Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners M22's or M3's?

Speaker makers attempt to timbre match their centers to their mains. An identical speaker will be identical in timbre.

Vertical speakers naturally have better horizontal dispersion. Center channels are designed to be wide to attempt to get the same dispersion characteristic.

Yes, centers do have a slightly better vertical dispersion (for the same reason vertical speakers have a good horizontal). But there's no reason an M22 can't be angled to fire more directly at ear level (the left and right may also benefit from being angled up or down if they can't be placed at ear level).

Center channels speakers are all about design compromises because most people don't have room to place a full hight speaker above or below their display. I have just enough room for a VP150, I can't even fit a VP180 into my setup. But if I ever go to a projection system, I'm surely making room for an M22, if not an M80 for my center.