Yamaha NS-C225 2-Way Acoustic Suspension Center Channel Speaker

by Yamaha

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18 x 5 x 4 inches ; 6.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 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: B0007LQ286
• Item model number: NS-C225
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,071 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Complete your home theater system with the high-performance Yamaha NS-C225 center channel speaker. Boasting dual 3.12-inch polymer-injected mica diaphragm (PMD) cone woofers and a 1.12-inch aluminum magnesium dome tweeter, the speaker reproduces dialogue at the peak of clarity--an essential function when watching movies. Adding to the audio's warmth is the luxurious silver wood-finished cabinet, with a slim, precision shape that prevents standing and diffracted waves. As a result, the speaker creates a clear, accurate sound stage that evokes the high-end audio at commercial movie theaters. The NS-C225 is even capable of reproduction all the way up to 50 kHz, a rarity for models with tweeters of this size.

The speaker's power rating (40 watts nominal, 120 watts max) is best suited to moderate-sized rooms, while the cabinet's slim design nicely complements most flat-panel and plasma TVs. The center speaker performs particularly well when matched with the other speakers in Yamaha's 225 PMD series, which includes floor-standing front tower speakers, bookshelf rear speakers, and a powered subwoofer. Listeners have the option of mounting the NS-C225 on a wall or locating it near or on top of the TV (it comes with several small sticky fasteners to keep it secure). The speaker is also magnetically shielded to prevent video interference. In addition, it comes with gold-plated, brass-extruded speaker terminals to ensure a high-quality signal transfer.

The speaker measures 17.3 by 3.7 by 5.2 inches (W x H x D) and is covered by a two-year warranty.

What's in the Box
NS-C225 center speaker, padded fastener feet, user's manual.

Product Description

Yamaha NS-C225 Center Channel Loudspeaker is a 2-Way Acoustic Suspension Speaker. It feasures a 1 1/8" Balanced Dome Aluminum-Magnesium Tweeter with DC-Diaphragm, Quad 2 1/2" PMD Cone Woofer. It has Magnetic Shielding, Gold-Plated Binding Post Terminals, Luxurious Wood Finish Cabinet and a Slim Design. It has a sensitivity of 86dB/2.83V/m, Frequency Response is 65Hz-50kHz and the Impedance is 6 Ohms.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Small package, good looking, and bright clear sound., October 20, 2007

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J. Donaldson "Cal-diver" (Redding, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha NS-C225 2-Way Acoustic Suspension Center Channel Speaker (Electronics)

I returned a more expensive, larger, Boston center speaker and purchased this instead. The Boston simply didn't have the sound quality to live up to the Boston reputation, and the Boston center speaker size was an issue for me too. I thought to have good sound I should use the largest center speaker (the most important speaker of the surround sound system) I could find from a name brand high quality speaker manufacturer. I have been proven wrong.

This Yamaha (another high quality manufacturer) NS-C225 is small yet it has great sound. I'm very happy with the clear voice quality. It looks good and is a couple of inches lower than what I had before so it fits very nicely in front of my Sony XBR4 46" LCD on its factory stand. The Yamaha black and sliver design blends in nicely with the Sony TV too.

I highly recommend this product.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hearing New Things, August 24, 2007

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BDRand (Des Moines, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yamaha NS-C225 2-Way Acoustic Suspension Center Channel Speaker (Electronics)

I recently purchased a home theater system which was pretty good, but somehow I sensed that it could be better.
I noticed that the system lacked some high frequency crispness and sometimes movie dialog was not as discernable as one would hope for. Everyone knows that most of what you get from a movie soundtrack comes through the center channel speaker so I began to research center channel upgrades. I looked at a number of options, but considering performance, size ( I have limited space in front of my TV ) and price, I kept coming back to the Yamaha NS-C225. Finally I ordered it and I'm very glad I did. I'm hearing new things from familiar movies and cds.
Subtle things in high frequency ranges have suddenly appeared. Dialog on movies are clear, easy to hear and have a "right-there-with-you" presence. I really like its appearance as well. It fits perfectly in the small space under the screen. Don't let its small profile fool you though. It's fully capable and you'll be hearing new things too.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great little center Speaker! Just awesome!, September 1, 2007

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Nelson Cheung "Love this TV!" (Fresh Meadows, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yamaha NS-C225 2-Way Acoustic Suspension Center Channel Speaker (Electronics)

This Center Speaker is awesome! I was considering the JBL Venue Voice Center speaker, but after checking it out in person was really disappointed...the grill was ugly and it was made out of cheap plastic!! This baby is really compact with a nice black wood cabinet and nice silver front...overall a much nicer design that does not feel cheap!! It sounds nice too, replacing my Bose center channel speaker...which is nice but I wanted much more vibrant and fuller sound from my center...which the Yamaha supplies in spades!!! If I wanted to spend real money I would buy a KEF center, that's three times the price of this Yamaha which does all that I need...it really compliments my front Bose speakers! Buy it you will not be disappointed!