Center Channel - Help be choose

Thanks so far....I am interested in anyone that has heard or owns teses for opinions. One other consideration is regarding B&W / Monitor Audio. I have a similar situation to Kweisner in my second system. Have 601s2 and cc6. A B&W upgrade has size problems but a monitor silver cc10 fits, Has anyone heard both or have comment on compatability. Also interested in Soliloquy / B&W comparison (at high end). Thanks in advance!!

OK -should be help ME choose. (see why I need advice)

I agree voice matching the center and fronts will get you the best results overall.

Shacqspack, I aggree with the above post about tonal matching. I'm always surprised at people who spend thousands of dollars and then don't voice match speakers. If that doesn't matter then why bother even auditioning speakers, they must all sound the same. Seriously, you need to decide what fronts you like the best. That manufacturer will make a center which matches the sound you liked the best. Your current speakers, although not expensive, are good speakers for the money. You may need to lay down alot of $$$ to get a big difference. Another thought, since you may not voice match your center, retain your current center and go for the fronts now. Good luck.....LR

I would agree that its a safe recommendation to use a manufacturer's center channel designed for use in a given line of speakers. From my own experience this approach hasn't always guaranteed great results. I didn't think that my B&W HTM Matrix matched well with my Matrix 802IIIs, but worked very well when using Matrix 805s for the L/R. There was always a big difference as sounds panned across the screen. A while back I had a Paradigm Ref HT system in another for HT, and while I think the Ref cc is a very good center for the money it always sounded sharper (for better speech intelligibillity?) then the 60v2s. In this case I'd say the 60v2s couldn't keep up with the center. Until recently I was using a Thiel MCS1 with my CS7.2s. The MCS1 shared the same clarity, transparency and tone, but the MCS1 always sounded more laid back and less punchy then the CS7.2s on bombastic scenes. I currently use an Aerial CC3B center with my Thiels. It is slightly darker tonally, but blends in very well and never calls attention to itself. It is a much better center channel then the MCS1 in that it has a lottt! more punch and jump factor, and reproduces the human voice quite accurately.