Gotcha. Good info jealous you got to demo all of Danny’s good stuff! I know they aren’t the same ballpark but how did the monitors compare to the oticas?
I’m running 3.1.2 now, lol a monitor as a center would be a bit awkward looking! Maybe Danny needs to design a center for ht. What would be a close 2nd as a center channel to pair with the monitors?
Note: current sub is svs pb13ultra locates in rear corner of my room.
I'd just turn the studio monitor on it's side and use that. All of Danny's speakers have excellent off axis response so you'd be fine doing it this way. BTW, the standard MTM layout most center channels have is terrible from a technical perspective. The mid drivers are always too far apart to avoid lobbing. So you end up with worse off-axis response, not better. Why in the world it's taken hold as the default design just boggles my mind.
The studio monitor sounds almost exactly like the NX-Otticas in the upper bass, midrange and highs. Because it uses the same drivers and the tweeter is still OB, so you can place it close to a wall but still get that open, spacious sound.