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The M2 are great speakers. What you haven't said is what is powering them. I have personally gone away from having a center channel. I started by removing it from the downstairs media room, but ended up disconnecting them from the family TV too. I found that the mix sound now from any of the streaming services either are butchering the mix or my hearing just doesn't get the dialog from the center channel anymore.

I would personally put more money into a decent sub than spend it on a center speaker. I would spend the extra to get the EP175 as it will give you a better movie experience. 28-150 +/-3db will give you a smile over what the EP125 can kick out. I just don't think the EP125 gets low enough to give as Mojo would say, your nads any joy.

But this relies on you having a decent enough receiver that offers phantom center and does it well enough to give you a large enough center channel without it sounding overpowering. It sure will help out an awful lot with the dialog.