... The porting arrangement is also something we will be taking a close look at and a sealed cabinet might be possible, the only downfall being a reduction in bass extension Andrew
Now wait a minute... the point has been explicitly made on here time and time again that there is no difference between a ported design and a sealed design, only in the enginering of the two designs. So why couldn't the new center just be a sealed design to negate any and all problems with where the ports are placed, and enginered to hit the same bass extension as the ported center?