Center channel matched with Fronts??

Adding warm speakers to the rear or center will not fix your problem. It's like having 4 different tires on your car. Yeah it goes down the road, but it will never handle very well. The whole idea about surround sound is to create a seamless presentation. No one speaker should draw attention to it's self. Each speaker should image to the next just like a stereo pair. Forget all the marketing BS about special center and surround speakers. All the speakers should be the same (5 2way bookshelf speakers for example). Next best is to have at least the same drivers.

Surround content is approximately 50% center, 40% R&L, 10% Surround. A small center channel speakers will compromise any system. A common mistake. Sideways center channels with MTM driver configuration also have vertical dispersion, yet anther problem. Don't believe me? Turn your LR speakers on their sides and tell me how great they sound. An RS6 is what you really need, but probably not practical standing in front of your TV. If your speaker is too bright, I would start over with different speakers or try changing your electronics. Most receivers are bright and glassy. Better gear help might solve your problem. Sorry, I kind of rambled there...

I challenge all the folks who swear to all matched speakers to identify most any non-matched system put together with even just a bit of care, its not hard to do and it works. Sure all matched speakers are going to be ideal and certain to work best but anyone who tells you this is cut and dry and can never work with other options are either wrong, a snob, just dont know or a combo of all of these. A matched center is important to do if possible but as for the surrounds...they are almost a non-issue within reason as the amount of info the recieve and the placement of them in the room simply doesnt dictate a match, and if I put 10 people in a room that was carefully done without matched speakers 9 or even 10 of them would not pass the test.

Hey Cfunkster, If you get rid of your speakers, maybe you could sell me your center. I guess that is what I need. I can't get rid of my RS6's, they are only a couple months old, and selling them and starting over is a waste of money. They are good speakers, just not as warm as I would like. They only have about 25-30 hours on them, so I hope they mellow out some.