I have Cinema center with B&W Signature 805's on front, Sunfire sub, and Paradigm rears. The Cinema is quite bright and takes some getting used to. We use our system predominantly for TV and movies and it seems to work together just fine. I had a set of Dynaudio 1.3SE's on the front for a while and it still worked just fine. Many told me not to mix speakers but I got such a great deal on the Cinema, I figured I could always sell it if it didn't work. My Sunfire receiver allowed me to adjust the relative volume between the fronts and center. If you can locate a used Cinema at a good price, you will always be able to get rid of it for close to your purchase price. I'd say give it a try.
Martin Logan Center Channel-make sense??
Since I have always been more of a two-channel guy than HT guy, I am wondering, because the center channel is so important, would it make sense to have a Martin Logan center channel (like the Cinema i) if the other R/L and surround speakers are not ELS (traditional two-ways) of significant lesser quality (KEFs). I have a Sunfire sub and am thinking having a top notch center might really get the most bang where it counts. Would it be dramatically mismatched with the other speakers though?
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