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Center channel recommendations?

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Hi everyone,

Here's the situation: I have a pair of Klipsch B-2's and a pair of Insignia's functioning as fronts and rears, respectively. I'm looking for an inexpensive center channel to mount on my wall to supplement, and hopefully, improve my listening experience.

I've already purchased a set of L-brackets to support the center, and fortunately the studs behind my desk line up almost perfectly with my current setup. However my wall-dependancy means that the center must be at least 16" wide, and no more than 10" deep.

So far I've narrowed it down to these two, but I'm willing to hear other suggestions.

Fluance AV-SC, $70+shipping. I like that it's discrete appearabce, and that it's a known brand, but I don't know much about the quality- although at this price its hard to argue against. http://www.fluance.com/fluancemv670c.html

Cadence C-17, ~$100-120, shipping included. I've never heard of this company, but it looks nice and the specifications are impressive. I'm hoping it could be another Insignia, but there's tragic little information about this. The last thing I want is one of those cheap speakers you see on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/CADENCE-SOUND-SYSTEMS-C-17-CENTER-CHANNEL-SPEAKER_W0QQitemZ310081415606QQihZ021QQcategoryZ3276QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Any comments are greatly appreciated, thanks for looking.
 
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The specs on the Cadence are too good to be true. In fact, they're almost entertainingly rich. 94dB sensitivity? 300W power handling? Kevlar cones with real phase plugs? All for under $100 you say? Nah...

Fluance at least is a known brand, though their center seems a little too cheap as well.

Since timbre matching is out the window, the best bang for buck would be the B-stock X-CS I bet ($120).

However, shipping is an ungainly $50.
 
The center's I've seen so far have, in general, had relatively high sensitivites compared with the bookshelf speakers. The only reason I was considering the Cadence was that they appear to have a small, dedicated fan base (at least for their car audio equipment). I can't say I know much about matching timbre, or if it's really that important to me, but would you recommend instead looking for a cheap Klipsch C-1 on ebay?
 
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