klipsch_500SA-II SPL-120 - amzn.to/3XtF1Hu Pioneer VSX-LX505 - bit.ly/Pioneer_VSX-LX505 New Reference Premiere Subwoofers - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cIDRLXA89iI.html RP-1000SW - bit.ly/Klipsch_RP-1000SW RP-1200SW - bit.ly/Klipsch_RP-1200SW RP-1400SW - bit.ly/Klipsch_RP-1400SW RP-1600SW - bit.ly/Klipsch_RP-1600SW Recommended Videos: Hans Zimmer Live in Prague - amzn.to/3ULYfrm Top Gun Maverick - amzn.to/41bfbtL Hisense 85U7H - amzn.to/3mxkcgx 32" Speaker Stands - amzn.to/43zQRTV Weekly and monthly Zooms on Patreon - www.patreon.com/youthman MWAVE 2023 Tickets and Info - midwestavexperience.com/ Best pricing on Home Theater products - youthmanreviews.com/sales/ FREE Home Theater Design Tool - bit.ly/Home-Theater-Design-Tool Submit your Home Theater - hometheatertours.com. Ways You Can Support: Patreon: www.patreon.com/youthman Youthman Courses - www.youthmancourses.com/ Youthman Merch - teespring.com/stores/youthman/ Donation via Venmo @Youthman Follow Us: RU-vid: Subscribe to this Channel: goo.gl/YEJ23p Youthman Crew Facebook Group - facebook.com/groups/youthmancrew Instagram: instagram.com/youthmanreviews/ Twitter: twitter.com/youthmanreviews/ Website: youthmanreviews.com/ ____ Disclaimer: Affiliate Links are used in the description of this video. I earn from qualifying purchases. Valencia Bespoke Series Theater Seats: Tuscany Ultimate Luxury - bit.ly/valencia-tuscany-ultimate-luxury Oslo Ultimate Luxury - bit.ly/valencia-oslo-ultimate-luxury Naples - bit.ly/Valencia_Naples Valencia Cinema Series Theater Seats: Venice - bit.ly/valencia_venice Budapest - bit.ly/valencia_budapest Piacenza - bit.ly/valencia_piacenza Piacenza Powered Headrest - bit.ly/valencia_piacenza_powered_headrest Verona - bit.ly/valencia_verona Verona - Powered Headrest - bit.ly/valencia_verona Valencia Premier Series Theater Seats: Oslo - bit.ly/valenciaoslo Oslo XL - bit.ly/valenciaosloxl Zurich - bit.ly/valenciazurich Tuscany - bit.ly/valencia_tuscany Bern - bit.ly/valencia_bern All Valencia Seating - bit.ly/valencia_all

@brianchristopher4666 Год назад

Youthman - enjoy your vids! Improvement tip for much better sound from your theater!: Extend back riser further foreword. Remove back seats ENTIRELY, move front row seating to back riser to 2/7th's length dimension, and put couch in front row, closer than pressent main seating area! Should easily get better sound from ALL; seating locations, removing boomy low fidelity rear seating next to back wall. Your new main seating area/sweet spot is the back row, AWAY FROM BOOMY BACK WALL!! oh, and getting rid of 3 seat config with center seat in direct middle line of room is also a no go!! Go 4 seat wide configuration! You're welcome AudioAlexander

@Youthman Год назад

I appreciate the suggestions Brian. When I built my Theater Room 16 years ago, I made a commitment that if I could not fit my entire family, we do not need to build a theater room. We are limited on the depth of the room so I have to work with what I have available unless we eventually sell our home and build a bigger room. I understand the front row is not in the optimal placement, but I physically cannot go any further back. I love the immersiveness it provides and I have yet to have someone over for a demo that was not impressed (recently had 5 people over for demos). Not having a middle seat is definitely not going to happen. I’m not sure why you would want to sacrifice two seats by moving them off center rather than having a very dialed in center position.

@brianchristopher4666 Год назад

@@Youthman Hello Youthman!! (btw, J.I.L !!! , indeed!!) You have an awesome system and space, that indeed looks very enjoyable, as you say! (all that matters in end) So congrats!!. Of course, everyone has different goals, tastes, lifestyles, clearly, and It's all good! Yup, we all ultimately end up with vastly different EVERYTHING in their systems/rooms, my experience proves. So personal preference and choices clearly rule in the end, yes! -as it should be. The whole middle seat removal suggestion is not obviously conducive for 2 ch music dedicated listening in your symmetrical room width setup, yes. However , going 4 seats wide ,and eliminating that center IS, however, likely maximizing the fidelity from your multi ch theater sound , if that's your main application in that space. I was merely suggesting working around the acoustical space laws, which dictate that sitting dead center of the room boundary is the single worst acoustic spot from freq response stand point (nice and peaky, with the worst nulls, and peaks too) Thus I recommend 4 instead of 3. The back row next to a back wall will of course always be bass boomy with reduced fidelity from those seats there, was the rest of the suggestion. Nice chatting with you! Keep the great vids coming!!

@Youthman Год назад

With my room being only 13’ wide, 3 seats is as wide as I could go anyways

@brianchristopher4666 Год назад

@@YouthmanWow! I didn't know that. That is tight! Course one could go 2 outside theater seats flanking larger center "love-seat" style chair!??? Then there's always slimmer profile line seating. Doubt that works for you though. Still, there's always the 2 rows of couches with throw pillows approach!! Lol! Fun fun fun! 🙂

@bynahelemaal Год назад

6th tip: somebody needs to start a petition that movie directors *cough* Nolan *cough* need to raise the volume on the dialogue!

