I'm considering building a new center channel with the following components.
Scan Speak 7" 18S/8535 woofer (in ~50l sealed box)
Focal 5" "W" sandwich mid
Focal T-120 Tiox tweeter
Behringer electronic xover
I've used the focal's in my main stereo and have been very happy. I also use the behringer for the main stereo.

My questions...
1.Are shielded elements really needed? I used a compass and found that if the compass is about 30" from the speaker, no magnetic field shift is indicated. Since I used a RPTV, the top of the TV is a little more than 30" from the CRT's. My guess is if the compass can't tell a difference, neither can the CRT's.

2. Anybody found a better xover than the behringer at a reasonable price. The behringer uses XLR connections, which are a pain. I ended up building my own XLR-RCA cables.

3. Is the 7100 coming out anytime soon. I'd like to use the 7100 to drive this setup. I think 100w/ch should be plenty if tri-amped. I thought I even saw an ad for it, but I haven't seen it on the web site.

4. Anybody know of a good relay to use to switch speakers. I definitely want to stick
a relay between the tweeter/amp so stops on/off thumps when power is switched.

5. Is there a better forum outside outlaw for DIY questions.