2 center channels anyone?
03-22-00, 11:40 AM
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I just replaced my Cambrige soundworks centre channel plus with a CS centerstage when I came up with the idea, why not use the old one under the TV. Will this work. How do I wire it up, in parallel? I have a Sony db930 and I noticed there is a second centre out. Is this for low level out or what? Any ideas would be welcomed. Thanks.
03-22-00, 12:20 PM
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Is this second center out a high or low level output?
Sorry I didn't read your first post very carefully. By high or low level I meant is it an RCA output, or a speaker-level output.
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Sorry I didn't read your first post very carefully. By high or low level I meant is it an RCA output, or a speaker-level output.
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03-23-00, 04:40 PM
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Having two center channels can cause all
sorts of acoustic problems (the 2 will
interact negatively).
It's best to have 1 decent unit.
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03-23-00, 07:18 PM
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You will have a great deal of interference between the two. You would lose a solid center image. Think of droping a rock into calm water. You get clean concentric rings. This is how sound radiates. Now drop two rocks in the same calm water at the same time. Wave will interfere with each other. Some will be stronger some will be weaker. This is a problem when design any multiple driver speaker. It is one of the main issues that seperate a good and bad design.
Simple answer is as M i c h a e l has said!
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Simple answer is as M i c h a e l has said!
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03-23-00, 11:37 PM
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Attaching 2 speakers in parallel will lower
the impedance to 2 ohms and damage your
amplifier. You would need to amplify each
one separate. Also agree with Michael about
the accoustic problems.
the impedance to 2 ohms and damage your
amplifier. You would need to amplify each
one separate. Also agree with Michael about
the accoustic problems.
