Polk Audio CS10 Center Channel Speaker (Single, Black) - 2024 report by Whydis

Polk Audio CS10 Center Channel Speaker (Single, Black)

Color:Black Product Description The CS10 center, like its larger brother the CS20 sounds just as good but is a little smaller. It still has an angled top allowing you to invert the speaker and place it below your TV- directing sound towards the lis...

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Clarity

(33 reviews)
Polk

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Reviews around buy (5.00 of 5)

  • I purchased this center channel from best buy and it provides excellent sound.
  • For the price, this is a great buy and I would recommend it to my friends looking for a good center channel speaker on a budget
  • To sum it up this speaker is a great buy, and you really can't go wrong with this purchase.
  • The speaker looks clunky and unimpressive, but I have never heard such clarity before (I had a Bose center channel and Bose standing speakers and I have heard numerous sound-bars at Best Buy and Frys)
  • While what Best Buy had available sounded great, I also did not want to spend hundreds for a center channel.
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Reviews around product (4.81 of 5)

  • Always been a Polk audio fan and this center speaker is another great product
  • The product is excellent and it fulfilled my expectations.
  • Not that the Cambridge center was a bad product, bug there's just so many quality choices in today's market at very reasonable prices
  • Well packagedDelivered On TimeNo DamageBest of all Speaker Changed my systemMatched my Vintage Polk 10s , Added a 10" Sound and the movies come to lifeGreat Product Great Buy Highly Recommended
  • I can't say much more than has already been said about this really great product
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Reviews around value (4.69 of 5)

  • Great sound amazing value works great for my sound system
  • Great sound amazing value works great for my sound system
  • This center channel speaker is a great value for the money
  • More than what I expected and great value for the cost as well....
  • This is a great speaker and an incredible value for the money
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Reviews around price (4.67 of 5)

  • Those are priced so well, that i was initially bummed to find i was going to need to pay over $100 for a decent center channel speaker.
  • I recommend this speaker to anyone looking for a great speaker at a good price.
  • The speaker is great, clear crisp sound and the price is very good
  • you know you are looking for good quality center speaker at best price, just get it
  • You pay for the sound quality in equipment that you will have for years,so why go for a cheap price for cheap sounding audio
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Reviews around range (4.60 of 5)

  • The mid woofers provide just enough mid range to add to the dynamic sound range required for the most important speaker upgrade in your setup
  • The switch to this Polk center channel offered an incredible mid and high range difference and improvement
  • Good sound range and the speaker works very well with a modest price range surround sound system.
  • This is a fairly substantial center channel speaker - a well-made & very good-sounding unit... 2 small woofers (more like mid-range drivers) & a tweeter... when running my system at fairly high levels, I can feel a substantial amount of air being pumped out the rear port... works well w/ my Yamaha 5.1 Surround receiver (100w/channel RMS)... sounds good, reasonable price, I'm happy w/ it...
  • Seems to have a good range, and the clean black design and shape are definitely nice.
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Reviews around center (4.42 of 5)

  • Listening to some of Steven Wilson's 5.1 mixes, like Tears for Fears' "Songs From The Big Chair" where the vocals are mixed dead center shows how well this speaker works
  • This speaker is the best center speaker I have ever had.
  • Put sound system together using old speaker as "Center" speaker: what a mistake
  • The CS10 is a wonderful center channel speaker for movies
  • I did not previously have a nice center channel speaker in our living room.
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Reviews around quality (4.33 of 5)

  • This is a great speaker system for anyone that can appreciate good quality sound.
  • I use this in my home theater system and the sound quality is miles and miles ahead of the TV's puny little speakers
  • Great sound quality and have been very impressed so far.
  • Despite my shortcomings I like the sound of what I bought here, and for the reasonable
  • This two-way center channel provides enough sound quality even though it lacks a dedicated mid range driver
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Reviews around clarity (4.28 of 5)

  • This speaker sounds great and provides great vocal clarity for music and movies.
  • Amazing clarity and ground of the main dialogue and adds so much fullness in sound!
  • In my opinion they work great to fill in some of the mid range the loud speakers were lacking as for voices in movies and also
  • Our main objective was to get greater clarity for dialigue
  • You get great center channel clarity without having to raise the output of your center channel.
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Reviews around polk (4.12 of 5)

  • I had a center speaker before (had to leave the speakers when I moved), and it wasn't nearly as clear as the Polk.
  • However, I will never bad mouth this Polk CS10 center since it's worth at least $175 and is always sold at $99 to $129!It has a very nice look to it with the black piano finished sides and the twin 5 1/4" drivers with rubber surround and a nice 1" silk domed tweeter gives you a very good overall sound for most entertainment systems
  • I highly recommend the Polk CS 10 Center Speaker for projecting speech you can easily hear and understand.
  • Love the Polk Audio sound and cannot recommend this unit enough.
  • I just upgraded my 10+ year old home theater system which includes a sweet Samsung 4K TV along with the following Polk Audio speakers: TSi300 x 2, RTi A1 x 2 with a CS10 center channel speaker along with a PSW505 sub
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Reviews around voice (3.95 of 5)

