Sony SS-CN5000 Dual Center Channel Speaker (Each, Black)

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 15.8 x 8.5 inches ; 10.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• 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: B000OGA81Q
• Item model number: SSCN5000
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #598 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #1 in Electronics > Home Audio & Theater > Stereo Components > Speakers > Center-Channel Speakers

Product Description

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Sony Center Channel Speaker

Product Description

Add serious power and fidelity to your surround sound setup with the SS-CN5000 center speaker. Unleash the true power of your audio system with the 150-Watt SS-CN5000 center speaker. With screaming highs and moving mid-ranges tones, this speaker takes your listening experience to a new level. Add it to your system and feel the immediate effect it has on your favorite music and movies. And because it's designed with BRAVIA components in mind, it will match the rest of your equipment for a sophisticated look.

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Customer Reviews

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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Too Acurate for it's own good, September 15, 2009

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G. Bains (Union City, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony SS-CN5000 Dual Center Channel Speaker (Each, Black) (Electronics)

TV: Panasonic 58pz800u
AVR: Onkyo SR-605
Bluray: Oppo BDP-83
Sat: Dish Network ViP 211
Fronts: Sony SS-F7000
Center: Sony SS-CN5000
Surrounds: Sony SS-B1000
Subwoofer: Onkyo SKW-530

I've been using this center for the past 6 weeks now and let me say first that this center looks simple, clean, and doesn't attract very much attention. It's size is noticeable, however. It's a pretty big Center, and weighs like about 15 lbs.

BUILD

It's a nice looking fake black wood enclosure. It has some heft, heavier than most centers I'd think. It's made of MDF inside and has some foam in certain patches in certain areas. The front screen is easily removeable revealing the composite woofers, tweeter and front port. Has spring clips for the speaker wire. Overall, very good build for this price.

MATERIALS:

The tweeter is a 1" Nano Dome, good solid choice for a tweeter.
The Mid Range Woofers are slightly less than 5 inches and made of HOP. This type of material is stiffer then regular polypropylene.

Overall, the materials used is really good considering the price of the center. 10 years ago this stuff was high tech in speaker construction, esp in car speakers which run on 4ohm usually. With the prices of these materials coming down, Sony is able to use them and give us a lot of great sound and tech for not a lot of money.

SOUND:

I primarily use my system for Satellite and movies. I don't listen to too much music, but when I do it's a CD and through my Oppo. So since this center most typically will be the most used speaker of all. It will be in charge of voices, action, some background music and other directional effects. It handles all these with EASE. It is extremely accurate sounding. Audessy shows that the center is FULL RANGE and lets all bass frequencies go to the center on the center channel. This gives insane dynamic range, from deep exhaust notes and voices to high bells and screams from movies.

For music the center sounds crystal clear on everything from symbol to sax to bass guitar to electric guitar, etc. Very good, solid music reproduction. Doesn't have any punch in the lows, but, it's a center channel, it's not supposed to. Most center channel information won't ever go lower than a deep vocal.

I can definitely understand why this center is sitting pretty at #1 in the Center Speaker section for some time now. I would not have tried this Sony setup if it weren't for other reviews. For the price (I paid $83 shipped), this is a really good center speaker. The only thing about it is it's too accurate at times, and can be slightly lower in volume during whispers or low passages due to it's crazy dynamic range. Anyone with an AVR that has Dolby Volume Plus or Audessey Dynamic Volume won't know it though.

37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CLEAR AND CRISP, November 11, 2007

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Matthew Vierling - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony SS-CN5000 Dual Center Channel Speaker (Each, Black) (Electronics)

The Sony SSC-N5000 center channel speaker (which I mounted on top of my television with two strips of Velcro) is definitely loud and clear enough to do its main job, which is to deliver dialogue. No screaming highs and no thunderous bass, but that's not what this speaker is for. The frequency response is good, though, and overall this is a very nice speaker. Well-constructed and heavy. This speaker matches all the other Sony speakers in my system. I hope this review helps you.

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Value And impressive value!, December 13, 2007

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Gadgets on a budget (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sony SS-CN5000 Dual Center Channel Speaker (Each, Black) (Electronics)

I own a Htib with tiny satalite speakers and a big subwoofer. I really liked the features and looks of my home theater system but I must admit that it was a bit of a strain listening to conversations on broadcasts and dvds. Rather than start from scratch I replaced my center speaker with this and the left and right speakers with the sony ssf-5000 floor speakers.

Now its amazing the how great movies and broadcast are with this speaker especially since I paired it with the floor speakers!

I was afraid it wouldn't be good quality or poor audio since I didn't audition it before buying, but I am very pleased and since owning I've compared center speakers at best buy and circuit city and see how this stacks up well in size and craftmenship to speakers that cost alot more money.