I'm a huge fan of Paradigm speakers. I have had many pairs over the last ten years and keep coming back to them when I upgrade. I'm not sure about American pricing, but in Canada, you can't beat their price to quality. Scroll down this page for the info on their two "Studio" Centers.
http://www.paradigm.com/Website/Site...udioSpecs.html
They also have a more expensive "Reference" line and an even higher "Signature" line. Everything I ever want to know about Home Theater, I get from this site:
http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/main.html
They have reviewed most of the paradigm stuff.