@Youthman Год назад

It’s not about raising the volume, he often intentionally muffles the dialogue. It’s like his signature.

@johnbennicelli708 9 месяцев назад

I've never had an issue with any movie Nolan has directed. And I don't have a very expensive system. RBH made a great center (r56ci) and it makes all dialogue crystal clear.

@dperr338 9 месяцев назад

This is why I quit watching Nolan films. Heard great things about his newest film but I don’t care, I like to hear dialogue in the movies I watch.

@dgdave2673 8 месяцев назад

Yep 😂, or just don’t have Mr. Matthew McConaughey utter any jumble mumble monologues ! 😅

@quandt4847 7 месяцев назад

@@dperr338Oppenheimer was actually pretty dry and straight forward. Visuals, acting, message were good but not on the edge of your seat like his other movies. More like “a beautiful mind”

@darrenchase886 12 часов назад

Mike your right about setting all your speakers to small even if you have large speakers because alot of low end eats alot of that power up subwoofers are made for that purpose

@Youthman 4 часа назад

Thanks

@d.t.1470 Год назад

As a retired member of the AES (Audio Engineering Society) I was curious to see what your recommendations where. Overall I found your presentation useful. However I'd add one basic recommendation: Simply increase the volume of your center speaker just a bit. This simple adjustment usually works! I'll note that db(SPL) readings are very difficult to take. They should involve multiple measuring points with a high quality mic, analyzed at least on a 1/3 octave device and even then are notoriously hard to interpete. I'll add one point where I DISAGREE with you. Do NOT/NEVER just buy a more expensive center channel speaker alone. All the front speakers need to be matched (LF, C, RF). Those 3 speakers need to have the same "voice" and should be ALL from the same manufacturer/series. My best

@doyouluvit 11 месяцев назад

why do we need the same speakers? thanks

@d.t.1470 11 месяцев назад

Every speaker has a "voice" or tonal signature. Even the finest speakers made sound somewhat different and on less expensive speakers that difference can be dramatic.@@doyouluvit

@stevet7487 8 месяцев назад

Having set up a Surround sound system at the outset in the early 1990's, I remember this recommendation way back then. So from that date forward, my center channel has been a 12" three way that matches my left and right channel speakers.

@d.t.1470 8 месяцев назад

@@stevet7487 You did it right!!!!! Although I've found a decent subwoofer cuts down on costs quite a bit. I did that for a friend's setup years ago. Matched the front three with good bookshelf speakers and added a subwoofer. Crossover is best set at 80HZ I've also had surround sound (5.1) since the early 90's and always used cheap surrounds for the back two channels. No regrets - not that much of interest there

@SteveNielsen-oc8br 7 месяцев назад

Couldn't agree with you more. All speakers should be from the same manufacturer and L. C. R should be the same. Cheers 🍻 🍁 Eh.

@JoeJ-8282 Год назад

The coffee table blanket idea also applies to a hardwood or tile floor between you and your center channel and TV. If you put or have a soft rug or something similar on that hard floor between you and your TV, it will also help greatly at reducing floor reflections, which also muddle up the sound. Of course that goes along with room treatments all over, as you mentioned. The biggest improvement I've found, besides just having a really high quality center channel speaker to start with, is moving it forward to the edge of the table, chest, cabinet, shelf, or stand that it's on, and making it as close as possible to ear level and angle towards you. It amazes me just how many people like to push their center channel all the way back against the wall on top of a cabinet or on a shelf, and try to "hide" it behind something like a small plant, a picture, or other knick knack, as long as it doesn't block the view of the TV, that's "all" that matters, some people think!... And then even doing that they STILL think that it's gonna sound good and actually be intelligible, lol! Ridiculous!

@Youthman Год назад

I agree a rug is definitely needed if you just have hardwood floors. Way too many reflections. Let’s be honest, at one point we probably didn’t know this information either which is the entire point of this video. We all have to start somewhere.

@TheProspectVideo Год назад

I actually found it better with my smaller center (2 4” woofer and 1” compression horn tweeter to change it TO the Large speaker setting. This opened up the lower frequency sliders in the EQ settings for it in my AVR and let me boost the bass which helps especially make voices feel more natural and deep.

@chrisenns7910 Год назад

Great tips youthman. I was aware of most of them already but had not thought about the blanket on the coffee table that is right in front of me, so I will be using that tip from now on. I've also read the tip that it's best to not get coffee tables with a solid front panel since that is a huge flat surface to reflect sound back at the screen instead of allowing it to come into the room.

@Youthman Год назад

Glad you enjoyed the video Chris

@davidmckee2898 Год назад

You need to do more videos like this in your sitting room. Because most people watching your videos will have a sitting room setup👍

@Youthman Год назад

That’s exactly what I mention at 45 seconds into the video 😉

@davidmckee2898 Год назад

@@Youthman oh yes I know you did👍

@Youthman Год назад

I agree with you. 😉 Filming another video in the living room as we speak.

@vishaldookhi3990 Год назад

100% agree. Incidentally, I have the same centre channel. Upgraded from a smaller Klipsch RC34 which I moved to a other smaller room. Love your channel and most of all, honesty. Been heavily invested into home cinema and have 2 theaters at home. Mainly Klipsch. I follow much of your advise and multi-team meetings with other enthusiasts and experts and have learnt a lot. Here in South Africa, it's a developing trend and information is limited. Hence, I relied heavily on your channel. You collaborated with many of the other you tubers on this topic so I have had a wholistic tutelage. Thanks so much👌

@jeffjefferson7384 Год назад

Solid advice. I'd also recommend considering having identical speakers for the L-C-R channels, ideally at the same height and depth. You can avoid a ton of issues that way, and it's sometimes cheaper to buy 2 pairs of good bookshelf speakers (gives you a spare speaker in case one fails too).

