Downvoters, it's a real thing: >The tests showed significant improvements in word recognition using a separate center loudspeaker when compared with a phantom

Downvoters, it's a real thing: >The tests showed significant improvements in word recognition using a separate center loudspeaker when compared with a phantom center image between a pair of loudspeakers. https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=14174 https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=14174