I'm planning to buy a center speaker.
I currently have:
1) Front L/R: a pair of vintage Koss CM1030's, which I bought new and still sound well. I'm in the process of refurbishing the switches and maybe some of the crossover components if needed.
2) Rear L/R: a pair of vintage Benison, which my wife bought new and also sound well.
3) Center: a Yamaha NS-C310, which I bought because it was thin enough to fit in front of my TV without obtrusing the view. This speaker has very high-frequency response, but I think that it is not that good with mid and low frequencies.
I would like to get a bigger center speaker, which I will now place in the AV cabinet, as opposed to i front of the TV. Cabinet space constraints dictate that the center speaker should have a width less than or equal to 21 inches. I'm consider the following:
A- New Paradigm Prestige 45 C
B- Used Revel PerformA C32
C- Used Paradigm Signature C1 v3 Center Channel Speaker w/ P-Beryllium Tweeter
They all have similar width, are 3-way speakers and are all in the same price range (~$1000). The Paradigms seem to have higher frequency responses. However, I read that the Revel speakers are very balanced and sound well.
The obvious advantage of buying the new paradigms is that I can return them if I don't like them. However, I have found that the newer versions of the performA and signature series are either too wide to fit or, in the case of the PerformA 3 series C205, they are only 2-way speakers, which seems like a downgrade relative to the C32.
Any suggestions and feedback is welcome.
Thanks,
Roberto
