Also, whadda ya think I should use for a center channel. If I'm going high effeciency, I might as well do it round and round. Obviously I want to get the best possible vocal and musical reproduction on the center channel. I was thinking about the new magnum drivers from Eminence, but the smallest is a 15". I don't think I need a 15" center channel. I wanted to try that split horn idea I was showing you a while ago, but I can't get the numbers to mesh right so I'm just going to use a direct radiating woofer.

What are your suggestions on any of this? Magnetic shielding is not a problem, by the time I get all this finished up, I'll have a 52" projection or better in my room.

Thanks.

Adam

Adam

Adam

I can share a few thoughts of mine for a center channel. I dont feel it has to perfectly match your fronts as far a bass response, but it does need to get lower than most comercial center speakers do and I think the efficiency should match pretty close.

I made my own horn center speaker and its a noticable improvment over a yamaha and a jbl I had used. I wanted to keep mine small so i used 6" woofers, which dont give me quite enough efficiency so the horn is padded a lot. still the whole rig is much better than others i have had. I have an eye out for some higher efficency 6" or i may just switch to an 8".

the horn brings out a lot sounds for the center which is nice to have. Although i'm not a big fan of lpads. I have one on this speaker which lets me tune it a little for each movie. a mono rack EQ mounted into the back of the speaker would be the nuts, but thats another project! perhaps a bit overboard too :)

anyway, the closer you match the better. you should get down to 55-60hz if you can. if speaker size isnt an issue for you, then it wont be a problem, just build a 4 Pi into a TV stand and be done with it!

Bill

Adam