You may want to consider some room correction software, particularly with your hearing issues. I have used Anthem RC (with their AVR) and Dirac (as a separate add on in my 2 channel) and they are pretty similar. You can make a zillion different listening curves, and since you have a bit of a Rube Goldberg setup going on, and you have hearing issues, you might like experimenting and find some tweaks that work best for you.
The center channel placement is critical. I have two 5.1 systems in my home and in one of them I am forced to put the center above the TV. Dialog was difficult in that system, much better in the other where the Center is directly below the TV. However, the RC in the Anthem virtually eliminated these issues and improved the dialog significantly.
As to what 3 channel amp, I haven’t looked at 3 channel amps for a while. Parasound used to have a decent one. My recommendation is get a decent 5 channel and just don’t use two of them.
I think matching the make of the Center is important with the fronts. So I would confine my search there to B&W Center.
The center channel placement is critical. I have two 5.1 systems in my home and in one of them I am forced to put the center above the TV. Dialog was difficult in that system, much better in the other where the Center is directly below the TV. However, the RC in the Anthem virtually eliminated these issues and improved the dialog significantly.
As to what 3 channel amp, I haven’t looked at 3 channel amps for a while. Parasound used to have a decent one. My recommendation is get a decent 5 channel and just don’t use two of them.
I think matching the make of the Center is important with the fronts. So I would confine my search there to B&W Center.