A method for a playback device (200; 500; 550; 570; 900) comprising one or more first audio drivers (511A, 513A; 561A, 563A; 581A, 583A; 911A, 913A) and one or more second audio drivers (511B, 513B; 561B, 563B; 581B, 583B; 911B, 913B), the method comprising: receiving a left channel of audio content and a right channel of the audio content; generating a center channel of the audio content comprising a combination of the left and right channels; amplifying a range of audio frequencies of the center channel, providing the amplified center channel to (i) the one or more first audio drivers and (ii) the one or more second audio drivers for playback of the center channel according to a first radiation pattern that has a maximum along a first direction; generating a side channel comprising a combination of (i) the center channel and (ii) a difference between the left channel and the right channel; attenuating the range of audio frequencies of the side channel; providing the attenuated side channel to the one or more first audio drivers for playback of the side channel according to a second radiation pattern that has a maximum along a second direction, wherein the first radiation pattern and the second radiation pattern combine to form a first response lobe that has a maximum along a third direction between the first and second directions; and decreasing a perceived wideness of the audio content played back via the playback device, wherein decreasing the perceived wideness of the audio content comprises changing the third direction by: amplifying the range of audio frequencies of the center channel relative to the range of audio frequencies of the side channel; or attenuating the range of audio frequencies of the side channel relative to the range of audio frequencies of the center channel. receiving a left channel of audio content and a right channel of the audio content; generating a center channel of the audio content comprising a combination of the left and right channels; amplifying a range of audio frequencies of the center channel, providing the amplified center channel to (i) the one or more first audio drivers and (ii) the one or more second audio drivers for playback of the center channel according to a first radiation pattern that has a maximum along a first direction; generating a side channel comprising a combination of (i) the center channel and (ii) a difference between the left channel and the right channel; attenuating the range of audio frequencies of the side channel; providing the attenuated side channel to the one or more first audio drivers for playback of the side channel according to a second radiation pattern that has a maximum along a second direction, wherein the first radiation pattern and the second radiation pattern combine to form a first response lobe that has a maximum along a third direction between the first and second directions; and decreasing a perceived wideness of the audio content played back via the playback device, wherein decreasing the perceived wideness of the audio content comprises changing the third direction by: amplifying the range of audio frequencies of the center channel relative to the range of audio frequencies of the side channel; or attenuating the range of audio frequencies of the side channel relative to the range of audio frequencies of the center channel. amplifying the range of audio frequencies of the center channel relative to the range of audio frequencies of the side channel; or attenuating the range of audio frequencies of the side channel relative to the range of audio frequencies of the center channel. <EOS>