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Anyone using Powered center/surround speaker??

Getting ready to set up my home theater system. I alrady got the Anthem AVM-20 for the pre/pro. Right now I am looking into center and surround speakers. Unfortunately, there is no matched surround speakers for my front speakers. So I am thinking about powered center/surround and drive them directly from the Anthem AVM-20's XLR output.

Any suggestions?

The first possibilites are:
1) Paradigm powered speakers (do they still make them?)
2) Dynaudio BM-5A
3) pro speakers like Tannoy or ???

Budget: < $2000 for center and 2 surround speakers.
Room size: a medium size family room
50% TV/ 30% music/ 20% movies.
Source: DVD, Sat dish, and LPs
Front L+R speakers: Avalon Radian HC
Front L+R Amp: Aragon 8008 BB mk2.
ejliu

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lazarus28
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i use active ATC 10's.

couldn't be happier. and you're right about runing long balanced interconnect vs. speaker wire.

plus, if you use 10's, like i do for center and surround, you may want to look into the active 50's one day to match - they're beyond incredible.
lazarus28
339 posts
 
oh. that would be a problem, then. i have them mounted on high stands - the WAF isn't really an issue with me.

and they're about 3200 for the pair, give or take. 4500 or so for three of them.
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