How to merge home theater with 2 channel


I currently have 2 channel but I just purchased a projector and 120" screen. What is the least expensive way to combine home theater with my existing 2 channel. I don't need it to be at the same level as my 2 channel, but I'm assuming I need to match the center channel with my main speakers? My 2 channel system: Jeff Rowland(JR) 625 S2 amp, JR Corus preamp that has home theater bypass, JR Aeris DAC, Bryston BDP2, OPPO BDP-103 Blu-ray player, and Monitor Audio PL500 speakers.
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Same experience as stringreen. I managed to get everything to function but all my efforts to optimize the amazing sound stage my Avalon Acoustics speakers provide suffered a great deal from the presence of the display between the two channel speakers.

As soon as I dedicated a speperate area for the home theater I was able to better space all seven of the now matched speakers requiring much less processor room corection. The sound is better balanced which creates a far more seemless surround effect. I own a small collection of multichannel SACDs and they sound teriffic on the HT system. Understanably not everyone has the room to do this but I highly recomend the seperation if possible.