ZYGI
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Pale Rider,
Four ERR's would make an awesome set up for sure. When I lived in the Phoenix area we tried four RL1.5's in an audio/ Home theater retailer. The look on their faces when they heard their room and their equipment was worth the price of admission. To see 5 guys jaws come unhinged was priceless.
With that said, I don't know if I would buy the center channel speaker first go around. That's if the new receivers have a phantom center channel option. (I haven't keep up with the new stuff) When I run just two in my room, my stereo set up and my brother in law probably could have spent the whole day looking for the rear channels. He was so shocked at the "surround sound" only to find out he was only listening to the front two speakers.
I say this because my speakers are 4-5 feet in front of my TV screen and me just sitting 5-6 feet back from the speakers and you cannot tell that there is no center channel speaker. The dialog is coming from the screen.
Another thing about the ERR's, while the bass doesn't get as low as if I had a sub woofer, the bass is realistic beyond belief. My wife hates the low bass from subs. While she hasn't complained once about the bass, I haven't been bothered by the fact that I don't have a sub in the mix, I don't miss it at all. Why this is, on the wifes part, I can't really say, but so far it works for both of us.
mac5u,
I would have to say the ERR would make the best, That just makes the most sense. But for reasons above, I would try it first with out. The only problem I see going this route, if you were picky about the finish on the set of speakers, this could be a problem as one unit bought at a later time might not come close to the veneer on the first set. If I was to build a 5 channel set up for someone, I would have to order consecutive sheets so all 5 speakers would have the same veneer. But that is just an aesthetics issue, not a sonic issue.
I'm finishing up a pair of ERR's today, and have my set in the room, I'll give it a go tonight and try the center speaker in the mix. Unfortunately this will be all SS, but it will be doable. I think I can take it for one night.
ZYGI
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