I'm shocked that so many people don't like this speaker. I think it's great. I bought it about 4 years ago & it's the only piece of equipment I haven't upgraded yet. I will upgrade soon since it no longer matches my mains but I have always thought this was a great center channel. It's very loud & clear. 2 of em would even make great rear speakers in a decent mid-fi system. Now that you can find em on ebay for $100 all the time I think it's a hell of a bargan.