(fax) DTS - center channel

[Tim Wright]

OK, it's my turn to embark on the DTS voyage at last.  And like Trevor
it's going to be step by step.

So, I just bought a 7.1 receiver, purely for my Fax DTS discs (!), and
with two pairs of speakers I'm listening to 2350 Broadway 4 for the
first time in surround in, er, 4.0 mode.  And that's nice enough,
already.

I see from the manual that I can tell the receiver that I've got no
centre speaker, and it will redirect the centre audio to left and
right, which they say is known as a "Phantom Centre".  OK, I'll try
that, when I can work out how.

The question is, to what extent do you think that'll make a centre
speaker unnecesary?  I don't mind buying one in due course, but
situating it will be a slight problem, so if it's just a waste of
money and space...  What do you think?  I can imagine a centre being
important for watching films, say, but I'm not going to be doing any
of that.  And if I do decide to buy a centre, it's probably at the
back of the queue behind the subwoofer and the comfy chair :-)

Cheers,
Tim

2007/6/2 Trevor Cordes <trevor at tecnopolis.ca>:
> I recently (finally!) bought a center channel for my 7.1 setup.  I've
> been doing the surround thing in small steps.  That's a good way to do
> it for those on a budget.  Not that I'm on a budget, but I'm a cheap
> bastard when it comes to non-computer luxuries and I also was pressed
> for space because this is my *computer desk* that I'm setting it up on
> and I already have 2 comps and 3 LCD's on it, let alone a 7.1 surround
> system!
>
> So I finally get to hear the Fax DTS discs in 5.1 (was 4.1 before).
> Definitely a big difference in places, subtle in others.  Often there is
> no info on the center channel at all, which surprised me a bit.  I find
> myself *really* wishing I had Softwired in DTS.  I don't think PK's done
> any whopper guitar solo in DTS yet?  That guitar front & center would be
> slick.
>
> Anyhow, I'm having lots of fun with DTS Kraut, Space and even Outland 4.
> Actually, Outland 4 has some nice moments early in the disc.  I'll have
> to do a more thorough review soon.  Oh ya, and I'm really liking MFUM2!
> I just put it on on repeat and it plays all day while I work and it just
> fills in the aural void.  I'll have to listen to MFUM1 some more.  Is it
> just me or is MFUM* all synthetic/microsound like NoL* but much more
> subdued and palatable?  My bet is we'll see a MFUM3... but enough for
> this email...
>
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