Customer Reviews

Dual 5" Cinema Sound Series 2-WAY 150-WATT Center Channel Speaker

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So having the CST55's and a CSS55 for roughly two years using the TV as a center channel, I finally put the CSC55 in. I use the theater system only on my PS3 to game and watch movies in VIA the fiber optic cable.

In regards adding the matching center channel to the towers, I find that it really brings out the midrange more and fills the room with a more natural sound. Immediately I noticed with movies that voices were far clearer and balanced. For gaming, I can't believe I went so long without it as the power of sound that this speaker produces it unbelievable.

Visually, this unit as it is a very sleek and attractive. The only thing I didn't like about it is that it lacks and product documentation or hardware for wall mounting.

After years of using my TV audio instead of a center channel speaker (with the annoyance of setting separate volume controls for balance), I finally broke down and ordered this speaker to complement my older JBL speakers (main, surround, and subwoofer). The speaker fits convenienly on top of the TV (Sony "Grand Wega") and I'm very pleased with the big improvement in the sound results, especially for Dolby Digital movie tracks.

This speaker is perfectly voice matched with the CS tower speakers. For DVDs, I would highly recommend this speaker over others. It shares the same silver/black finisn as the other speakers in this series.

Decent value for adequate center speaker. Much better ones on the market but of course more money. Good construction and design but a bit on the large side so would not fit on my Sony stand and had to place on a lower shelf. Not a good position for sound projection and speaker is too heavy to attach on top of the TV.

I am replacing my older JBL ec35 with this one due to size constraints of my flat-screen. This speaker is just about as deep as a wall-mounted flatscreen.
The front grille doesn't cover the whole front. Looks a bit strange.

Sound quality seemed similar to the ec35.
Although midrange seemed more crisp as this speaker has the larger speakers for midrange, where on the ec35 it was a smaller cone.
Voice reproduction seemed a bit more sharp then on EC35 (however I've also switched the room since I heard the EC35 last so my opinion might be skewed.

First off let me start off by saying this center channel speaker is stunning, when I first pulled it out of the box I was blown away!!! the pictures really do not show you the oval shape on the back side of the speaker, this speaker is a work of art!! the FRONT only is a GLOSSY BLACK, the BACK ,TOP and BOTTOM are a smooth silver color,but the silver dosen't stand out to much and looks really nice with any decor!! it also comes with heavy duty hardware to wall mount it and it actually looks really good wall mounted unlike a lot of other so called wall mountable speakers. OK now for the sound I hooked it up and my jaw hit the floor as soon as I heard it!! amazing depht clear voices it pulled you into the movie!! I have owned and heard lots of center channels, but this is one of the best!! you will not find a better center channel for this price or even in the 500.00 dollar range I got mine for 132.00 with shipping it came nicely packed with out a single flaw. I still can not get over the fact that such a good looking speaker can pump out such rich sound I don't have to turn it all the the way up to hear what people are saying during a movie or tv please do yourself a favor and buy this this center channel before it's gone or the price goes up!!