finding a centre speaker equal to SA35

[Steve_b]

First i will tell u about my set up

- 19' x 16' living room,
- TH-42PHD8UK-42" Widescreen Professional HD Plasma Display
- Yamaha Av reciever RX-Z1
- Paradigm SA 35 in-wall front (L/R) speaker
- Paradigm SA 15 in wall rear (L/R) speaker
- Paradigm PS-1200 - 12" sub woofer

question:

I'm been looking until my eye get blurred from the comp. screen for a front Centre speaker that need to be a in-wall like my paradigms, having a hard time finding one that is equal or better then my main front speakers (specs of SA 35 in-wall below). Paradigm for some reason do not sell in wall centres, would anyone no of a high end one that is equal to my SA 35's? I see alot of centre out there but hard to find a high end in wall one..if someone can help me out that would be great..

I'm waiting on my plasma,its on order, i'm itching to hook it all up, but the only thing left to buy is high end centre..don't want any hanging ones, just in wall flush ones..willing to pay up to 600 ca dollars.


Paradigm SA 35 series front L/R speaker SPECS

design
3 drivers,2-1/2-way
in wall/in ceiling with die cast/mounting brackets

Cross over
3rd-order electro-acoustic at 2 KHz
2nd-order electro-acoustic at 500 Hz
(lower base driver)

hight-frequency driver
25-mm(1 in.) PAL pure aluminum dome, die-cast headsink chassie, ferro-fluid damp/cooled

Bass/mid range
210-mm (8in.)
MLP mica-polmer cone, die-cast heatsink chassie, 38mm (1-1/2 in.) voice coil

low-frenquency extension
34 Hz (Din)

Frenquency response
on-axis
+,- dB from 46Hz-22KHz

30 degree off axis
+,- dB 46Mz-20KHz

sesitivity-room/anechoic
95dB/91dB

suitable amlifier power range
15-250 watts

maximum input power
180 watts

Impedance
compatible with 8 ohms

 

[bryantm3]

why not just use the same speaker you're using for your l/rs as a centre channel? if you've got the space, i've heard that 5 equal speakers is more ideal than five different speakers.

 

[bryantm3]

bump..........

 

[Steve_b]

thats a interesting idea..have to wait until my plasma get here and see if the width of the main speakers will make it look good or bad..most centre are stream line in the width giving it a nice look, specially if it was built into the wall..

i was looking at for a back up if i couldn't find a in-wall. the signature series c3 or c5, but dam there expensive. but its the sweetest looking and stream line centre's i seen and specs are great. wish i could build one of those into the wall on top my plasma...

 

[bryantm3]

well, you've certainly got a nice setup coming your way.

 

[AVRat]

If you can afford it, you might consider two of the 25s mounted sideways with the tweets in the middle.