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

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Looks nice and very compact

I agree with morgan. Distortion at higher levels. I am running a Yamaha HTR-6160 with 90-110 watts per channel and at moderate volumes, this speaker tends to distort terribly. I believe it may be due to the low sensitivity rating "86 db" at 1 meter. I...

Small and seems well constructed.

Sounds terrible. Sound also does not blend well with my other speakers. Adding this speaker to my system actually makes it sound worse than just down mixing the center channel to the left and right speakers. My main speakers are Infinity RS3 bookshelf...

Nice range. Very Clear Speaker. This IMHO is probably the best speaker you can buy in this price range. The size fits below my mounted Samsung LN46A650 perfectly. It is very thin and compliments my mantle very well.

The sensitivity is pretty low which is what explains the earlier review complains about not having enough power. But for under 150 dollars I can not give it a below 5 star rating.

Hi's and low's extremely clear as with all Yamaha speakers, the frequency response is perfect for the center channel. This speaker rivals ones that cost $1000

Wish the color of the grill was darker but that's about it

Crisp, clean sound. I wanted to improve the vocals for DVDs and this was accomplished with this speaker

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I needed a thin center channel for fitting into a pre-built unit, and the one I already had was 1/2 inch too large. Having used Yamaha audio equipment before, I wanted to stick with the quality products. The speaker gives out extremely crisp voice and...

Yamaha doesn't make a receiver that fits in the same area?

I have what I would consider a nice LG surround system, and this was my first and probably only upgrade. After this upgrade, I can see why they say the center channel is most important. What a difference. Great sound, even some nice lows. What a...

I cant think of any, had great sound, even when cranked up.

This is a great center channel for the money. The clarity of the speach in films is vastly better than I had before with no center channel. There is very little disortion at high volume which is always something that annoys me

I wish that the speaker could be a bit more powerful. I am powering it with a Denon AVR-1601, which gives it plenty of power but it still lacks a bit. Doesn't sound bad, and sound is good for such a small unit but could still be a bit more dynamic

Excellent sound from such a small speaker...even throws out some decent bass for its size of woofers. I have 125 Watts into the center channel and I can crank it and hear next to NO distortion...that is very good for any speaker this size

mounting this to wall his difficult if you don't have a stud in the exact right spot. This will not hang with just a screw into dry wall. Obvious but my other center channel did this with no issues. Wouldn't call this a con really but figured I should...

Small size , crisp clear sound. Great for vocals.

Front grill is held on by magnets , however it does stay on.