Putting the best center channel speaker in your living room will enhance your home audio entertainment experience. We all may have different tastes, but a great audio experience has universal appeal. For some, sound and music is a way of showing our individual taste, our emotions and our love of all things.

It’s Music and video that relaxes, entertains, motivates and brings joy…sometimes even sadness. But music, that special video or movie just isn’t the same when it comes from your computer, or from the speakers on your TV. It just sounds like something is missing. It’s too tinny, too flat. It’s not that movie or concert sound you really want.

What’s the solution? Surround sound speakers. These home speakers are just one of those products that every home needs.

It’s this that makes your experience the most exciting one. It’s this that turns those music videos into a concert; that video or movie into a movie-like experience. It’s the quality of the sound that immerses you in the plot, the concert or the story line. It makes you feel like you are there, sitting in the middle of it all.

Actually, the most important part of the surround sound system is the central channel speaker, which combines with the whole system to make soundtracks balance out and sound beautifully. Speakers are placed right alongside the video screen, and the combined distance with the control of the central channel speaker allows the sound waves to lovingly flow out of the center point to the entire space, integrating with  the sounds produced by the side speakers to create a fantastic sound experience.

But Just How Do You Choose Home Speakers?
Choosing a surround sound system can be difficult when you don’t understand much about electronics.  For that precise reason we’ve decided to lend a helping hand, and provide you our list of recommended best center channel speakers to start you off.

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Top 10 Top Rated Center Channel Speakers

1. Polk Audio CS10 Center Channel Speaker (Single, Black)

Polk Audio is one of the most trusted brands, providing high quality and high performance home speakers in a very compact package. The CS10 center channel speaker  is a single piece speaker that can be used with TSi 100 and TSi 200 as well as others. These are magnetically shielded and can be placed near any other device without any issues.

This compact central speaker is 6-1/2 by 20 x 9-3/4 inches (HxWxD) and looks great when placed with your home theater. Its driver configuration includes 2x 5.25″ Mid/woofer and a  1x 1″ Tweeter; and its this that offers the best sound quality. The one drawback here is that there is  no midrange driver. There is only an 8 ohms range with a sound sensitivity value of 91 db; and the crossover frequency is 2500HZ.

Overall, its  a great one for those who need a medium sized compact and stylish speaker offering a high quality sound immersion and bass.

2. Yamaha NS-C310BL 2-Way Bass-Reflex Center Speaker – Each (Black)

This is the second most popular center channel loudspeaker on the market today. It’s  super sleek and compactly designed yet very stylish. It is a loudspeaker you place easily with your video display screen. Although it has no magnetic shield, don’t worry,  there is no problem in placing it with any of the current trending entertainment systems.

With a 2 way acoustic suspension, this is a speaker that offers a clear, crisp sound. It’s the aluminum cone woofers and soft dome tweeter that enhances and balances those sharp and soft sounds in a better way. The frequency response is 90hz to 45 kHz and the speaker has  a sound sensitivity of about 90db. The impedance offered is 6 Ohms. The crossover is about 3.9 kHz which is quite appropriate for better sound immersion.

If you need a sound experience that offers a complete and beautifully detailed sound, then this would be a great product for your home.

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3. Pioneer SP-C22 Channel Speaker

Next comes, this wired speaker system. It offers users a state of the art sound experience. However this sound speaker not only offers excellent sound but also aesthetic beauty. It is an excellent collage of both the conventional and contemporary. The system is RF molded with 2 x 4 inch structured woofers. Video gamers and o entertainment buffs are totally mesmerized with its soft dome tweeter; and its 1 inch high efficiency. The only issue I see is with the  subwoofer. I just don’t feel it has as smooth a bass sound as compared to other ones in the same category.

The 6 element crossover does an excellent job in breaking the audio signals into a range of frequencies which takes the user experience to excellence with much crisper dialogue, crunchier car crashes and loud explosions if you are using it for an enhanced video gaming experience. It is just an incredible way to reproduce sound quality.

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4. Micca MB42-C Center Channel Speaker

In the fourth position comes the Micca center loudspeaker. This baby offer fiber woofers and great bass sound and immersions through the dome tweeter thus intensifying clear and soft sounds. The impedance value is 4 ohms. It can handle up to 100watts. With all these features you get a detailed sound experience with a well-balanced sound track produced with the help of well-designed woofers and tweeters.  It has a shielded structure and can be placed without any worries. You just have to be aware if your amplifier is compatible with 4 ohm speakers. It’s a great one, for those who need a lightweight, stylish yet sturdy speakers that provide high-quality and well-balanced sound experience.

The product has just one small drawback that I can see. It comes without a crossover and may need an upgrade. Without that upgrade you can easily pick up the difference between the sound being produced by tweeters and woofers.

5. Infinity Primus 3-way Dual Speaker System

The infinity speaker systems hold position at number 5. The company has broken the norm here by producing a top notch 3-way center channel speaker system that encapsulates all the top features of a loudspeaker in one item with legendary Infinity engineering. The dual 133mm low frequency drivers, 75mm midrange drivers and the 19mm high frequency driver gives  users a fine sound experience.

