For sure, NO PROFESSIONAL AUDIO/VIDEOPHILE IN THIS BUSINESS would ever do what you're trying to do! - cause they know better = incase it matters to you.
This subject has been talked about at least a 1000 times on this forum alone over the years (regarding people requesting advice on "which center channel to chose to go with their L/R speakers").
The answer, EVERY TIME BTW, is that you SHOULD NOT get another branded center to "mis-match" with your l/r speakers! You wouldn't put a different Left speaker with a Right. And you also can't put a different Left speaker, with a different center speaker, with a different Right speaker!
You will never have a believeable cohesive soundstage, that remains "tone" correct from speaker to speaker doing what you're trying to do. You will ALWAYS hear a different voice from one speaker to the next, and your system will not dissapear into the soundstage. In short, you'll be listening to "equipment" - not a hi-fidelity soundscape
Your only options are either to get a matching center from the same manufacturer as your mains - or to simply leave your system as a 2 or 2.0 system - or you must get a separate matching speaker system across the front for HT dubties!
If you doubt this info, simply email your question to ANY audio/video magazing professional reviewer, and they'll tell you what I said, basically.
Infact, you'd be better off trying to mate 3 matched lesser quality speakers across the front, than trying to do what you're trying to accomplish. Yes, quality over quantity, if you must. If you can't, I suggest the 2 channel route, over different brands of speakers in a system - EVERY TIME.
Again, don't take my word, just email the pro's and see what they say.
Good luck
This subject has been talked about at least a 1000 times on this forum alone over the years (regarding people requesting advice on "which center channel to chose to go with their L/R speakers").
The answer, EVERY TIME BTW, is that you SHOULD NOT get another branded center to "mis-match" with your l/r speakers! You wouldn't put a different Left speaker with a Right. And you also can't put a different Left speaker, with a different center speaker, with a different Right speaker!
You will never have a believeable cohesive soundstage, that remains "tone" correct from speaker to speaker doing what you're trying to do. You will ALWAYS hear a different voice from one speaker to the next, and your system will not dissapear into the soundstage. In short, you'll be listening to "equipment" - not a hi-fidelity soundscape
Your only options are either to get a matching center from the same manufacturer as your mains - or to simply leave your system as a 2 or 2.0 system - or you must get a separate matching speaker system across the front for HT dubties!
If you doubt this info, simply email your question to ANY audio/video magazing professional reviewer, and they'll tell you what I said, basically.
Infact, you'd be better off trying to mate 3 matched lesser quality speakers across the front, than trying to do what you're trying to accomplish. Yes, quality over quantity, if you must. If you can't, I suggest the 2 channel route, over different brands of speakers in a system - EVERY TIME.
Again, don't take my word, just email the pro's and see what they say.
Good luck