most center speakers are just main speakers turned on its side, the aerial cc3 center was 1 of the very few that was actually designed to be a center, I owned 1, after selling it, I went through several centers, aerial cc3b, aerial cc5, definitve, etc, I recently bought a used aerial cc3, and won't make the mistake of selling it again, the aerial may be a little more then your budget, but it is the best, good luck