Center channel matched with Fronts??

You can easily get away with a well thought out non-matched center, while there is ofocurse a benefit to a matched model a bit of snob kicks in when people are asked about all matched speakers, mine match as of now but I have had excellent results in the past when older speakers simply didnt come with center options or budget kept a matched center from being possible.
I would choose a carefully thought out non matched center over phantom anyday of the week, if folks sit off axis its not going to work great and even on axis sometimes center info is hard to hear..........the center channel is there for a reason, its not just hype. Match all if you can, if you cant from center to rears just audition and you will be happy.......its not as cut and dry critical as many would make you believe and your ears will confirm this!

I challenge all the folks who swear to all matched speakers to identify most any non-matched system put together with even just a bit of care, its not hard to do and it works. Sure all matched speakers are going to be ideal and certain to work best but anyone who tells you this is cut and dry and can never work with other options are either wrong, a snob, just dont know or a combo of all of these. A matched center is important to do if possible but as for the surrounds...they are almost a non-issue within reason as the amount of info the recieve and the placement of them in the room simply doesnt dictate a match, and if I put 10 people in a room that was carefully done without matched speakers 9 or even 10 of them would not pass the test.