Two Center Channel Speakers - Yes Please!

Say what... TWO CENTER CHANNELS? Whew! Well, I FINALLY had a chance to do some speaker stuff, after a couple of grueling weeks of work, and I chose to have a little fun with an easy speaker project. In this video, I am taking a little departure from my usual vintage stereo speaker restomods, and experimenting with my home theater system. So, here's what I'm doing: Adding a second center channel speaker to my 5.1.2 Atmos Up Firing Surround Sound System, to try and make the center channel soundstage larger and clearer. Taboo, I know... But hey, I'm adventurous like that and not afraid to try something different. I know, I know... We won't hear anything because of cancellation, and the comb filtering will be so bad, we'll have to sit across the street to make heads or tails of the dialogue. That's an exaggeration, but the research PROVES that two center channels is a bad idea and will sound terrible... Or will it? Stick around and find out if connecting two center channel speakers will work. Thanks for hanging out with me while I work on speaker stuff, and I hope you enjoy the video. 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Energy RC LCR Center Channel 01:18 Why Try a Second Center Channel? 02:08 Horizontal Center Channel Placement 02:38 Creating a Wider Center Channel Soundstage 03:11 Center Channel Nulls, Voids, Comb Filtering and Cancellation 04:02 Energy RC LCR Off Axis Response 04:32 Two 8 Ohm Center Channel Impedance 05:10 How to Connect Two 8 Ohm Center Channel Speakers 07:18 DIY Splitter Cable for Two Center Channels 08:44 Auto Calibration and Sound Effects 10:37 Thanks for Watching! 12:10 Dual Center Channel Project Plan 13:29 Making Splitter Y Cable for Two Center Channel Hook Up 14:15 Dual Center Channel Y Splitter Cable with Resistors and Banana Plugs 16:22 My 5.1.2 Dolby Atmos Surround Sound System 17:32 Speaker Placement Compromises Pros and Cons 18:09 Will Two Center Channels Work? 18:53 Installing a Second Center Channel 20:13 5.1.2 Up Firing Atmos Surround Sound System Components 20:35 My Surround Sound Receiver and Speakers 21:35 Turning On Surround Sound System Check 22:02 Calibrating Surround Sound System 23:22 Sony ZA1100ES Auto Calibration Explained 26:36 Running Auto Calibration with Two Center Channels 27:10 Auto Calibration Distances and Levels Explained 28:13 Auto Calibration Sound Modes and Other Settings 29:01 How to Adjust Speaker Size and Crossover Settings 32:43 Two Center Channel Test First Listen 33:38 Testing 5.1.2 Upmixing With PCM Music 37:49 Thank you for Watching my Speaker Video