Dean and I share the same philosophy about center channel speakers although I am less sensitive to the tonal differences between the M80s and the VP150, but thinking back to when I ran the VP100 with the M80s I think it did sound closer to them.

I reallly like the Paradigm Center channels I have heard, but they have huge enclosures and run a WT/MW or WWT/MWW design.

Jason
M80 v2
VP160 v3
QS8 v2
PB13 Ultra
Denon 3808
Samsung 85" Q70