Center channels as surrounds

[Early B.]

Anyone ever tried using center channel speakers as surrounds? Just curious.

[EricH]

I'm using CSi30's for side, as well as back surrounds. They have a shallow depth (6 1/2") which is great for wall mounting. Make sure that you give the ports enough room to breathe. I also had to drill holes in the back for mounts.

[Early B.]

Cool. How do your Csi30's compare to the "standard" setup such as using the RTi28's, 38's or Fxi30's?

[EricH]

Another thing about the 30's, due to their lack of height, they tuck up near the ceiling really nice.

I actually have used 28's, 38's, and the CSi30's for surrounds. They're much better than the 28's in think. Bigger sound due to having two 5 1/4" drivers. There was a 3 month gap between taking down the 38's, and putting up the CSi30's due to a room addition, but they seem fairly close. The 38's might go a little lower, but unless you're running them on large it won't matter.

I have been experimenting on setting my surrounds on Large, and they sound really good. I think that anytime I can keep the sound coming out of the intended speaker, the better the surround experience. (Without distortion of course :-)

[Early B.]

Cool. Thanks. Now if I can find a couple of Csi30's at a knockout price, I'd consider replacing my RTi28's as surrounds with them.