mjcmt Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 A center speaker to compliment Heritage series L&R has been brought up before, but I need some practical advice for a poor soul w/ a small space. I have '86 Klipsch Forte I speakers and want to add a center for use w/ a Yamaha AVR. I'm well aware that another Heritage speakers from that era is the best match, but I do not have the money or space to accommodate this solution. But I can buy the R-52C center for a reasonable price tomorrow. I've read it's very clear so it may match pretty well. Should I move on this center speaker to use w/ my Forte I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Nope. A phantom center is a lot better in your situation. Your fortes are awesome. Don't choke them out by using a mid-level center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjcmt Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 Thank you. I thought about a center because sometimes dialogue is drown out by effects, no matter what setting I choose on the AVR. I'll keep working with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldred Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Just thought I'd say. I ran an RC 35 with my forte's in home theater setup for 5.1 for years. RC35 could probably be had used for about 150 bucks. Sounded pretty good . But then again, that's just me talking out loud again. George, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, mjcmt said: Thank you. I thought about a center because sometimes dialogue is drown out by effects, no matter what setting I choose on the AVR. I'll keep working with it. You may not have a Phantom mode in your AVR, at least not called by that name. Recall this conversation from recently. Practically any Klipsch center will work, at any price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjcmt Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 23 hours ago, billybob said: You may not have a Phantom mode in your AVR, at least not called by that name. Recall this conversation from recently. Practically any Klipsch center will work, at any price. Yamaha does phantom if you choose only L&R speakers. I just passed on a nice one month old r52c for a great price because I was told it's not a good match. Oh well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 43 minutes ago, mjcmt said: Yamaha does phantom if you choose only L&R speakers. I just passed on a nice one month old r52c for a great price because I was told it's not a good match. Oh well. Klipsch has a wide variety of centers the choose from. That is the idea of Phantom, one convenience some can live with. Usually do not recc. toing in and out first in mode but. Having good space around speaker. Still like my RCX-4 recc. Google it if want. From a low profile high impact design. Good looking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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