Center Channel questions

[Griffy]

hi,

I have a RC-10 for my center channel, and while I watch movies, or listen to music the center channel sounds great, but when I get close it seems like the left woofer sounds quiter compared to the right woofer. Is this normal operation for a center channel? Are both of the woofers on the center channel supposed contributed equally or are some frequencys sent to one woofer?

thanks

[MichaelMyers12]

Hi, the woofers on your RC-10 Center sound different because it is a 2.5 way speaker. That means that one of the woofers handles the low frequency only and the other handles low and midrange frequencies. This helps improve sound when you are not seated in the center or sweetspot.

[IndyKlipschFan]

Really up close, any speaker might sound bad.. It is the blending of that speaker / with the correct driver / enclosure that makes the "magic" work.

If you use the exact center speaker as you used in your left n right channel, you "might" find perfection if that last 2% is important to you.

So trust me "grasshopper" if you do this..you will find audio nirvana. Timbre matters.

Roger..

[DrWho]

From the product page on the website:

This center channel also utilizes
Klipsch's Tapered-Array™ Technology, a 2.5-way design that minimizes
the acoustical interference between drivers that plagues most
horizontal center-channel speakers. This technology allows both woofers
to create intense bass, while only one works with the tweeter to
produce the midrange. The result is a smooth, clear sound not just
directly in front of the speaker, but off to the sides as well, where
conventional center speakers often exaggerate or mask sounds.

http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/rc-10.aspx