My system has two "classic" Allison Ones up front, and for my center I ended up getting something inexpensive just to get going. My 2007 upgrade will be to get a good center.

I know I won't be able to timbre-match the Allisons, so it seems like an alternative plan would be to find a high quality center that gives me some flexibility to adjust to come close to the fronts. I see that the Outlaw Bookshelf Speakers let you adjust the volume for Boundary Compensation (low-medium frequency) and for High Frequency.

Assuming for the sake of argument that the upcoming Outlaw Center speaker has the same adjustments, is it at all likely that those adjustments will give me some ability to match the Allisons' sound characteristics, at least in a way that will improve the Home Theater performance?

Do any center speakers exist that let you tweak them to improve the timbre-matching with a non-brand set of fronts?