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RE: Magnepan center CCR & CC flawed design

Posted by marty1675 (A) on September 18, 2010 at 15:48:21

In Reply to: RE: Magnepan center CCR & CC flawed design posted by josh358 on September 18, 2010 at 15:35:26:

Of course it works for your 100" screen. That's not my point, is it?

Especially if it is a screen that drops, since how far it drops can be adjusted. I have a 110" screen, that drops in front of my TV, and any center speaker, no matter what size, would work with my screen. But many times I watch TV with the lights on and need a center that works with both my TV and drop screen. But not everyone who buys these speakers has the luxury of a drop screen or anything that is 100".

Almost everyone with EITHER a 60" flat panel or a 60" rear projector will have it on a stand that is 6" to 8" lower than the combined CC and CCR. Almost no one will have it on a stand that is 32" up in the air.

I still think it is an incredibly dumb design, and reflects that Magnepan didn't go to a Best Buy or TV store and use a tape measure. Yes it works with a drop screen. No, it doesn't work with any existing rear projector OR with the lower height stands that would be used by most people with 60" to 70" flat panel TVs.

If you have six to seven people in a room, or more, three or more will be off-axis. For them a center speaker is mandatory.

Does it compromise the 20.1s for music? Yes. So turn off the center and use stereo or analog bypass straight to the 20.1s.

My original point still applies. For those who want to use a center speaker, this design will likely not work for anyone with either a 60 to 70" flat panel or rear projector TV.

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