@Youthman Год назад

I too prefer LCR. Most cannot accommodate that, especially if they have a TV (which most do)

@stevenswall Год назад

Not a ton of options for this, but from cheaper to more expensive one could try a Kali IN-5 horizontally, or a KEF LS50 or Genelec The Ones at any size or orientation.

@o.c.g.m9426 Год назад

But what if you have 2 towers and a center ? I have 2 R625FA's and a 504CII. Thr 504cii has a 5.25 woofer & towers have a 6.5 woofer which match my RP-600Miis 6.25 woofer I use for SL,SR,SBL,SBR,FWR,FWL

@1165mac 8 месяцев назад

That’s exactly what I did. I bought two pairs of Polk ES20 and use three for LCR. Best move I ever made for my home theater. Dialogue clarity and immersive soundstage improved considerably over any traditional center channel I’ve owned.

@dan70cutlasssx Год назад

Part of it is that the mixing of dialogue is not a top priority for sound engineers now. That would be helpful if it was made a priority again.

@welderfixer Год назад

Mr. Stevens, I couldn't agree more with all of your suggestions here. After trying several center channel speakers from a cheap single bookshelf speaker, the pair of cheap bookshelf speakers connected in parallel, a super cheap "center", a couple others and the Emotiva C1+ I run now. Absolutely the Emotiva C1+ is the best I've had and I'm happy with it. Spending the extra was well worth it. Crossover and level is the next to make it the best it can be. Someday, Good Lord willing and back breaking effort, I'll be able to install a separates system with a powerful amp on the LCR speakers for an even better audio experience for my family. Wishing you all the very best, Kevin

@vishaldookhi3990 Год назад

@BEEFTEEF4 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for this video. Just an additional comment, I’m running an SVS Ultra Center and I’ve dropped the crossover to 60Hz. I am running dual PB-1000 Pros and I found that a capable center gets very clear if it is in small format at 60Hz because it keeps some of those vocal bass notes from going to the monster subs. Most people tell you to set crossovers to 80Hz but on multiple setups (SVS, JBL and Polk) I’ve found that 60Hz center crossover instead of the 80Hz is clearer.

@tkcdac Год назад

A Yamaha has my favorite option to turn the "Front Presence" on. These are two speakers over your Left and Right channels that are additional "center" speakers. This originally was intended to allow a left and right dialogue shift, but it also raises the voice into the center of a larger screen. This BY FAR, helped me increase the volume and perceived size of the center channel. I wish all receivers had this option.

@OPTIMUS6LTR 10 месяцев назад

isnt that the same as center spread on Denons (mainly used for upmixing stereo to dolby surround )

@lassmirandadennsiewillja3943 Год назад

i would also replace the klipsch speakers first:-)

@Timoxi80 Год назад

this 🤭

@Youthman Год назад

Buy what sounds best to you.

@airman6822 Год назад

Great video, Michael. I had issues with this and the level matching really helped me. I also added a 3 channel amp (Emotiva BasX) to my LCR and it made a world of difference as well. Best money spent so far. Seemed a lot clearer taking the load off my AVR.

@Youthman Год назад

Great to hear it!

@derekmaynard5619 Год назад

What avr are u using with this set up? I'm not liking the dialogue currently on the dennon 6700h. Sometimes it good other times the lower tones on voices sound muddy and sometimes hurts my ears at certain hrtz. I've tried lower the crossover, raising the crossover. Doing this while watching a movie with my wife, annoys her and me honestly. I've done all that is suggested in the video as well.

@crw31399 Год назад

With cinema 50, they got rid of small and large speaker setting. Auto calibration set center, front left and right speakers to full range. Would you change them ,if so what hz? I have klipsch 450c and rp250f

@peppersmith Год назад

Yup, the CC is very important. In my living room which is the main system for movies. But i hav 2 full range speakers 7 1/2 feet apart are angled to the center position and it sounds awesome. I got rid of my regular CC and won't be going back.. Ear level is Key.. AWEsome, info🙂

@michaeldoukas4444 Год назад

Angling the center up made a huge difference. It was straight at my knees before and it sounded good. But when a friend suggested that a flat firing center wans.t the best, and we angled the center up more, it made a very big difference. All great tips.

@Youthman Год назад

100% nice job!

@johnsmith-qz4bv Год назад

im looking into upgrading my center chennel...i really like the center that you are using...

@falcon048 10 месяцев назад

Wow, been doing home theater setups for decades and I am today years old realizing that you shouldn't have a center speaker too far back if there is reflective surface underneath and ahead of it. I just pulled my center speaker forward, flush to the table. :D Never too old to learn new things!

@Youthman 10 месяцев назад

I learned something new every day. Glad you found the video helpful.

@rbiamby Год назад

Very very helpful thank you so much.

@Youthman Год назад

Glad you found the video helpful Rodney

@Echo-jg8is Год назад

If I remember correctly 🤔😬 from 0 to about 2ms ( 0 to 2 feet) the brain is OK at filtering the reflections with no adverse effect, but from 2ms to about 6ms is where the brain gets confused and intelligibility happens, but after 6ms the brain interprets this as a reflection or space and such like... 🤔

@Youthman Год назад

Could be. I’m not familiar with that data

@Echo-jg8is Год назад

@@Youthman I think so, and after 100ms it becomes an Echo🔊😁... Good tips on the video BTW.

