Soliloquy bad for HT?

I have used a C3 with a pair of 6.3s without any problems. You might need some more break-in time. Soliloquys really need a long break-in to sound their best. What were you doing before - no center or a different center?

I recently read some information suggesting that the best center channel speaker is none IF you are sitting in the sweet spot. Center channel speaker is supposed to enhance off-axis listening positions.

Are you using the same interconnects/amp/cables for all 3 speakers? Is everything wired in-phase?

Good luck.

The C3 was a demo so I assume it has been broken in. I'll check on that though. Right now, I'm just using some speaker wire (same for mains) hooked up to the same amp.

The 5.3s were my first upgrade and I just picked up this center because I knew I eventualy would and I saved a few hundred dollars on it because it was a demo.

I can't think of any reason for the drastic difference in sound. Yesterday, I put in Star Wars on DVD and found that the scene with the pod races was pretty good but voices were almost muted. When I switched back to using my TV's speakers I found that I had been missing alot of detail in the movie with the soliloquys. Now, my TV which a Widescreen HDTV has one helluva audio setup on it for a TV, but something has to be wrong here. The voices just seem to sound more natural comming from the TV than the center speaker. I'm not talking imaging here, I mean the tone of the voice.

I thought it may be that the center is sitting on top of a very large TV which places it probably 2 feet above the 5.3s? But when I stand far back to lessen that impact it doesn't change much.

I think I need someone smarter than me to come over and tell me what's wrong here.

This may seem like a basic question, but have you changed the speaker settings and levels on your receiver to reflect the addition of center speaker? I have never heard a TV have "more natural" sounding voices than a quality speaker. It may be what you are accustomed to, and therefore sound "right" to you. Try going through your receiver set-up again and checking your settings.