Hello,
My home theater setup for the past ten years has been as follows: Center - Stage, L/R - Summits, Surrounds - Vantages, Rear - Scripts, Sub - Descent x 2. My room is 34' deep with a bell shape (curved walls) where the front is 22' wide (screen) and the back flares to 28' wide (2 rows of seats).
I am wondering about upgrading my center to the Illusion ESL C34A. It looks like it would be a big step up for multi channel movie watching. But I have questions...
1) Would the timbre of the Illusion blend seamlessly with that of the Summits (several generations back)?
2) For a bell shaped room where the center is located at the narrower end (behind an AT screen), is it better to have a concave front panel (like my Stage) or a convex panel (like the Illusion), acoustically speaking? (Back in the day I couldn't afford the Theater).
3) Has anyone else upgraded to the Illusion, can they comment on it's sound quality and were they happy they did it?
My home theater setup for the past ten years has been as follows: Center - Stage, L/R - Summits, Surrounds - Vantages, Rear - Scripts, Sub - Descent x 2. My room is 34' deep with a bell shape (curved walls) where the front is 22' wide (screen) and the back flares to 28' wide (2 rows of seats).
I am wondering about upgrading my center to the Illusion ESL C34A. It looks like it would be a big step up for multi channel movie watching. But I have questions...
1) Would the timbre of the Illusion blend seamlessly with that of the Summits (several generations back)?
2) For a bell shaped room where the center is located at the narrower end (behind an AT screen), is it better to have a concave front panel (like my Stage) or a convex panel (like the Illusion), acoustically speaking? (Back in the day I couldn't afford the Theater).
3) Has anyone else upgraded to the Illusion, can they comment on it's sound quality and were they happy they did it?