How many of you use classic speakers in a HT setup. I've been in the HT arena since the Yamaha DSP1. I've run all types of speaker systems from Infinity, AR's, Polk, Bose (yuk!!! - my wife didn't even like them), Klipsch, B&W, and VMPS. I've always found one draw back or another. The system that pleased me the most was a Polk SDA-SRS 2.3 system with dual polk S4 as center channels-worked well with music and movies. I had to sell my 2.3's due to family illness. I used some of the newer speakers but they didn't satisfy - either they sound great for HT and did horrible on music or vice versa. I was recently given (in exchange for computer work) a pair of JBL (thats right JBL) 4311b's in excellent condition. For fun, I replaced my current mains with the JBL's and the difference was immediate. The warmth and presence that I use to have came back. I'm thinking of going with dual centers again with a pair of classic JBL bookshelf speakers. My gear includes 3 Yamaha P-Series professional amps for Front,Center, and Rear amplification, DBX BX3 power amp for custom 15inch subs and paradigm x-30 crossover. Citation 7.0 preamp, Pioneer Elite SP-99D for dolby digital, Pioneer DVD, Proxima LCD projector, 100inch Da-lite screen, Def Tech BP-1 for rear (can't go with classics here). I love the sound of the JBL's not to mention the size - much smaller than my usual floorstanders. I'm begining to believe that older speakers sound better - (if kept in excellent condition). You may disagree - thats your choice, I'm just curious and If you are doing this - how did
you solve the center channel question (voice matching)?