Center Speaker

[Nafziger321]

Need help with finding a great quality center speaker...any ideas?

[aramis109]

What's your current setup? What's your budget? What's your room size?

[Nafziger321]

67 inch tv, floor stand speakers, price 300-400. This is for one of my friends so I know he's got 7.1 just needed to get a better quality center

[gearyt]

need to know what he has for fronts... need to try and match timbre

[JasonR]

He should try to find one in the same line as his fronts. Unless, he plans to eventually replace those.

[prerich]

Timbre matching is very important - you just don't want a bigger center - you want the right one for the rig. What are the front speakers?

[Nafziger321]

Teac fronts, not sure of the model

[gearyt]

Time to change all 3..... sorry
Teac's were a very general purpose speaker
from what I remember... will be hard to match
get 3 new for front
and use the Teac's for surround or somewhere else

[aramis109]

Yeah, that's what I was getting at- if you can get model #'s it'd help as different series are meant to be matched up together.

*edit*

Originally Posted by gearyt

Time to change all 3..... sorry

Why, these not any good/discontinued? I'm not familiar with 'em.

[gearyt]

http://www.teac.co.uk/loudspeakers_main.html#

[aramis109]

Well... maybe use them as surrounds then.

[dred]

I hate to hijack this thread, but I too am having some issues with matching fronts to a center. I have a set of Infinity Reference Two bookshelf speakers that are the fronts in my secondary system. I'm trying to find a center that will work well with these. Here are the specs.

Frequency Response: 50Hz - 25kHz
Crossover Frequency(ies): 300Hz
Sensitivity: 90dB (1 watt/1 meter)
Nominal Impedance: 6 ohms
Power Rating: 15 - 100 watts
Woofer: 8" (20.3cm) IMG
Tweeter: 1" (2.5cm) Polycell
Thanks

[gearyt]

looks like not an easy task......

http://www.infinitysystems.com/home/...USA&Country=US

[Blu_Ray_Fan]

THIS ONE IS GOOD A little out of the price range.
THIS ONE In the price range.
THIS ONE Would be my 3rd choice.

I just through a few good speakers out there. Really didn't much to go on.

[prerich]

Originally Posted by dred

I hate to hijack this thread, but I too am having some issues with matching fronts to a center. I have a set of Infinity Reference Two bookshelf speakers that are the fronts in my secondary system. I'm trying to find a center that will work well with these. Here are the specs.

Frequency Response: 50Hz - 25kHz
Crossover Frequency(ies): 300Hz
Sensitivity: 90dB (1 watt/1 meter)
Nominal Impedance: 6 ohms
Power Rating: 15 - 100 watts
Woofer: 8" (20.3cm) IMG
Tweeter: 1" (2.5cm) Polycell
Thanks

That Polycell tweeter is the issue. Looks like an Ebay job to me. If you can't find a speaker with a polycell the next choice is an upgrade to one with a Emit tweeter such as this one http://cgi.ebay.com/FAMOUS-INFINITY-...3A1%7C294%3A50

or you can use a third Reference 2 and have one as a spare (three identical speakers across the front for perfect panning and timbre) like these http://cgi.ebay.com/INFINITY-polycel...3A1%7C294%3A50

I would go with three identical speakers across the front myself

[prerich]

OP - everyone is right - time to replace the Teacs

[BLUCanadian]

Hello
I am also looking for a matching Center channel speaker.
I have Energy C-500s for my front speakers.
Having a hell of a time finding the Energy C-C100

Energy C-500

[Yeha-Noha]

Originally Posted by BLUCanadian

Hello
I am also looking for a matching Center channel speaker.
I have Energy C-500s for my front speakers.
Having a hell of a time finding the Energy C-C100

Energy C-500

You can buy the CC100 for the unbelievably low price of $140.00 from here.

I don't think you can beat that anywhere right now. Even if you have to pay shipping + VAT to Canada it is going to be worth it. Futureshop doesn't have them anymore. I wouldn't wait too long though.

The CC100 keeps up superbly well with my C300 towers. I think it should also do the same for your C500s.

[dred]

Originally Posted by prerich

or you can use a third Reference 2 and have one as a spare (three identical speakers across the front for perfect panning and timbre) like these http://cgi.ebay.com/INFINITY-polycel...3A1%7C294%3A50

I would go with three identical speakers across the front myself

I'd love to go with another reference two but this is a secondary system in the living room and I doubt the wife would go for that. I'll check out the two Kappa centers on Ebay. Thanks for the info.