I could go either way, but I really like my MC500, a speaker that pretty much kicks ass on any other center under $500.[/QUOTE]

Well, I finally got my MC500. This thing is huge! It sits on my 47" projection t.v. and the wife hates it. I had the dimensions but I still didn't picture it being so big. Oh, well. I told her that it's in the "man room" so she left me alone We could always get a bigger t.v. so it looks smaller.
It sounds great. I still have the mc300s as the right and left front and am using the Hsu vtf-2. I'll upgrade those later but for the moment I'm thrilled with the sound. Thanks for the input!