hate to say it but what the heck.... blew my center channel tweeter awhile back and while waiting on a new unit I slapped in a bookshelf from my other system and interestingly found that the difference was much less than expected and once the movie started I never noticed it. I'd heard that you really can tell when the sound sweeps across the front but I found that very few of my movies have this sound effect. that aside yes I would match them but personally i'd not panic about it!
matching center channel to mains/rears
I am getting a new HDTV, been out of home theatre for a long time. I need to pick up a center channel. My mains are Martin Logan Summitt's. I am looking to find an adequate center, as the "best" seems a tad pricey. Is there any loss in switching to a different brand of center, say going to a B&W? Also I'm using an old set of Vandersteen 2ci's for rears.