Steve_P

For my main spkrs I have a set of Klipsch KG 5.5s. For those not familiar these are a mid 90s model with two 10" woofers and a rated freq response of 34-20kHz +/-3; I really do love these speakers. For my center I have a KV3; rated 63-20 kHz. Even though the KV3 was fairly expensive in the mid 90s, $400 list, I have never really been happy with it; IMO it does not have enough oomph to match the KG 5.5s. Obviously this should be no surprise, but when I bought it I had no idea the demands placed on the ctr spkr. Even though I have a "good" center speaker I usually watch movies with surround in the phantom mode bypassing the center altogether because I am just not happy with the sound and the differences as it transitions between the mains and center. So, I guess I am in the market for a larger center speaker. I would love to hear comments on the RC-7 and RC-64. (I know the 7 is basically obsolete). Rated response is much lower on the RC-7 than the RC-64. Thoughts? Anyone have a "custom" ctr spkr made from the same components as their R&L spkrs? I am also curious on what center speaker people have, its low end rating, and how they set their receiver in surround- the large spkr setting or small spkr setting- sorry I forget the correct terminology here.