Mains that match Paradigm CC-370 Center channel....

[newbsterv2]

.....the closest. Hi all. Of all the speakers in Paradigm's Monitor line which would you say matches the frequency response of the Paradigm center channel the closest? I have the monitor 7's and theyre slightly darker but enough to notice. I was thinking maybe the Monitor 5 because of it's similar driver compliment as well as cabinet volume. All opinions are appreciated.

[cam]

.....the closest. Hi all. Of all the speakers in Paradigm's Monitor line which would you say matches the frequency response of the Paradigm center channel the closest? I have the monitor 7's and theyre slightly darker but enough to notice. I was thinking maybe the Monitor 5 because of it's similar driver compliment as well as cabinet volume. All opinions are appreciated.

Mini mon's, mon 5's, mon 7's, and the mon 11's. All have the same size tweeter and woofers and they are all crossed over at the same frequency. I don't think the cabinet volume should be of any concern as apposed to driver size matching.

[newbsterv2]

Mini mon's, mon 5's, mon 7's, and the mon 11's. All have the same size tweeter and woofers and they are all crossed over at the same frequency. I don't think the cabinet volume should be of any concern as apposed to driver size matching.

It sure does cam. Bigger cabinet equals more bass. and side by side the 7's dont sounds quite as similar as the center. even with the pink noise it's quite different.

[cam]

It sure does cam. Bigger cabinet equals more bass. and side by side the 7's dont sounds quite as similar as the center. even with the pink noise it's quite different.

If all your speakers are set to small and all are crossed over at lets say 80 hz you will have a completely seamless match from speaker to speaker with the mini's, 5's, 7's, or 11's.

[newbsterv2]

If all your speakers are set to small and all are crossed over at lets say 80 hz you will have a completely seamless match from speaker to speaker with the mini's, 5's, 7's, or 11's.

You know what cam? After experimenting with the locations of the speakers(and of my ears) I've found that keeping the tweeters of the mains and of the center channel as level as possible has a profound effect on timbre matching. I always thought the Monitor 7's sounded too dark but the problem was that I was sitting too close to them and my ears were too far below the tweeters. Thanks for your help though it got me thinking and you're right. Set up properly the centers, while not EXACTLY the same, came pretty damn close to matching the mains. Thanks cam

[N. Abstentia]

You'll never get them to sound identical as long as the center is positioned on top of a TV so it does not matter which mains you have.