The components work flawlessly in the  integrated system. The low resonance enclosures backed with sophisticated settings  let you hear the original sound just as it was recorded. The Tweeter wave guides enhance variable high frequency response. The CMMD technology and the exclusive MMD approach from the manufacturer deploy advance materials for the sharpness and overall improvement of sonic truthfulness.  The low resonance enclosures have all the positives and they wouldn’t limit or alter sound in any way. Along with all these fabulous features I scored it at number 5 because of the fact that it may not be able to maintain the sound quality if you pull the volume to its maximum level. Though it work very well at medium level and low level sound volumes ensuring great immersion and crossover.

6. Klipsch RC-52 Center Channel Loudspeaker

The Kilpsch falls into 6^th position. The manufacturer offers an astounding balance in its performance. Users enjoy the frequency response in the wide range of 67 Hz to 24 KHz which is absolutely phenomenal for such a system. The sound sensitivity or sound ratio sits ideally at 96dB given at 2.83V/ 1m, and it is compatible with 8 ohms for the nominal impedance. It has 1 inch high frequency drivers with a Titanium diaphragm compression driver. The low frequency drivers are dual 5.25 inches TM cone woofers with the Cerametallic material. Then the other major thing is the quality of its enclosure type which is good to give the bass reflex through dual front firing ports. The top combination of design and performance deliver users with an engaging, flawless and top notch sonic experience. The ability to produce articulate dialogue capability surprises users to get deeply in love with this mind blowing system. The only issue includes the box like design that cannot be mounted on wall and also its inability to provide quality sounds when the volume is too low. Though its great to work with higher volumes.

7. Definitive Technology Center Speaker

Then comes the Definitive Technology. This one is a single center-channel speaker with dapper looking glass black color and a top quality finish. The system is equipped with 1 x 1 inch of pure aluminum tweeter which takes sound experience to an altogether new level. The sound efficiency of the product is rated to be at 90 dB. The frequency response falls in the range of 47 Hz – 30 KHz. The amplification recommended by the manufacturer is set in the range of 10 to 200 watts. The main beauty of this definitive technology is that for the system, manufacturer sells all the components separately. So you have the flexibility to pick components with a ‘Mix and match’ approach. Having a customized or a tailor-made system will make things absolutely top class with an unforgettable experience each time you interact with the enormous music system. The pressure coupling BDSS technology along with the 2 x equal sized bass radiators enhances sound quality by cleverly placing it on either side of the system.

Though it has much better capabilities and provides you with better sound quality , I only recommend this one for those who need a central speaker for a mid range room and need an average sound quality.

8. MartinLogan center channel speaker

This is an elegant sound system with an understated sense of styling. It has a seamless high gloss finish in black,  giving it that sleek modern and cool look. The signature perforated grille, real wood finish of the tower and the subtle curves further adds to the aesthetic styling of the system. The curved design used here is not just for artificial purposes; rather it allows you with the flexibility to point sound towards a specified listening area. This can be well adjusted with the high or the low wall mounting systems. The folded motion tweeter used here plays a pivotal role in ‘squeezing’ the air for sound prevalence. The tweeter is highly efficient.  It ideally reduces distortion to a bare minimum level and provides a super fast response time, thus keeping the integrity of the original sound intact.

In addition to all these features if we consider its overall structure, then it might pose some issues during its installations. The design is not very easy to mount and can cause hassles. Also, these speakers would require more energy as compared to fellow products.

9. Dayton Audio CCS-33B 3-Way Center Channel Speaker – Black

Though I have placed this product in 9th position, this doesn’t mean that it’s a lower quality product. It is one the of top 10 and has all the necessary features a user could ever want. It has long excursion woofers which are capable of producing high quality, clear and  sharp sounds for an excellent sound experience. It has a magnetic shield that will provide protection against interfering with other devices and it also has been designed to be used as an outdoor speaker. Though it’s not good to be placed outdoors consistently. This one provides great sound quality with a difference. It can be a bit problematic to mount on the wall and can cause some troubles while fixing it in a right place. Peak power handling value is 120 watts and the impedance is 8 ohms. Its amplifier power range touches 50 watts. It would be a great one for those who need a good quality speaker though not a high end product, still works best and justifies its price.

10. KEF Center Channel Speaker

This center channel speaker from KEF is rated as one of the slimmest, yet one of the highest performing speaker for your home theater system. If you are not on a restricted budget and have a little extra to spend  then this is the top loudspeaker system for you. The manufacturer combines a range of landmark and state of the art driver technologies fitted in cabinets which are only 35mm in size’ thus providing users with a slim profile speaker system which is capable of producing dynamic range, spaciousness and intricacy with a high end traditional design. It is powerful enough to fill up your room space with detailed 3D sound experience. The system is easy to use and install with great compatibility with the innovative flat screen TV systems. A wall mounted bracket comes along with the product which eliminates the need of giving any further depth of the speaker itself.

Now that we have discussed the top 10 rated center channel speakers, you can select the best one for your home audio system. Just remember that no matter which one you choose you wont be disappointed. It’s on these systems that the all important features have been reviewed. This gives you a clear picture in mind and helps you make the better choice. I hope I have helped you…