Recommendations for awkward centre speaker replacement

[fordiebianco]

Dear All,

I would appreciate your advice on my attempts of improving a 3.1 system in a very tight space. I am obviously very happy with the stereo performance of the Adam Audio T8Vs, but for watching movies it was obvious that the stereo emulation of the DENON wasn't great for dialogue, so I had to come up with some sort of centre speaker. Due to the space constraints (see picture), an actual centre speaker wasn't possible, so I tried to find a pair of reasonably priced small stereo speakers that would fit into this constrained space. I found these Pyle things with a 4 inch paper cone driver for very little money, wired them serially, and unfortunately, they sound as shite as you would think, with a very limited frequency range.

So, here are the questions:

a) do you have a suggestions for a better performing 4 inch model (maybe a coaxial?) that I could just replace the exisiting ones by glueing/screwing them into existing enclosure?
b) alternatively, do you know a pair of speakers that would have similar dimensions (maybe a little bit bigger) that would give me an acceptable panther performance.

And no, we're not going to replace the current setup of amp/UDP. My wife won't have it.

Many thanks,

FB

 

[kyuu]

And no, we're not going to replace the current setup of amp/UDP. My wife won't have it.

Really? Your wife would object to relocating the electronics to a more sensible location? I would suggest that your effort is pointless, then. You're not going to get a satisfying center channel experience with any combination of tiny speakers that aren't properly placed, I don't think.

 

[middlemarch]

I would move the Denon fully to one side or the other and place a horizontal center where it was. Best you can do. Nothing Pyle has ever been other than Shiite

 

[fordiebianco]

I would move the Denon fully to one side or the other and place a horizontal center where it was. Best you can do. Nothing Pyle has ever been other than Shiite

No question about Pyle being shite. The question is whether there are speakers at similar size which are a bit better?

 

[fordiebianco]

Really? Your wife would object to relocating the electronics to a more sensible location? .

Life is all about compromises. So is interior design

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Here's another option. Raise the L/R speakers (with stands) up so that their tops are level with the top of the screen and wall-mount a suitable cent just above the screen.

 

[fordiebianco]

Here's another option. Raise the L/R speakers (with stands) up so that their tops are level with the top of the screen and wall-mount a suitable cent just above the screen.

That's an excellent suggestion. Thanks Kal. Not sure what the boss will say, though.

 

[kyuu]

That's an excellent suggestion. Thanks Kal. Not sure what the boss will say, though.

If she objects to a speaker hanging off the wall up there, perhaps an in-wall would be acceptable?

 

[fordiebianco]

If she objects to a speaker hanging off the wall up there, perhaps an in-wall would be acceptable?

Again, an excellent suggestion, unfortunately the wall is a very slim room divider. I would prefer a solution that resembles the small Pyles, just better.

 

[Chanur]

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Dear All,

I would appreciate your advice on my attempts of improving a 3.1 system in a very tight space. I am obviously very happy with the stereo performance of the Adam Audio T8Vs, but for watching movies it was obvious that the stereo emulation of the DENON wasn't great for dialogue, so I had to come up with some sort of centre speaker. Due to the space constraints (see picture), an actual centre speaker wasn't possible, so I tried to find a pair of reasonably priced small stereo speakers that would fit into this constrained space. I found these Pyle things with a 4 inch paper cone driver for very little money, wired them serially, and unfortunately, they sound as shite as you would think, with a very limited frequency range.

So, here are the questions:

a) do you have a suggestions for a better performing 4 inch model (maybe a coaxial?) that I could just replace the exisiting ones by glueing/screwing them into existing enclosure?
b) alternatively, do you know a pair of speakers that would have similar dimensions (maybe a little bit bigger) that would give me an acceptable panther performance.

And no, we're not going to replace the current setup of amp/UDP. My wife won't have it.

Many thanks,

FB

Id move the AVR and put the center there as mentioned. How ever if you want small speakers that are supposed to be well made and sound good check these. They have several sizes.

A’Diva

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galloacoustics.com

 

[fordiebianco]

Id move the AVR and put the center there as mentioned. How ever if you want small speakers that are supposed to be well made and sound good check these. They have several sizes.

A’Diva

Visit the post for more.

galloacoustics.com

Thank you for the recommendation. Very interesting product.

I have decided to go down the DIY route. I will keep the forum up to date what I have come up with.