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Polk Audio Monitor Series CS1 Center Channel Speaker (Single, Black) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Polk Audio
Category: CE
List Price: $199.95
Buy New: $90.51
You Save: $109.44 (55%)
New (2) Used (1) from $67.12
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 2715
Color: Black Oak
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 21.5 x 13.5 x 11.4
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: AM1515-A
Model: AM1515-A
UPC: 747192110604
EAN: 0747192110604
ASIN: B0002MPMAE
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Single high-efficiency center channel speaker with non-resonant MDF construction | | • | Equipped with dual 5.25-inch lightweight composite cone woofers | | • | Frequency response: 55 Hz to 25 kHz | | • | Equipped with one 1-inch fabric/polymer composite dome tweeter | | • | Includes 5-way binding post connections |
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Product Description
The newly reborn Monitor Series is classic Polk: a quality-built, affordable line of high performance loudspeakers for music and home theater. They are highly efficient, so they can be driven easily by unpretentious receivers, and they are voice matched for lifelike surround sound environments. The Monitor Series boasts a stylish contemporary look, modern Titanium faces, and bold stabilizer feet on the tower models. Built for speed, sound quality and value, the Monitor Series is a great introduction to high performance sound. The CS1 center speaker has been designed to be the perfect match for Monitor Series speakers in multi-channel systems. Driver Complement - Mid/Woofer 2 - 5-1/4 Diameter Dynamic Balance Bi-laminate composite cone drivers, magnetically shielded; Tweeter 1 - 1 Diameter Dynamic Balance Silk/polymer composite dome, magnetically shielded Overall Frequency Response 55 Hz - 25,000Hz Nominal Impedance 8 ohms Recommended Amplifier Power 20 - 125 w/channel Crossover 2.3kHz, second order high and low pass Inputs 5-way binding posts Cabinet Size - 7 H x 18 W x 9-5/8 D Product Weight 13.00 lbs Speaker Warranty - 5 years parts and labor
Amazon.com Product Description
The name "Monitor" is special to Polk Audio. The original Polk Audio Monitor Series, produced in the mid-1970s, ushered in the modern loudspeaker era by setting the standard for performance and value. The original Monitor Series is the line that made Polk Audio famous with its simple, sturdy construction, clear, accurate sound, powerful bass and superior imaging all at a price that made great sound available to everyone. The newly reborn Monitor Series is classic Polk: a quality-built, affordable line of high performance loudspeakers for music and home theater. They are highly efficient, so they can be driven by unpretentious receivers, and they are voice matched for lifelike surround sound environments. The Monitor Series boasts a stylish contemporary look, modern titanium faces, and bold stabilizer feet on the tower models. Built for speed, sound quality and value, the Monitor Series is a great introduction to high performance sound. The CS1 center speaker has been designed to be the perfect match for Monitor Series speakers in multi-channel systems. The CS1 features a high efficiency design to reveal the classic Polk Audio sound (open, spacious and clear) even when driven by modestly-powered amplifiers and receivers. The 1" (25mm) fabric/polymer composite dynamic balance dome tweeter with powerful neodymium magnet structure delivers clear and detailed high frequency response for realistic reproduction of vocals and instruments. Ultimate flexibility comes via the reversible-design cabinets that can be turned upside down to aim up when placed under a video monitor.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 Great speaker October 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Bigger than i expected, but that's my own fault for not looking at the measurements in advance. Other than that, it's a great speaker at a great price.
Polk CS1 Center channel - very clear dialogue August 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this brand new and couldn't be happier. I hated how I had to crank up my sony xbr3 speakers to be able to hear dialogue in one scene and then have to turn them down in an action packed scene so they wouldn't be blown out.
The CS1 sounds incredibly great for the price. My room is approx. 16x20x7 and this is plenty center channel. As you can see from the pictures I added, I also have a Polk Monitor 60's center and a Polk PSW111 sub. I am in the process of getting 4 Polk Monitor 30's to use as surrounds to get the full 7.1 in my room. That room is going to be the place to be. I will be sad everytime I have to leave it.
Great budget center channel speaker July 26, 2008
I got this center channel speaker to go with my Polk Monitor 50 tower speakers. Acoustically it is a perfect match for the towers and presents a seamless sound stage. If you have any of the Polk Monitor series speakers up to the 50's. I highly recommend it. For the higher model numbers with the larger drivers, go with the matching CS2. Sounds great at a VERY attractive price point, recommended.
two thumbs up July 20, 2008
this one speaker livened up my surrond sound. great at reproducing vocies for movies and music.cant believe i got this speaker for the price
Great center speaker May 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this to join with my Polk Monitor 50s and it works great. Dialogue sounds much clearer. I still have to turn up the center speaker's volume because a lot of movie soundtracks STILL like to drown out their dialogue with sound effects and make the dialogue volume low and the sound effects blast. It looks great and is somewhat huge compared to my flat RCA speaker.
The only con is that the speaker rises slightly above the bottom of my LCD TV screen, so I have to put a cushion under me or find some way to place it lower (they are both on one table right now).
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