@Youthman Год назад

Thanks

@mephInc Год назад

I suppose that makes sense. Our brain is very good at figuring out location and distance and I'm willing to bet timing on reflections plays a large part in that.

@tallgrass5061 2 месяца назад

Thx. I've moved the TV (which has OK inbuilt speakers which vibrate the screen itself ..Sony A90J) forward as far as possible just now. As I understand my Marantz manual, setting the center to Small will normally route its lows to the Mains not the sub. If you have[ LFE + Mains] set THEN the lows will be removed from the mains and go to the sub. If you have mains with good low extension e.g. to 40Hz then they are probably better at most bass than using the sub. Just use the sub for the dedicated LFE signal. On the center level from recent RU-vid movies which have 5.1 you can go into the movie's settings and toggle 5.1 on or off. When I have 5.1 on, although the movie has 5.1, the centre channel is too low. Turn 5.1 off and bingo..the center is fine, BUT you lose the proper surround. Netflix movies have no such problem. Anyone have a solution other than messing with my carefully balanced levels in the AVR?

@NealSchultz 3 месяца назад

Hey i have a Onkyo RZ50 with the (dreaded?) DIRAC live whose software is just terrible. I have Martin Logan fronts and a large ML Center. Will definitely try your tips etc. Do you recommend etc. having (or finding in my case) someone come out and do the calibration for you?

@The1Music2MyEars Месяц назад

I am considering the RP 504C v1. I have Jamo S809 towers and Dirac. Do you think it's wise to go to a Klipsch center? Hoping to avoid timbre issues with Dirac. S83 center is decent after EQ but the soundstage is too narrow

@TaylorMadeTheater Год назад

Best fix for my dialogue clarity was replace the klipch center channel speaker with SVS center lol. Also denon reciever is night and day vs onkyo

@olympic-ass-eater Год назад

What type of denon receiver? I just bought denon avr s760h and i am not sure if this is a good av in 2023?

@theejonnyo.4307 Год назад

You are trippin rp64c is amazing

@Youthman Год назад

The RC64 III is a nice center. But the SVS is actually a better design due to the tweeter and midrange driver being in a vertical array. Check out Erin’s Audio Corner video called Why Most Center Channel Speakers Suck

@o.c.g.m9426 Год назад

@olympicasseater1344 It's a great relievers if that what works your pockets. Start slow with a 5.1. This home theater life can cost made dough. Please take your time n do mega research. Don't listen to people online it mainly has to sound good to you.

@ShaneMcGrath. Год назад

Only so much you can do, Blame the movie studios and sound engineers! It's the way they produce it, Actions scenes are deafening and dialogue scenes are inaudible, We never had this issue decades ago! Maybe A.I. can balance audio out in real time in future TV's or A/V receivers, Until then you got to play a constant game with the remote with finger constantly on the volume button.

@jamesmorss9940 4 месяца назад

8361A & Sphere is my plan 8350A's as L&R KRK 8's as rears 12sho sub 7.1 monitor setup from an RME interface

@anythingfast4U 2 месяца назад

Wow I just moved my coffee table out of the line of sight and I had no idea how much it was affecting the sound.Now I have to figure out a way to get her not to notice it’s in the other room. Thanks for that tip!

@richard975 Месяц назад

the best thing i did for clarity was buy a pair of $10 500W car tweeters with crossover and put them in series with my rear speaker towers, sounds phenomenal

@itisjustacomment 8 месяцев назад

I don't have a camera room , that's my front room . I do have a 7.1 system . Also, my bi amp stereo myryad set up is in the same room . It's looking a bit over the top now ,to many speakers everywhere.

@tomconnell7154 7 месяцев назад

Sir I have a question for you concerning center channels and I would appreciate your advice. When I recently got deep into the home theater game I went the klipsch RP series route due to being new into the hobby as well as they have some of the best DEALS and discounts at times that others do not offer so price dictated the path I took. But, since having the RP-405c I have always fiddled with volume and what not and as I spend more and more of my time and energy in my setup I am noticing how unimpressed I am with the sound discrepancy I am receiving from the RP-450c when going from seat to seat. So I am watching videos from Erin's audio and others about centers and it looks as tho the SVS Prime & Ultra as well as the Monolith THX-365c offer what I may be looking for. - so my question is, if I were to take either a SVS center or the Monolith center and replace my RP-450c.... Would I notice a huge difference in brand separation sound signature from my left and right RP-280F?

@gtoutdoors1197 3 месяца назад

My Vizio M51 Soundbar, the Center or Soundbar speaker is 80% of the home theater sound. It sounds very good with Movies and Music even Bluetooth music. The 2 small rears for Dolby Atmos and DTS are important too. Adding the Onkyo receiver and 12" subwoofer was a big game changer now sounds Awesome.

@deathpallie 9 месяцев назад

I always wondered what became of Peter Billingsley.

@monkeysa43 6 месяцев назад

Man that is some damn good tips I’ve got the Center speaker and it’s sort of facing my knees. I got some of those foam rubber rises from Amazon now. It sounds much better for example when you’re watching apocalypse now as the helicopter comes from the rear speakers to the front left centre front right rear it’s perfect so thank you very much. You have just saved me £450 for a B&W Center speaker Bower and Watkins

@jamesf3801 6 месяцев назад

Klipsch r34c and 504c double channeled sounds absolutely amazing..I have this setup. More immersive sound. Playing music or movies sound much better.

