Some Basic Center Channel speaker reccomendaitons

Thanks for the replies.   I’m well aware this mismatch goes against the grain but just looking for a stopgap for now.  

Re Aperion.  Don’t know much about them I’ll take a look.  Don’t know what they do that would be a major difference than other ID vendors such as rsl emotiva and or chane 

I would avoid the Emotiva and Chane speakers because the ribbon tweeters are likely going to be very different. The Ascend and Asperion options look good for a "somewhat closer" match. The use softdome tweeters like your ADS.

The best center channel speakers I’ve heard have had a dedicated midrange driver located below the tweeter. You’ll notice the Aperion is configured this way, and I’ve also heard it in a system I’m familiar with. It’s one of the few center speakers I’ve heard (especially at this price level) that sounds completely full and natural, and there was nothing that immediately jumped out at me as a notable coloration or limitation. That’s why I feel very comfortable recommending it, and I haven’t heard any of the others you mentioned. But just taking a quick look at those similarly-priced models, I have some thoughts FWIW.

I’m sure the similarly-priced Ascend is a nice speaker, but it doesn’t have a dedicated midrange driver so for that reason I prefer the Aperion. Also, note that their more expensive (and much larger) center speaker does have a dedicated midrange driver. I think that says something. I’d rule out the Chane for the same reason.

The Emotiva looks interesting, but all else being equal (which it’s not) I’d choose the Aperion’s silk dome over this speaker’s ribbon tweeter because at least it’s more similar in design to your speakers. Then there’s the 3" midrange driver used in the Emotiva, which I’d be concerned doesn’t have the range to believably portray lower mids and dynamics. I’d prefer the 4" mid driver in the Aperion for those reasons and because I know from experience it delivers in this critical area. Last, the Emotiva is about 8.5" tall, which I’d think may be an issue given your stated space requirements.

Hope this helps at least somewhat, and again best of luck in whatever you decide.

Thank you everyone for the responses.  I never considered the Aperions as I thought they were kinds of a cheap slap some drivers in a box and sell ID.   But that could have been a misconception from years ago and or maybe confusing them with axiom 

any way the 4c 5c suggestion is great .  Aperion just added a new grand model to thier Verus line and dropped the price on ther Verus 2.   If there is free shipping both ways I may order both and test them against the Sonus Faber Chemelon center I’m about to try out 

I think it's a very good idea to compare the Chameleon to the Verus.  Given what I said in prior posts it's probably not a surprise that I'm not a fan of the Chameleon C design (nor that it weighs less than half that of the Verus), and you should read the review of the Chameleon speakers in Sound & Vision if you haven't already.  FWIW...