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Some Basic Center Channel speaker reccomendaitons

This is sort of a cross-post for one in the speaker forum, but did not get much of a response. I use a vintage pair of ADS 1090 small towers as my L & R fronts and im looking for a center channel. So if anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate the input. Now this is for non critical TV?Movie listening so I’m not expecting a perfect or even ideal match. Brief review of some of the HT forums reveals these are the usual recommendations

Chane
Ascend Acoustics
Emotiva

So I would appreciate any thoughts on the above, other recommendations or suggestions re a possible timbre or sonic signature . Would also be curious if anyone has any opinions on trying one of the traditionally "warmer sounding" brands ....maybe something like a Sonus Faber or Vienna Acoustics.

My other thought would be maybe ask a builder like fritz to make something up....

My only requirement is it I’d like to keep it seven inches or shorter....thanks in advance for any thoughts.
kbuzz

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kbuzz OP
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soix. Thanks for the reply. Budget is $600ish. Looking for something that will be placed on the top of my tv stand under or in front of the tv. I have good depth and width...but the bottom of my tv is just about 7.5...so figuring a limit of 7 inch to be safe....

Room is 34 long by 20 wide...but we sit on bean bags on the floor only about half way back and there is an large  L shaped portion in the back and to the right so its actually smaller ....

Thanks

kbuzz OP
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Thanks for the replies.   I’m well aware this mismatch goes against the grain but just looking for a stopgap for now.  

Re Aperion.  Don’t know much about them I’ll take a look.  Don’t know what they do that would be a major difference than other ID vendors such as rsl emotiva and or chane 
kbuzz OP
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Thank you everyone for the responses.  I never considered the Aperions as I thought they were kinds of a cheap slap some drivers in a box and sell ID.   But that could have been a misconception from years ago and or maybe confusing them with axiom 

any way the 4c 5c suggestion is great .  Aperion just added a new grand model to thier Verus line and dropped the price on ther Verus 2.   If there is free shipping both ways I may order both and test them against the Sonus Faber Chemelon center I’m about to try out 
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