@Chief997 9 месяцев назад

I would recommend looking more towards the science of this, id imagine you would have come to the conculsion that the setup you have used in your living room is a poorly designed speaker. Especially in centre speakers more isnt necessarily better, id recommend a much smaller 'mid, tweeter, mid' centre speaker for better results 👍

@jergernice1 Год назад

spent a decent amount on a full paradigm system, big center channel, integra receiver....the center channel voice performance sucked so bad, i had no ability to help it in any way. hated that system for that reason. im sure now receivers have some sort of way to address this, but back in 2004 integra did not.

@m4nc1n1 5 месяцев назад

I demo'ed the 504C and the 504C II. Ended up returning the II and keeping the original. Me and the wife thought it was clearer. I paired it with the RP8000s in the front stage and used RP5000s for the surrounds and rear surrounds. I use the Polk Audio OWM3s for my .4 Atmos. Sounds great!

@sandysmith9869 Год назад

I just learned something today. Thank you.😊👍

@Youthman Год назад

I’m so grateful the video was helpful! Appreciate you Sandy.

@YoungBlaze Год назад

i dont think you listed the foam pad slants in the description

@warmfreeze 9 месяцев назад

Audyssey tends to heavily mute center channel.. i once tried everything and center channel still sounded like poo untill i set the center channel distance 5ft further back than audyssy set it.. after i did that it REALLY started to come alive..

@MrJcalabrese1969 Год назад

Hi Youthman I’m just curious about my setup in my family room that’s all off anything being center where I can place the speakers where I can get the best performance from them. All of my speakers and subs are Klipsch reference series. I have r41sa’s r820f’s r25c r51m r41m and 2 r12sw subs and my amplifier is a Yamaha RXV 3800 with about 140w per channel power output with 2 channel’s driven. I’m just wanting to make it sound like I’m in a movie theater with very little room to make it work. Any and or all advice from you is welcome Thank you for your time and and your help.

@Confileus Год назад

I would love to change my projector screen material to acoustic transparent screen, and put center speaker behind it. Because no matter if i pinpoint angle by the laser, and maximize height of the speaker as much as it doesn't cover the screen, and if you focus a little, the sound from it always seems like it's coming from under the screen. So putting center speaker behind the screen, and in middle of screen might be huge improvement.

@tuner7961 Год назад

This would definitely be more of an issue if you have a large projector screen. Like 100inch or higher, seeing that there will be more distance between the center of the screen and the speaker.(if placed below the screen) Having a big tv, its not as big of a distance, making it harder to localize. Thats if its right under the screen. If its anything over a foot away theres no hope 😄

@Confileus Год назад

@@tuner7961 Yeah, I've got 100 inch, it's about 2 feet distance between speaker and middle of screen so that's a problem. I could imagine that in typical TV which is normally 50-70inch screens wouldn't be the case that much.

@tuner7961 Год назад

Yeah and depending how close you affects it as well. We sit about 9ft away from an 82inch and the center is right under the screen. You cant tell its below it

@gianlucabassi8853 Год назад

They don't talk anymore..people Just want big noises and booms.... anyway..you are right.

@phillipallen5564 Год назад

my cener speaker is fine but its in a cabitt facing up and it i cant do that though i need a new tv stand lol and i cant mount my tv but i can get a mountable tv stand the the cabinet is ruining the sound it is what it is with dolby atmos movies on john wicck the dolby atmos spakers are wayyyyy to loud even on level 5

@mikeygrizz23 10 месяцев назад

I have the def Tech with a bass radiator. Should I still set it to small? I am having issues with sounds. It almsot sounds like a crackle

@dhowting 7 месяцев назад

Extra tip.....you can also adjust your "crossover" frequencies to a higher level to cut out lower frequencies that can also distort the clarity of a center channel adding to the effect of setting it to a "small" speaker. Love your stuff as always Mr. Youthman!!

@andreasjonsson8075 9 месяцев назад

Hey yall! Got any advice for me? I need a slim centerchannel speaker with exelent clarity. Pls help

@007galaxie Год назад

Excellent video, thanks for the tips. I have this same speaker and it's an upgrade from a budgeted one that I had earlier. I'm going to lower my crossover frequency as I think I may have mine set to high at 120Hz.

@Youthman Год назад

Awesome. Try different crossover settings to see what sounds best in your room. Let me know what you find out.

@007galaxie Год назад

@@Youthman I settled with 100Hz as the cross over, sounds way better. 80Hz was a little too boomy. I played a bunch of video games with my kiddos over the weekend and played back some music later in the evening and I really like where the sound field is now. I'm probably just not used the amount of Bass that this speaker can handle, lol.

@Scikit27 Год назад

@@007galaxie Try lowering the woofer level instead of increasing the cross freq. I had to have it on 30% (both) to balance out the throw.

@sandyfader4649 9 месяцев назад

Moved my center speaker close to the edge of my entertainment center, then played Close to the Edge by Yes, and all is right with the world, at least for now. Thanks.

@Joldrath 2 месяца назад

Great advice there. Always awesome content which doesnt get too technical. Thank you ❤

@Youthman 2 месяца назад

I want to make sure that everyone, regardless of where you are at in your Home Theater journey, can understand and follow along. I do my best to take complex things and make them simple and easy to understand.

