any science to mix and match speakers for HT?


Ardent two channel audiophile wants to create entry-level home theatre. I wanted to create 5.1 system using my 13 year old Thiel 1.5s as front R+L and wanted to know if anyone thinks it is very risky ( for poor final sound) to just buy any decent used mid level audiophile quality center and rear speakers? I already have a decent mid level velodyne sub. Thiel has a rather high end center that is above my budget so I was looking at others.
thanks for advice
idguy

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I run a hodgepodge of speakers. I only play 1 or 2 movies a week, but my 2ch is on, just about all the time. I have Sophia 2's,fronts.--A horn type for a center. Mirage in the rear. The pink noise ain't anywhere close to being the same--however it does just fine for me. I do BD with a denon 4308ci.
Ok, I never bought different speakers on purpose and the cost of the Wilson center is just over the top,4me.
I constantly think about a used 20k amp or 10k speaker cables--(or 17k mm opus wires).
So it ain't what people here think and I can assure you my HT don't sound "bad". However if I didn't have speakers on hand and had to buy some and the cost was something I could live with; I would stay with the same brand all 'round.