Help me decide which center - please :)

[Jeremy1234]

Hey all. Well I purchased a pair of paradigm monitor 7 v7 for my fronts. What center should I get? It's between the paradigm center 1 or 3. The 1 has the same size drivers, but there is a really good sale on the 3. The 3 is a much better center but has 6.5" drivers vs 5.25" in the fronts. The center 3 also has a little better efficiency. What one would you choose? I think the 3 sounds better (deeper dialogue) but the 1 may be the perfect match.

Please hep me!!!

[callas01]

center 3

[Jeremy1234]

Originally Posted by callas01

center 3

you wouldn't be concerned with the center having 6.5" drivers and the fronts having 5.25"?

[callas01]

Originally Posted by Jeremy1234

you wouldn't be concerned with the center having 6.5" drivers and the fronts having 5.25"?

Nope, I have had a center with 4.33" woofers and mains with 7.1" in the same setup, sounded awesome! I currently have mains with 6.7" woofers and a center with 5.5" woofers sounds fantastic! So mix matching the drivers isn't an issue to me.

If it makes you feel better you have 4 5.25" woofers for the L/R speakers, the center has 2 6.5" woofers and a small mid, which should help the center keep up with the mains better. Plus as you've said, dialog is deeper and resulting in better sound overall. So I don't see why you're even concerned about it. It's more about speaker design and integration then always matching woofers. However many will say that matching all 3 speakers is the best way to go, however that's impractical for most people.

[Jeremy1234]

Originally Posted by callas01

Nope, I have had a center with 4.33" woofers and mains with 7.1" in the same setup, sounded awesome! I currently have mains with 6.7" woofers and a center with 5.5" woofers sounds fantastic! So mix matching the drivers isn't an issue to me.

If it makes you feel better you have 4 5.25" woofers for the L/R speakers, the center has 2 6.5" woofers and a small mid, which should help the center keep up with the mains better. Plus as you've said, dialog is deeper and resulting in better sound overall. So I don't see why you're even concerned about it. It's more about speaker design and integration then always matching woofers. However many will say that matching all 3 speakers is the best way to go, however that's impractical for most people.

Thanks for the discussion. I appreciate your thoughts!