Polk Audio CSi40 Center Speaker

Pros: The CSi40 is a good full range center channel speaker that sounds clear and natural.
Cons: It doesn't come in different finishes.

Why do we need a center channel? What is its purpose? If you are a movie fan, a digital cable subscriber, or a surround sound lover, YOU NEED CENTER CHANNEL! No center channel: Imagine if you will you have just brought home a new Billie ...

Pros: Carries the voices very well
Cons: No depth to the deeper tones

Polk has been around for nearly 30 years, and always has made audiophiles happy. The company is known for tight, clear trebles and booming bass.

This is the case for the center channel speaker, CSi40. It carries two 6 1/2 mids and a 1"...

Pros: Beautiful speaker
Cons: Lacks overall sound quality

This center channel has the best results by many people but I was not able to make that confirmation. I was sold a speaker out of the box that had already been returned by someone else. Perhaps it had a problem. The output midrange was fairly linear but...

Pros: It was worth every penny.
Cons: it is quite boxy looking and too wide.

I recently found the center channel of my home theater system to be lagging behind of the rest of the system. As everyone knows, the center channel is the heart of a home theater. Based on some research, and advice given by other reviewers, I decided to purchase a Polk CSI40 center channel speaker. I must say that all of the praises were well founded. The sound clarity and top end performance put my previous center channel speaker to shame. The two 61/2 inch drivers and single tweeter allow for more than enough range to handle all center channel duties, wether listening to music in 5 channel stereo, or watching movies in PLII

. The enclosure is a bit unwieldy for TV top mounting, and it is quite boxy looking. All aesthetics aside, It was worth every penny.