@Joldrath 2 месяца назад

@@Youthman❤ awesome. I'll go ahead and move my center channel right away🤗thank you so much ❤

@matthewphillips5483 2 месяца назад

What about LCR? Using the same speaker for center as for left and right? I think center channels are overrated.

@Youthman 2 месяца назад

LCR is the absolute best layout. Unfortunately it’s not often possible, especially in a living room setup.

@mistert7958 Месяц назад

I add a passive sub to the center channel. It really fills out the sound!

@matthewphillips5483 2 месяца назад

I might have missed the link but did you have a link for the angled speaker foam wedges?

@Youthman 2 месяца назад

These are the ones I use for my desktop speakers - Sound Addicted - Studio Monitor... www.amazon.com/dp/B0757LTZJJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

@gman5426 9 месяцев назад

I just set my amp to all channels. Sounds so much better on my Yamaha than any other channel.

@purplex3700h Год назад

I added rel t5 subwoofer running high level now I have a large subwoofer.

@8skyline7 5 месяцев назад

I have a Marantz SR7013 with Dali Oberon speakers and the center speaker on 0dB is way too quiet. The effects of other speakers are just way louder. I just set the center speaker to +5dB and it makes a huge difference. Now I can clearly hear the dialog. I also have all speakers set to small @80Hz and SW to put out LFE+Main at 120Hz. Scary how different a movie sounds with just a dB bump on the center channel 🙂

@SilentHillFetishist 3 месяца назад

Some American Dad episodes sound weird with Dolby Neural and Neo6.

@grommie Год назад

Stop the madness with more speakers in 1 cabinet. It means more timing issues.

@hbtubman Год назад

Great advice, I built my first 5.1 system 25 years ago,now have an older denon,no hdmi to even adjust the center Chanel a bit louder,but tilted it up to ear level and helped a lot. My wife he's the sub and getting older in hearing didn't help, got a new c3nter speaker, Boston, and is better.the new TV only has hdmi,no analog to adjust .denon,I'm a musician buy trade, and without letting the world sell me everything new,I'm bummed, I've had great stuff since 1999.most of it was before it was even broadcast capital in the day

@AG0024 Месяц назад

Should I set audio setting to All channel stereo or Direct and onkyos intelliVol from 0 to +12DB before using the set up Mic ? My reciever is txnr777 with Klipsch r25C if I get Large center what ones are good?

@Youthman Месяц назад

I personally have never found a use for all channel stereo. The only time you might want to use that is if you had a ton of people over and you just want music playing all around your room.

@AG0024 Месяц назад

@Youthman okay thanks. My friend is partially deaf but even to me sometimes some movies are just super low and I live in a apartment so I'm just trying to figure out how to set everything up so I can hear everything clearly I have to polk audio moniter 40 2 for fronts, and the klipsch r25c for center, and a 8 inch nuance powered sub 2 no name speakers for the surround left and right. Thought about getting either klipsch 504 center or klipsch 8000 for left and right and use the polk audio book shelf moniter 40 for surround front left an right. But not sure what to do or how to spend my money

@michaelmadsen5077 10 месяцев назад

Hi there. I got a problem with my center speaker Klipsch RP-504C II. It sounds muffled and I can't seem to fix it. It got plenty of space behind and placed to the edge of the shelf. It's hooked up to my Denon avr-1700H and crossover is set to 60Hz. Do you have any suggestions to what I can do?

@Youthman 10 месяцев назад

If you have Audyssey app, there are a few things you can try. Turn off midrange compensation, find the Schroeder frequency of your room and set a curtain for the center channel so that Audyssey is not EQing more than it needs to. If you clap loudly once in your primary listening position, does the clap echo?

@Breakinlife007 Год назад

I believe at some point you had the SVS Ultra Center. I have done most of your suggestions here and run the MC303 Mcintosh. The center still performs just 6 out of 10. Did you feel this center was lacking in your setup?

@bigk7788 Год назад

This could be just my situation but might be worth a try to some other people but switching from a silk dome tweeter/or similar style to a ribbon style tweeter in the center channel speaker made a night and day difference and all settings where the same before I ran calibration afterwards it was even better. I went from a polk xt30 to an emotiva c1+, I know it's not quite an apple to apple comparison but still might be worth a try.

@RemixerUltimate Год назад

No but for real, Ribbon tweeters are so great for vocals.

@d.j.cantelli8074 8 месяцев назад

I am now a ribbon convert. Although I don't actually own any yet. After hearing my friends Martin Logan motion setup in his theater room, I realized there is nothing like ribbon tweeters. The highs are so present yet sweet and natural. Best of all no ear fatigue. My next set of speakers will have ribbons in them.

@bigk7788 8 месяцев назад

@@d.j.cantelli8074 each style has pros and cons. Just from personal experiences ribbon tweeters just have something that works great in home theaters. My complete emotiva 7.3.6 cranks and never sounds harsh, just completely natural and effortless.

@jam7547 8 месяцев назад

is Klipsch reference 5.2 with Denon receiver any good

@bjchid1 4 месяца назад

I run a Definitive Technology CLR 2500 which has a powered 8" subwoofer built in. The manual says to set this center channel to large. Without any low frequencies being sent to my center, the sub becomes useless.

@Youthman 4 месяца назад

The problem is that Center channel only has a frequency response down to 36 Hz. So if you said it to large, you’re not going to hear anything blow 36 Hz that is sent to that center channel. Definitely not advisable. I would highly recommend setting it small and letting those lower frequencies be handled by your sub, which is exactly what a subwoofer is designed to do.

