I have Sony core towers and corresponding center channel.
using this for last 9 years without much issue on a Denon x2000.
Upgraded to a Onkyo RZ30 this week and towers sound fantastic after Dirac adjustments.
Decided to upgrade to a Elac 5.2 center and reran Dirac. It didn’t work as expected, center is too quiet. I cannot hear mid ranges despite boosting the range via Dirac curve.
I had to adjust the center channel level by almost +9db to hear something sensible while streaming Hail Mary on Apple TV 4K.
I have decided to return it and stick to Sony center channel for now.
Is there a channel out there which doesnt suck?
budget is less than $500.