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01-05-2006, 12:56 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: May 2005
Location: PNW
Vehicle: None now
Posts: 111
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Center channel speakers?
Hey!
I'm starting to do some research on the few available center channel car speaker models, and I was wondering if any of you have tried any? Just curious to hear some reviews on different ones. Thanks!
-Ben
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01-05-2006, 01:37 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Falls Church, VA
Vehicle: 04 Honda Element
Posts: 865
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Why does it have to be a special speaker for center channel? They make cruddy ones that fit behind the rear view mirror and even in a din slot, but do you want so much of your 5.1 coming from overpriced laptop speakers?
The "perfect design" is to have all 5 speakers identical with idential powering. This can be challenging dependent on the vehicle. Most of us have to mix and match.
In my case, I have a pair of MBQuart 6.5" coaxs from back in the day. One of the pair is blown. Looks like i have a great center channel speaker! The trick is fabricating the right enclosure.
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01-05-2006, 03:25 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: New Jersey
Vehicle: 2004/Jeep/Liberty
Posts: 48
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I had the clarion 1/2 din size center speaker. The SQ was ok.
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01-05-2006, 04:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
Posts: 13,221
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1/2 din speaker!!!
WTF?!?!?!
do you have a link to that little puppy!?
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01-05-2006, 04:56 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
Posts: 13,221
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Quote: Originally Posted by 3Tripnip
Hey!
I'm starting to do some research on the few available center channel car speaker models, and I was wondering if any of you have tried any? Just curious to hear some reviews on different ones. Thanks!
-Ben
I seem to remember there being quite a few posts about this topic - try searching for center channel or center speaker, etc in this forum...should come up with a few good threads...
or there's always the phantom center... |
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01-05-2006, 05:11 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: New Jersey
Vehicle: 2004/Jeep/Liberty
Posts: 48
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Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6
1/2 din speaker!!!
WTF?!?!?!
do you have a link to that little puppy!?
Clarion SRK5 |
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01-05-2006, 05:12 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Little Elm, Texas
Vehicle: VW GTi VR6 / Ducati 900 SS & S4R / Dakota R/T Supercharged
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interesting to say the least...I'd really wonder what the SQ was like outta that thing...
then again, it is a Clarion...  |
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04-15-2006, 08:04 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Dallas, TX
Vehicle: '02 Trailblazer
Posts: 281
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Quote: Originally Posted by Red GTi VR6
...or there's always the phantom center...
So it is possible to have two front, two rear, and then just "phantom" your center channel by letting it come out both front speakers, connect on that to a 4 channel amp, and have a 5.1 setup?
Just asking to make sure.... |
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04-15-2006, 11:50 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Virginia
Vehicle: 2000 Tiburon
Posts: 323
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It's still a 4.1 setup, not true 5.1.
Mixing the center to front left and right is the best way to do it IMO.
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