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| Home Theatre System: speaker sensitivity question | 
May 2 04:06 UTC 2002 |
hmmmm.....I have an average home theatre setup. 2 tower fronts speakers, 2 bookcase rear surround speakers and a center speaker. I'm thinking of replacing the center channel. The center speakers I've been looking at are rated at a higher sensitivity (92 dB) than my fronts and rears (89 dB). how important is it to match speaker sensitivity with your other speakers? In theory the center would be twice as loud (3dB) as the other 4 channels?????
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May 2 13:57 UTC 2002 |
Most home theater receivers have a way to balance the speakers, so it shouldn't matter. Just dig out your manual and see what the procedure is. Even my cheapo Aiwa receiver has a way to do it...it even has a test mode that generates white noise in each channel in turn, to help you figure out which ones need to be louder or softer.
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May 4 20:36 UTC 2002 |
The SW: Phantom Menance DVD also has a home theater check-out clip/program on it.