Quote Originally Posted by weeboy
In regard to unrelated speaker brands sounding similar.
Is there a site or method, or if you or someone has personal knowledge of which center speakers might closely match up with different fronts.
ie. I have NHT front speakers with an inadequate JBL mr center speaker but would be interested in other centers that aren't NHT
Which speaker brands would be compatible ?
Thanks
Weeboy: This is a good lesson in why you should try to match all 3 front speakers first if possible...There's really no sources I know of that compare brands of speakers for the purpose of mixing and matching...For a start, you could look at the material of the drivers, but that only tells you so much.

Near as I can tell, you're left with trial-and-error or the testament of someone else with the same speakers as you (who probably went through trial-an-error) to find a match. Many receivers have eq's for the center channel now, though, this can help.

Part of it is just how darn fussy are you over these things...I suspect many people would never notice a tonal mismatch to the point it was bothersome anyway...sometimes we all take for granted that not everyone has the same level of discriminating tastes as the member of this site...

Here's what you do: Try the phantom image approach: IT'S CHEAP!!!
If you're happy...Stop.
If you're not happy...Give it a week.
If you're still not happy...Begin looking for a center channel, preferably a matching one, but don't take out a second mortgage on your house for it.