need suggestion for a good rear center channel speaker

[krisoto]

i have klipsch quintet and i would like to get a rear center channel, but would a front center will work as a rear and get another one for the front? any suggestion.
p.s. it should be small and can hang on the ceiling with bracket of course

 

[Viper GTS]

Replace your current front center with something better & migrate it to the back.

If I were doing it I would build my own (eg Adire LCC kit).

Viper GTS

 

[thereds]

match it with your rears. that way you get ferrari - ferrari - ferrari rather than ferrari - nissan - ferrari.

 

[raptor13]

The rear center is used just like one of the rear surrounds in that background music and sounds are primarily what it will play. It's purpose is to smooth the transition between the rear surrounds so that there are no seams or bumps in the sound as it moves from speaker to speaker (think of a helicopter fly by or something). Because of this, the rear speaker should be a diffuse surround speaker just like the other surrounds. A center channel speaker is much more directional so, while it would work as a rear center, it's not the ideal solution.

However, because you have the Quintet system, the surrounds and mains you have already aren't really tuned to their precise jobs. So, since the speakers you have already aren't technically perfect for their jobs, there's no reason you couldn't use a front center speaker as your rear center assuming you're happy with the way your system sounds now. It sure won't hurt you, in other words.

I hope that helps.

 

[krisoto]

Originally posted by: raptor13
The rear center is used just like one of the rear surrounds in that background music and sounds are primarily what it will play. It's purpose is to smooth the transition between the rear surrounds so that there are no seams or bumps in the sound as it moves from speaker to speaker (think of a helicopter fly by or something). Because of this, the rear speaker should be a diffuse surround speaker just like the other surrounds. A center channel speaker is much more directional so, while it would work as a rear center, it's not the ideal solution.

However, because you have the Quintet system, the surrounds and mains you have already aren't really tuned to their precise jobs. So, since the speakers you have already aren't technically perfect for their jobs, there's no reason you couldn't use a front center speaker as your rear center assuming you're happy with the way your system sounds now. It sure won't hurt you, in other words.

I hope that helps.

thank you for the advice. i did talk to the klipsch ppl after this and they say to use the front too but now, i have to worry about how to hang on th eceiling