Can anyone recommend center ch. for Shahinians?

Well Jer, I know Dick Shahinian knows the boys at Ohm. Since they are in Brooklyn and he is in Coram (on the Island) I think it might be possible to just bring veneers from Point A to Point B.

The Ohm center is worth a try with the long in home trial period. I bet you can get a pretty close veneer match with your Shahinians. Can John at Ohm and he would work with you. Maybe you could emial him a picture of them. They actually sent me veneer samples so I could get an idea of what the veneers look like in the real world. Might even tell you over the phone whether their center matches up with the Shahinians. They do not hard sell you at Ohm.
Good luck on that tricky task of working Shahinians into a H/T setup.

Jer, I just looked at these on the web. Yes, they are oddly shaped - but the Diapasons are not exactly standard looking either! Very reasonably priced. I remember hearing Ohm speakers many times over the years.

The stuff they offer is very reasonably priced, and with an excellent home trial policy. Looks like it may be worth trying. How do you like that? They're still in Brooklyn!

Holzhauer, unfortunately the room layout will not allow me to hang a Diapason or Hawk module off the wall or ceiling. The back wall is also home to a number of pieces of artwork and the ceiling supports the track lighting structure for the art (yeah, it is a little cramped).

I've asked Richard about this and he has not yet made any recommendations.

Ohm Acoustics does make a center channel speaker. I have it, and it sounds wonderful. It might be a nice fit. However, visually it is all oddly proportioned angles, a little too tall and to me not aesthetically pleasing. I have mine draped in speaker cloth to have it blend with my furniture.

I would think a Diapason module would be the best choice and a Hawk module second best. Could you put enough space between the module and the TV to eliminate the magnetic field problem? Or perhaps mount the module on the wall or suspend it from the ceiling?
If these are no go options then I would suggest speakers with omni type radiation patterns like the Shahinian. Mirage makes the Omnisat in the $250 range. For more money, perhaps a German Physiks omni driver could be used. Probably difficult to do but perhaps an older Ohm Walsh could be modified into a smaller box that would fit on the TV.
Anyway you slice it, this won't be easy. I can tell you one of the larger Paradigm center channels sounded bad with the Shahinians. I haven't heard any box speakers do as well with vocals as the Diapasons. I suspect allowing voice mostly through the center will detract from the sound you are used to. A Quad 988 might do the trick but of course size would not allow it.
Just my laymans 2 cents.