I think the comparisons are not that easy to make as the goals are not the same? But correct me if im wrong.

In Trifield the center speaker is mostly used to compensate cross talk which helps to clarify stereo imaging and sound stage.

In home cinema the goal was /is more to create a all around soundfield, the center has the role to put voices etc near the screen. A good adjusted and rightly placed object based system can also sound amazing with the right movie but when i use it to get a stereo recording to play over 11 speakers it still disappoints.
Although i think things have improved with DTS Neural:X

A bit off topic: for some songs EBA on or off can also make a very noticeable difference in sound stage.
With the song You and your friend by Dire Straits the stage widens quite a bit when I put EBA on.

Last edited by Rick7; 2025-02-03 18:37.
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