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Nice summary, from your descriptions it sounds like the arx a1b would be a better fit for me since I'm going to use two channel setup and want good bass. I really don't like fatiguing highs, so arx seems like a safe bet. However, wonder how veiled it does sound. I listen often at low volumes...

Well, this is true. Perhaps he should consider the Dennis Murphy modded bs22's if those will continue to be made.

Cool, thanks. I'm very interested to hear the summary.

P363 to pioneer bookshelf, that would be a massive downgrade for me with music, movies, and gaming. Absolutely do not recommend that. I preferred the bs22 to the p163 for nearfield pc usage though. Go listen for yourself though, everybody got their own opinions.

Did i miss something? Which do you like better for nearfield? Come on, spit it out.

You can't just say didn't like the 162's as much and then dismiss p363's. The p363 is the star of the primus lineup. The p162 midrange can't compare to it. I'm not the biggest fan of the p162/163, but I need to match my set. To be honest, I like the pioneer bs-22 bookshelf better than the...

Pioneer and Infinity

See how everybody got their own opinion. Go listen for yourself to decide if you can. Having owned both the pioneer sp-fs52 and the infinity p363, I would choose the infinity p363. I think they are unbeatable at it's price range.

Here some reading material: Horizontal Center Channel Speakers and Why They Should Be Avoided - Blu-ray Forum

Dedicated centers sound terrible off center, you should ignore what those people have to say, they are dead wrong. That is one of the biggest downsides to horizontal centers, terrible off axis quality. Go read some articles, the articles can explain a lot better than I can. The only reason...

Whatever you decide, just please don't get that yamaha center with the p163's. That would be the worst decision out of what was recommended so far. Dedicated centers will sound worse on axis AND off axis. Whoever said that a dedicated center sounds better off axis is totally wrong. Wider is...

There are plenty of articles for you to check out, right here on audioholics which talk about center channel speakers. You have not seen much people recommend a 3rd bookshelf as a center because they are unwilling to compromise on space or they simply to do not know the benefits of vertical...

Move your two p163's to the back. Get one more p163, set it vertical. Get two p363's, put them up front, the best bang for your buck towers under $400, IMO. You can come back and thank me after you start listening to crystal clear dialogue on and off axis.

Another p163 would be your best option. But most don't want to use a vertical bookshelf for center. I would even take a p153 vertical too. Even sideways, I think I would still take a p163 over the pc351. And I would surely take a pc351 over the other center you are considering. Match the...

Based on my listening with polk monitor and rti series, I would rather blindly take a chance on focal, LOL.

Please explain more on this. I'm planning on perhaps using a kef q300 bookshelf as a vertical center. It is front ported, why would this be a negative?

At the store, polks, klipsch, jbl sounded pretty bright to me, especially klipsch. Sounds like what you are looking for.

I would take the infinity p363 over the the pioneer fs-52.

Would you say the kef has a neutral sound? Any harsh highs? I'm trying to avoid sibilance. I find polk rti, klipsch reference too bright.