  • The voices are crystal clear and realisitically reproduced
  • The voices now are clear and life like and we don't have to turn the vol
  • Despite my shortcomings I like the sound of what I bought here, and for the reasonable
  • Some voices are slightly distorted because of it and listening to music (with Onkyo all channel surround, otherwise it doesn't come through center
  • This center channel sounds really good voices sound very clear and it gets loud
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Reviews around system (3.83 of 5)

  • I purchased this CS10 to finish out my Polk surround system, having decided to replace a much inferior Bose system I have used for several years
  • " 3-Way In-Ceiling Speaker System to get a great surround system
  • Until I have a real job and can afford much pricier systems, I think this system will do.
  • Honestly this system was very good for its budget, but not that great in absolute terms
  • the average person that wants a really great sounding home TV system- this speaker is fantastic
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Reviews around channel (3.69 of 5)

  • Great center channel speaker, does a great job at anchoring the voices to the TV.
  • I needed a stronger center channel on my system, and this speaker pumps out the volume
  • Lost my center channel somehow on my home entertainment center and picked this up, bigger than expected but does rock the house.
  • I needed a center channel speaker for my new home theater system and this works great.
  • I replaced an infinity center channel speaker that died with the Polk CS-1
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Reviews around background noise (1.83 of 5)

  • I hate when background noises are insanely loud but dialogue is nearly muted.
  • I hate when background noises are insanely loud but dialogue is nearly muted.
  • I just upgraded my 10+ year old home theater system which includes a sweet Samsung 4K TV along with the following Polk Audio speakers: TSi300 x 2, RTi A1 x 2 with a CS10 center channel speaker along with a PSW505 sub
  • I have watched several different genres of movies and have had zero problems hearing what was said even with some heavy heavy action background noise.
  • I setup it up with my pioneer 1020-K and it shines like a star when watching movies or listening to music
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Reviews around time (1.49 of 5)

  • Had a hard time fitting it into the furniture as I didn't measure correctly
  • Glad i bought this speaker, Its huge tho, have a hard time finding a spot for it
  • In particular every time a serious of gunfire is rattling through
  • I figured the time was right to upgrade
  • We were having a hard time understanding the voices in a lot of shows/movies without turning the vol
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Reviews around component (1.00 of 5)

  • I am a budget audiophile, in the sense that I'll fuss over components in my dedicated music-listening system within limits (tip for the penny-pinching music lover: buying mostly used high-end mass-market components from the '80s and '90s, you can put together an amazing-sounding system for $1,000 to $2,000).
  • Just throwing expensive components while designing speaker is not enough
  • It will crush your components

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More about Polk Audio CS10 Center Channel Speaker (Single, Black)

  • Color:Black Product Description The CS10 center, like its larger brother the CS20 sounds just as good but is a little smaller
  • It still has an angled top allowing you to invert the speaker and place it below your TV- directing sound towards the listening area
  • CS10 works great with the TSi100, TSi200 and others
  • Speaking of the cabinet (no, not the Presidential Cabinet), it's extensively braced from MDF with ¾-Inch thick baffles
  • Cheaper speakers will use other material such as particle board which is flimsy, robbing you of good sound
  • With pewter accents, a piano black top plate and removable black grille, TSi speakers look awesome and take up less than one square foot
  • All models are available in a choice of black or cherry wood grain, so don't be ashamed to show off your stereo equipment. Amazon.com Unlike the electronics, your speakers won't go out of date, so bring out the most in your entertainment experience with Polk TSi Series
  • A great match to the TSi Series, the Polk Audio CS10 center channel speaker--the most important speaker in surround sound--is smaller than its sibling CS20, but still sounds just as good
  • And it has an angled top allowing you to invert the speaker and place it below your TV--directing sound towards the listening area
  • The TSi Series and the CS10 were designed to be highly efficient, so they can be driven easily by unpretentious receivers, and they're voice-matched for lifelike surround sound environments
  • This speaker in black measures 6-1/2 by 20 x 9-3/4 inches (HxWxD)
  • The Polk Audio CS10 center channel speaker in black (see larger image)
  • Key Features Quality built cabinets
  • The cabinet is extensively braced from MDF with 3/4-inch thick baffles
  • Cheaper speakers will use other material such as particle board which is flimsy, robbing you of good sound
  • With pewter accents, a piano black top accents and removable black grille, the CS10 looks awesome
  • High efficiency design
  • Compatible with practically all electronics, these are speakers that produce sound that's open, spacious and clear, even when driven by modestly-powered amplifiers and receivers
  • No matter if you just bought a new digital surround receiver, or are hooking up this CS10 or TSi Series speakers to vintage electronics, they will still sound great
  • Narrow baffle geometry
  • Bringing the best of both worlds- narrow baffle geometry is a design that creates a sleek looking speaker with slick sound
  • First the high quality cabinet is slender (less than one square foot) and tucks away easily in your room
  • The smaller-diameter speaker components are lighter in mass, translating to clearer sound
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