@bjchid1 4 месяца назад

I'll set it to small and my crossover at 50hz and see how that sounds during my next movie. Great video, and thanks for the tips.

@GeorgeD-dm8rz Год назад

I've got the same centre running yamaha rx2060 aventage...I find changing settings in the parametric eq. Putting up the mid range and bass. Turing down the treble. Better.

@АлексейЛебедев-п4б 9 месяцев назад

Thanks bro. I enjoy watching your channel. Greetings from Russia.

@brab927 Год назад

Best advice here is to buy the biggest center you can fit and afford.

@redrock425 Год назад

Got Wharfdale Evo 4 LCR. The centre channel 4.C made a huge difference.

@adamfeglerski9857 Год назад

Thank you. Next time I will try with blanket on my coffee table.

@HTadd1ct Год назад

May I ask why people use the term speaker trim when it comes to speaker level settings? This isn't a word that I use myself as I just call it speaker levels. And for those less knowledgeable they wouldn't know what it is.

@Youthman Год назад

I have always referred to it as Trim Levels within the AVR or Processor. audyssey.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/212347883-Speaker-Trim-Levels

@fastbobby504 Месяц назад

I have a problem in that I have limited space to mount my center channel speaker which is a Klipsch RF-62 II & RC-52 II. The issue is very limited space below the 120in screen, and because that speaker sticks so far out, it is in danger of people walking into it if mounted there. So, I thought I would try to mount it above the screen and tilt it down towards the seating area but I can't find any compatible mounting brackets. Any suggestions for this? Thanks!

@Youthman Месяц назад

Look online for something like this a.co/d/didrC7S Just make sure you have enough depth and it supports the weight.

@fastbobby504 Месяц назад

@@Youthman Thank you. I am not sure that 15% tilt will work, I might need a little more to get the speakers pointed down lower, but I can always put some angled wood on the wall to create the correct tilt.

@Youthman Месяц назад

I agree you’re going to need more than 15%. I just wanted to point you in the right direction to something like that product.

@HiFiDaddy Год назад

Thanks so much for you expert advise. I made the adjustments you referenced and it really changed my system for the best. The sound was always great, but now it's much, much better!

@Dreamerm6 Год назад

But why Klipsch? Found it such a bland speaker. Loud doef doef disco?

@Youthman Год назад

You either love the sound of Klipsch or you hate it. I have yet to find someone in between. Bland would be the last adjective I would use to describe Klipsch. My adjectives are clarity, detailed, revealing and forward sounding. Curious what models you have demoed or owned that you felt they were bland.

@TheKorysmith 6 месяцев назад

Great advice! Another cheap way of angling your speakers is using rubber door stops! they dont rattle and you can change angle somewhat with them and they stay in place.

@Youthman 6 месяцев назад

Great idea with the door stops!

@Hoofer54247 Год назад

Would you still recommend setting your center channel to small with a CS-9060 which has a powered sub-woofer?

@Youthman Год назад

Absolutely would set it to small. It only reaches down to 32 Hz. That’s not a Subwoofer in my opinion.

@PratyushNobeen Год назад

Hey Youthman! Just a quick question: i saw in one of your videos you mentioned you saw some people having 3 center channels. Is that something you recommend? Let’s say 3 identical center channels placed horizontally (one above the screen & 2 right under the screen) - thoughts? 🙌

@Youthman Год назад

I’m not sure that was me that said that. I’ve never seen three center channels used in a system. Typically people ask if it’s a good idea to add to center channels, and the answer is always know because of comb filtering which is basically where certain frequencies are canceled out. Not a good idea. What is a great idea is having three identical speakers as your left, center, and right channel.

@michaelwyckoff7593 Год назад

Speakers look awesome

@Echo-jg8is Год назад

I think running the bass really hot, and most do nowadays, will have real bad affect on intelligibility too.

@Youthman Год назад

Not if you have capable speakers.

@Echo-jg8is Год назад

@@Youthman If you run your sub's 20db hotter than the speakers, then wont you always be 20db hotter irrespective of upgrading the centre? after recalibration of course . 🤔

@Youthman Год назад

@@Echo-jg8is I personally am only 6-8dB hot in my setup.

@TokeBoisen Год назад

@@Echo-jg8is i think this is a little besides the point. We have to start with an assumption of balanced sound, otherwise we're battling subjective preference all day. Muddy bass means muddy dialogue, that's true, but I don't think the point needs to be more specific than "make sure your speakers are balanced and don't overemphasize any one frequency"

@Echo-jg8is Год назад

@@TokeBoisen I think we live in a culture of extreme bass in Home Cinemas, it's almost like car culture...

@wetcat833 Год назад

All good advice but the main point of home cinema is watching. Optimising the centre channel is at the cost of bad screen placement. The centre of your screen should be at eye height. I see too many screens on home theatre set ups placed way too high. This leads to neck fatigue. This is why low line tv cabinets are popular.

@Youthman Год назад

If I had my way, I would have purchased a low profile cabinet. I chose a massive TV, the wife chose the cabinet. Both of us are very happy. Zero neck fatigue. In my Theater Room, I have my center channel directly behind 150 inch acoustically transparent screen.

@arielstereo5484 7 месяцев назад

I went from a non efficient center SVS Prime to the high efficiency PSA 210c, and the clarity is night and day.

@Youthman 7 месяцев назад

If you increase the volume, we often perceive it as being clearer. High sensitivity alone shouldn’t change the sound characteristics of a speaker. Curious if you had them level matched?

