Center channel for Focal Electra


I have 2 Focal Electra 927 Be 25th anniversary floorstanders as my front speakers. I would like to add a center channel that would mate well with these. I see Focal made an Electra CC1000S that has to be a good timbre match for these but I can't find them anywhere. What other center channel (I assume from focal's other/more recent product lines) should I be looking for that would mate well with these speakers? 

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The sopra cc looks amazing but out of my budget for this system. It looks like maybe the aria is what the Electra line used to be based on their numbering system and price range. Is that right? If so would the aria center match relatively well with the electra's I have? 

Im also already using this as a combined HT/2 channel system and don't have space for a separate listening room. I used to but had to turn it in to a real bedroom. :)

I recommend you keep looking. Focal builds their own drivers… you want them to match sonically. This is key for front channels… 85% of the sound in HT comes from the center channel.

 

Now on to the important subject. Having a stereo / HT combo. I know you didn’t ask, but here is my recommendation. Don’t do it… unless you have no choice. It screws up the audio for music and HT has different less stringent requirements. I would rather have my audio system in a small bedroom that I could control than mix it in a much bigger room. Fortunately, we have separate systems on different floors and they both sound fantastic.