Re: S2 upgrade strategy?
Originally Posted by
Beave
You could always just bump up the center level a dB or two on your AVR if you want more/better dialogue intelligibility.
I thought this too. And did it for a while. Then I bought subs and everything cleaned up, which was nice. Then I went with Sierra-2s L/C/R and Sierra-1 surrounds. Big step up from where I was, but after everything settled out I was still running the center 1.5 dB hot, and after a couple of years wife was starting to complain some about the dialog in some programs she liked.
Then the Duo came out, so I bought one. Holy cats! Another big step up, and I'm now running the center at 0 dB hot. Interestingly (to me anyway) the whole system seems more balanced now. It's really seamless. I suspect that running the center hot takes its toll on balance, but I'm not willing to spend the time and run the experiments to be sure.
Bottom line, the Duo got WAF aplenty. Wife very happy. Considerably better understandability from the dialog, even with the center channel turned back to where it should be. I know this because I never hear her utter those famous words "what did she say?" during shows any more. Just sayin'.
The Duo is a home run from my perspective. Superb little center channel speaker.
"If it sounds good, it is good." -- Duke Ellington