Thanks all - many opportunities to make something happen. I have had alot of responses asking if the Veritas are better than all of the speakers above. Of course they are not necessarily better - different. Different price points (on the preowned market, at about $2,500 -I have not heard a better speaker) and all require different sized rooms and amplifiers. One can not compare apples to oranges. Just so happens, I love the Veritas 2.8's (and 1.8's as well) and they fit my current room and power outlay.
I can run JBL S800 monoblocks (800W @ 8ohm), which I already own. Alexandrias, MAXX2's need big Krell monoblock power, Sig 800s', Duntechs, and Dunlavy did very well with big Levinson #33's and #33H's, while the Grand Master did wonderfully with Performance II monoblocks, a 2-piece configurable PER channel rig. The JBL K2 and Energy v2.8 do quite well with the JBL S800 amp, a small (19 x 17 x 7) cool running, rack mountable amp.
Now - onto the center channel. The v.2.8 mates well with a B&W Nautilus HTM-1, which I am using along with a Veritas 2.0Ci center. Both do fine - but ideally a v2.8 is used - I just can't have three across the front in a vertical alignment. It doesn't look good, no other reason. So, if I could get a Veritas center to be similiar in appearance to the HTM-1 or Wilson Watch with 90% of the sonic characterists of a horizontal v2.8, I would be happy. I don't think I get that from either of the centers I currently am using.
Thanks again.
Dan
