Cerwin-Vega XLS-6C 6 1/1" 2-Way Home Audio Center Channel Speaker

The Unpacking:The cabinet quality and speaker quality is unmatched at this price range compared to other brands. After receiving the XLS 6C yesterday, I first removed the high quality metal grills (No cheap fabric or plastic like other companies use) to inspect the tweeter and woofer quality. Both looked well made from the outside. I removed the Tweeter and was very impressed with the very large driver motor enclosure kept cool with Ferro Fluid. Many other speaker companies cut costs on the tweeter and install cheaply made tweeters in this price range. I then removed one of the woofers and again was very impressed with the large driver, magnet, housing and build quality of the speaker. The inside of the cabinet was well lined with insulation and the frequency crossover looked like it was high quality.Sound Quality: My Pioneer A/V receiver has MCACC which basically syncs all your 7.1 speakers to the same volume, equation frequency, distance, etc., from your main listening position. My Left and Right speakers are 17 year old Cerwin-Vega E310. Over the years I have listened to many speakers and have never had the urge to replace them. They still sound fantastic. However, I have tried several other company’s center cannels and never got the seamless sound from left to center to right speaker. As actor’s voices in a movie scene travel from left to right, their voice should sound exactly the same moving from left speaker to center speaker to right speaker. (The Revenant has several scenes like this). The Cerwin-Vega E310’s always sounded clearer had more detail than the other company’s more expensive center channels that I tried. What a difference it made when hooking up the XLS 6C. All three speakers (L, C, R) worked seamlessly together like it was one speaker. I ended up spending hours watching movie scenes and listening to 5.1 music. I could clearly make out what the actors were saying even with the very loud background noise in Suicide Squad and other movies that are normally difficult to hear the dialog while the world is being destroyed in the background.In Summary:The Cerwin-Vega XLS line has been out for many years now and you hardly see any buzz on the internet anymore about the Cerwin-Vegas home speaker lineup. Well, I can tell you that the Cerwin-Vega home line of speakers are still one of the best sounding and best values in today’s vast market of speaker companies. I attended the 2016 RMAF (Rocky Mountain Audio Fest) in Denver and listened to many rooms of speaker configurations with prices up to $100,000 a pair. While the build quality of these speakers may last several centuries, the sound is just not that much better to justify some of those crazy prices. To my ears, Cerwin-Vera has one of the best Sound, Build Quality & Price Value combinations in today’s market.

1st time that I have wired up a center channel and I am amazed at how much sound comes out of these speakers .Normally I would run straight stereo no center but I am sold on it now.

Exactly what I expected. Sounds fantastic. I just wish the delivery driver didn't slam the box on the ground aggressively. Luckily it was packaged really well and there was no damage. Watched him on my video doorbell slam it into the ground then look at the camera like "uh-oh"

I've always been a fan of Cerwin-Vega speakers, and this center channel speaker does not disappoint. It's a very solidly built, heavy speaker and produces great sound quality. I'm glad I added this to my system.

This might just be the perfect Center Channel speaker!I went with Cerwin Vega because if you've ever owned a Vega you'll never forget it.Back in the day, years before I got married, I used to customize my SUVs and sports cars with aftermarket wheels and custom stereos.I had a Vega subwoofer back in the 90s. I could still feel the thump after I exited the vehicle... It was just that intense.I tend to lean more toward bass, so I wanted a center that was as clear as possible for dialog, but could also support my subwoofer when it's time for the action and bass to kick in!My sub is a Klipsch Sub 12-HG and the Vega doesn't disappoint, as it's rated at 125 watts, where my sub is rated at 300 watts.The dialog is "big", "clear", and even downright colorful. And when the action scenes come I can crank up the decibels and shake the walls.If you want a center speaker that has good highs and lows, this is the best choice you can make, regardless of the price... because there are more expensive boxes that are only half as good as this one.

As expected from Cerwin Vega.... it rocks !! But, with a great touch of sound quality that will really impress you, well done CV !!Cosmetically it could use a little more finesse …. oh well, after all it sounds so good for this price range that you won't mind its cosmetic appeal.

This is a good speaker for the price. It will bring your middle channel to life. I have two AT-15's acting as fronts with this one in the middle for movie's and television. It is well built.

This was a well built speaker. But I think it was not designed well for a center channel speaker! Voices are not very good.

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New in original packaging.No complaints with transaction.New jersey to Nova Scotia in 6 days.Product works as it should.I bought the xls-6c center to match some older clsc-12 fronts. Success.

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This makes a big noise. The big noise makes me happy.The speaker is way too big for my needs, but I was aware of that before before I ordered it. I have CV's for the front two channels and wanted to keep the sound similar for the center.This speaker delivers and then some.

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