juliangst
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While planning my surround sound setup I got stuck at the questions if I want to get add a center channel or not.
For movies and native surround music like Dolby Atmos music a center channel makes absolutely sense because there is native content mixed to that channel.
But most of my music still is stereo and I don't know if the center will improve the sound enough or at all to justify spending money on a center channel.
I would upmix all my music using the Dolby upmixer and activate center spread.
In theory the center channel would help with the center imaging and anchor the sound to the middle.
A phantom center should also be a lot worse than an actual center when considering the HRTF.
How large are those effects in the real world when using the dolby upmixer and center spread?
The center channel would also be a bit lower than L+R because of the TV which could possibly make the sound worse because of the lower height.
For movies and native surround music like Dolby Atmos music a center channel makes absolutely sense because there is native content mixed to that channel.
But most of my music still is stereo and I don't know if the center will improve the sound enough or at all to justify spending money on a center channel.
I would upmix all my music using the Dolby upmixer and activate center spread.
In theory the center channel would help with the center imaging and anchor the sound to the middle.
A phantom center should also be a lot worse than an actual center when considering the HRTF.
How large are those effects in the real world when using the dolby upmixer and center spread?
The center channel would also be a bit lower than L+R because of the TV which could possibly make the sound worse because of the lower height.