Clear Dialogue; Seamless Soundstage A center speaker has a challenging part to play. It has to be a soloist delivering clear and natural dialogue across a broad soundstage. A split second later it has to fill the role of back-up band melding with the ambiance of the environment to contribute realism in movies and music.5 midrange driver and dual 5.25 woofers a true three-way design that is a rarity for center channel speakers in their price class. Voicing is neutral and natural bringing dialogue and vocals forward just enough to be clear and intelligible. Yet when called on to play its part in transitions like a jet fighter soaring across the sky from left rear channel to front rightit blends in to create a smooth realistic transition. This eliminates comb filtering and lobing in the horizontal axis resulting in crystal clear dialogue at all listening positions in the room. Now everyone will have a sweet spot and wont have to strain to hear dialogue. The dual 5.25 woofers deliver a full and rich sound doing full justice to deep male voices and delivering plenty of punch on special effects. And to make sure those beefy woofers cant modulate the delicate and critical midrange frequencies the midrange driver is mounted in its own dedicated and completely sealed compartment.
- Dual 1″ wide-flared rear-firing ports
- Cloth grille with pin/cup retention system
- Elastomer stick-on bumper feet adds 3mm to height
- FEA-optimized diffuser for airy and unveiled presentation