@arielstereo5484 7 месяцев назад

@Youthman I ran Audyssey xt32. With the Primes, if I got close to reference, say -15, I had to run for the remote. With the 210c, I can get even closer and be ok.

@hughkleinsc8949 Месяц назад

The centre channel is the most important speaker in the set up .

@Youthman Месяц назад

I’d say that and the subwoofers. Without both of them being exceptional, you’ll have a lackluster experience.

@johnnocanuck Год назад

This isn't about your center channel, but I wonder why you have two sets of front mains. One set for music and the other for movies?

@Youthman Год назад

RF7 III are mine. Reference Premiere system is in for review. 😉

@srijithps 10 месяцев назад

Very good and detailed info on Center Channel. Well appreciated bro👏🏼👏🏼

@cp070476 Год назад

Best centre channel sound I found is lay 2 bookshelves on their sides, tweeter to tweeter then split the centre channel feed to power both. Voices sound unreal. Mine are ATC SCM 11's used this way.

@Youthman Год назад

If you measure it, you’ll likely see comb filtering.

@GeorgeTsiros 8 месяцев назад

it helps when you start off with a klipsch

@trevormatt6663 Год назад

My biggest improvements were removing it out of a cabinet and put it on top. Turn off any of the amp effect settings, ie GAME or SCI FI in a Yamaha.

@Youthman Год назад

Those are good tips as well

@stevenswall Год назад

If someone is shopping, it's important from the get go not give companies money for making center channels with poor horizontal dispersion. MMTMM speakers should always be arranged vertically, and only really work behind projection screens at which point you might as well get another model like your L and R. The dispersion is important, but most speakers are fine left to right much more than vertically. Can't stress this enough. We shouldn't be buying center channels unless they are using coaxial drivers or have the tweeter above the mid-range driver.

@Youthman Год назад

Identical LCR are definitely the best option, but by far, are not practical for most applications. Erin’s Audio Corner has a great video on why most center channels suck. Having the tweeter arranged above the midrange is a good option, but typically adds height to the speaker. Those with limited height options won’t be able to utilize this. Horizontal center channel speakers are a compromise from the foundation, despite how it’s designed.

@stevenswall Год назад

@@Youthman I'd argue a coaxial center channel isn't a compromise design wise besides a few inches of space vs a soundbar or small mtm center, though there is a price floor of $350 for a Kali IN-5. Not many passive options that cheap and good unfortunately. Space wise, if someone doesn't have room for a Kali, KEF or Genelec and those speakers are in their budget a TV mount might be the next best purchase for them. Currently using a ceiling mount for my TV so that I can raise and lower it to accommodate whatever I want for a center channel or multi-subwoofer array. Cost was less than $100.

@Youthman Год назад

I was referring to the standard horizontal center channel where you have more than one speaker horizontally. If the speaker only has a single coaxial speaker, that would work great. Like the JTR 110HT.

@virtuoosi7037 Год назад

On my end, the channels are evenly adjusted with a decibel meter. However, I dislike how in movies, during battle scenes, the music and effects are disturbingly loud compared to when the battle is over and the dialogue doesn't sound very balanced in relation to the noise.

@tiloalo 5 месяцев назад

That's actually how it should be, most movie producers like to have those huge range in movies. Some avr allow you to reduce this range.

@darrenchase886 10 месяцев назад

.mike, what do you mean by early reflections? Can you give me some examples

@Youthman 10 месяцев назад

Early reflections is sound reflecting off something (like your coffee table) before it hits your ears.

@RahzAlGhul Год назад

How do you properly level match like what should the starting DB be of sound coming from the speakers? Cause as you know you can raise the volume up and down which can mess up results I’m not sure how to properly level match manually like what steps to take

@Youthman Год назад

This video should help - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V481X2RHUcA.html You can keep the mic pointed upward to the ceiling though.

@SpiderMan-aa Год назад

I use r.e.w. to measure my speakers. The frequency response shows all my speakers at the same level. When I use my s.p.l meter and the audyssey level match on my denon it's different. Which should I use?

@HTadd1ct Год назад

It's best to give the different settings a listen and then decide for yourself what sounds more even. I compared my ypao calibration to my manual one and preferred the manual one better for some reason.

@timtodd22 Год назад

Thanks for the tips! Also, after maximizing the center channel, sometimes the source content can sometimes be the reason it can be hard to hear dialogue. VOX had a good video on that (though the title overstates the case) called, "Why we all need subtitles now".

@NathanMaharaj 4 месяца назад

Regarding the blanket on the coffee table, I hadn't thought of that before. I'll be implementing this tip, with a modification: instead of a blanket, an array of irregularly-shaped, sound-diffusing snacks.

@Youthman 4 месяца назад

That should work too and it’s more practical 🤣

@NathanMaharaj 4 месяца назад

@@Youthman if the snacks are particularly crunchy then it's also a formidable test of the speaker's clarity 😋

@Analyzer52 Год назад

I have a question about level matching with an SPL Meter. I use to do that but I watched a few videos that suggested that you shouldn't as Audessey is adjusting the level based on how close you maybe to the speakers if you are not directly centered in the room. So for instance it may lower your side surrounds because you sit closer to them than your LCRs and changing that with an SPL messes up the Audessey Calibration. Is there any truth to that?

@Youthman Год назад

Odyssey is simply measuring how loud a speaker is at your listening position. If a speaker is closer and it measures louder, of course, odyssey will lower to match the level of the other speakers. But they should all measure the same volume at your listening position.