Shadorne,
Sorry it took so long to respond - I don't get to this page often. Thanks for your comments. In fact, this summer I tested a center channel (DSP5000C) and decided not to keep it. The phantom center is far more coherent.
I am a long-time Meridian user. I believe that their approach is outstanding, but doesn't appeal to many audiophiles because it eliminates so much tweaking. Many years ago I decided that the music was the key, and I got tired of obsessing on cables, amp/speaker matching, etc.