Polk Audio CSi5 High Performance Center Channel Speaker (Single, Cherry)

by Polk Audio

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 24 x 14.5 x 8 inches ; 29 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 30 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00019OEO8
• Item model number: AM4112
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #146,623 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

CSi Center Channel Speakers easily carry the 50+% of center channel info delivered in multi-channel sources; their upside-down aim-able cabinets give you the ultimate in placement flexibility and sound-tailoring for your high performance home theater system.

Features

• Acoustically inert 3/4" MDF cabinets, finished in Cherry wood or Black Oak veneers. Turn them upside-down to aim them "up" when your placement requires them to be below your TV or video screen (it's a Polk innovation we pioneered back in the 90s!). Or, use the CSi5's Adjustable Kick Stand Prop to balance the speaker on your shallow-depth RPTV.
• Dynamic Balance polymer composite drivers for smooth wide-range response with low distortion.
• Power Port bass venting for superior clean, low distortion bass that you can really feel.
• Acoustic Resonance Control (ARC Port) technology for more natural midrange reproduction.
• 1" silk dome Dynamic Balance tweeter features a neodymium magnet for clear, detailed highs; heat-sinked for superior heat dissipation, power handling and reliability.
• Butyl rubber surrounds for high performance durability.
• Acoustically inert stamped driver baskets.
• Floating anti-diffraction grilles minimize grille diffraction for spacious, 3-dimensional imaging.
• Magnetic shielding for safe placement near video sources.
• Mylar bypass capacitors in the crossovers extend high frequency response and improve detail and transparency.
• Dual, bi-ampable gold-plated 5-way binding post inputs (with wide holes for large-gauge bare wire connections) for the most secure connections and the most versatile wiring applications. (The CSi5 is a truly bi-wire- and bi-amp-able Center Channel Speaker!)
• Timbre-matched to fit into any Polk Audio home theater or multi-channel music system for a more realistic, more seamless surround sound environment.

Product Description

Center channel speakers easily carry the 50% or more of center channel info delivered in multi-channel sources for home theatre systems. The Polk Audio CSI A5 Center Channel Speaker has an upside-down aimable cabinet to give you placement flexibility and finer sound-tailoring for your high performance home theater system. It is also timbre-matched to fit into any Polk Audio home theater or multi-channel music system for a more realistic and seamless surround sound environment. The CSi A5 features the latest generation of Dynamic Balance polymer composite drivers for smooth wide-range response with low distortion as well as a 1-inch silk/polymer dome tweeter to deliver better sound detail. Venting through the rear panel Power Port and the front panel ARC port vastly reduces chuffing or port noise. It provides deeper, more powerful, lower distortion bass than other conventional ported or sealed designs can offer. All-MDF construction creates an acoustically inert cabinet. You are assured classic Polk performance in a design that speaks to today's high-end home décor. True performance art.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Center Speaker with Polk Rti8's, September 3, 2007

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Tex-Talk (TX United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Polk Audio CSi5 High Performance Center Channel Speaker (Single, Cherry) (Electronics)

I have had a pair of Polk RTi8's for a few years and was using them without a center. I thought they sounded good as is, but dialogue was getting harder to hear during movies, especially.

So following the advice of my fellow Polk People at their forum, I was advised to get the CSi5. I thought about the CSi3, but the Polkers said, "No way, do not do it." "CSi3 will sound too weak and tinny with the 8's". And then when the CSi5 went on a clearance price, I was sold.

I had to do a little adjusting with the receiver, etc., but after about a week I had it all set well and the sound is far superior to before. Very clear dialogue. And adding the center cleared up the sound in the L and R's as well, so I now get more depth and assortment of the sound effects coming out of the fronts. This is a very large speaker and I had to put it on a stand in front of the TV as my DLP tv cabinet will not support a 30 pound speaker, but it has a tilt-up cabinet design for this purpose. Sounds fine under the TV.

A#1 speaker. Polks are an excellent choice for their price level, you get a lot for your dollar.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent center, December 8, 2007

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David J. Martin (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polk Audio CSi5 High Performance Center Channel Speaker (Single, Cherry) (Electronics)

I got this bad boy on sale at JR for almost half off furing the fourth of july sale they had. Amazing center channel, adjustable height stand, flip it upside down even. Polk Audio knows exactly how its done my friends. Bi-amp!

Simply amazing, wouldn't recommend any other brand without being under duress.

Five stars!