I honestly have never ever, not once, felt I need a center speaker. My stereo setup presents movie dialogue very nice and very sharply -and yes, sharpin the center when it needs to be. Also... when people say center speakers help with dialogue... who says it's supposed to come from the center? 1950s analogue TV technology, when the TV with a single speaker sat in the middle of the room?Given there isn’t a dedicated center speaker in this family, what would a 5.0 LS setup look like… 2x LS60w, 2x LS50w II, 1x LS50 Meta (sold as LS50c)? Seems a shame to have the center not be active in that arrangement, but I’m not sure if there’s an alternative - maybe buy another set of LS50w IIs and just use one?
(For the record, this is something I’m actively considering taking the plunge on.)
I think it's simple - unless you believe in the power of a well set up stereo system (and I personally think anything else diminishes presentation purity, but that's just me) the LS60 are not for you. Nor are the Kii. You'll have to weak and hence diminish what they were designed for. Why bother? I don't hate surround sound (I have seen it work well, but it's not for me), but these speakers are clearly not designed for it.
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