Affordable center channel to match Sophia's?


I have some Wilson Sophia's and I need a very good center channel for HT but I've run out of money ... haha.

What would match up well and not break the bank (willing to go used).

THanks
mrvegas
Wilson or nothing and run phantom mode. Anything else will be a dissapointment. Matching speakers, amps and cabling is the key to a seamless presentation which is the goal. If your Wilsons image well then you may actually like it better with out a center channel. Search forums under phantom center.
I'm running phantom mode and I'm not satisfied with the dialog from movies. I can't afford a Wilson center channel (not even sure what they cost, model # etc). THere's got to be a cheaper alternative that gives satisfying results. JM Labs/Focal?
This very subject has come up a time or two in the past. I got the Soph.2's.-- HT just ain't as important to me so the price of their center is much more than I want to spend. It would be nice to know of a brand that would blend in,ya know, kinda like,for many of us less demanding HT folk. I have given a bit of thought to picking up a pair of regular speakers and maybe turning one of them sideways. Right now I'm using a Lowther center because I had 2 horn systems in the past. The dialog is quite good but that's about all.
George, I have a very similar problem, but in my case rears and matching (I'm using that term loosely) my Shahinian main 2CH speakers. I know the "right" answer in my case is Shahinians for the back (NOT cheap) and an amp. I'm not that much into MC, and even a reasonable tonal match would be good. And in my case if they can be self powered all the better.

I'm not worried about a center. My speakers are "polyradial" to begin with (think omnidirectional), so a phantom center though my MC controller would probably be good enough.