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Does a center channel have to match the front spke

Does a center channel have to match the right and left front speakers?
I have Dynaudio Confidence 1 speakers on the left and right. The Dynaudio’s have an Esotec tweeter. For music listening I’ll just use the right and left channels, but for watching movies, I’m going to add a center channel speaker. To maintain good sound for watching movies, is it best to only get a Dynaudio speaker that has the same tweeter. Or can I get a less expensive but good center from another manufacturer who doesn’t use that particular tweeter and still good good quality sound without the tweeters mixing badly?

Thanks.
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In the perfect world, all speakers should be exactly the same. This is rarely practical, so usually the surrounds are different and very often the center as well.

I would get a center that is designed to match your fronts... yes, you can get close with a different brand (you can also go very wrong with a different brand...). I used to use a Linn center with my Thiel fronts and thought it sounded good. That was until I got a matching Thiel center and only after that did I realize how much I had given up by not matching my fronts...
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