Cheap! Strong vocals. Clean construction.

Cabinet could be more robust.

I really wasn''t planning on getting this speaker, but after seeing it go for $24 on uBid and reading these reviews, I couldn''t resist. I was pleasantly surprised by this speaker. The construction is quite impressive, from the quality of the cabinet to the metal retaining rings around the drivers (they also took my idea of using fancy looking screws to secure the drivers). I was previously using a Polk CS250 center channel which is a great speaker, but didn''t serve its purpose well. When watching movies, voice were rather muddled. No amount of futzing with the DSP would fix this, I would end up raisng the TV''s volume to compensate. I must say the Aura reproduces vocals effectively and accurately. The lower frequencies are lacking, but if you have a sub and large front speakers, you won''t notice. Fantastic deal!

Similar Products Used:

Polk CS250

Price CAN''T be beat! $44 Including shipping fron Ubid (Ebay also has them)

None as of yet.

I needed a center speaker but could not afford much since I drained my HT fund for a new sub and a couple of amps. So I found this speaker on Ubid.com and started looking for reviews. I was suprised to see such good reviews for a speaker selling for so cheap, so I bought one. All I can say is that I am impressed! The quality of the cabinet, the sound of the drivers/tweeter, even the gold plated binding posts are anything but cheap. The sound quality is great, it keeps up with my system without fail and I have never heard this speaker distort, and I do push them hard.

Blends seamlessly with the entire lineup of Aura speakers which use the Linaeum monopole and dipole tweeters,tight midbass,and smooth accurate vocals.Value...I picked up my first LSC-537M two years ago for $200 but I picked up my last one two weeks ago for only $67(total) from uBid.....Wow!...an incredible deal on a highyly-rated Center Channel. This CC could also fit in well with a different brand of speaker..I was told that when I purchased it two years ago and I definitely agree with that assessment after listening to it for countless hours. Aura gear is a stone-cold bargain at the ridiculous prices that they command at uBid.....check out the reviews section at www.dillonacoustics.com(Thanks Kyle!) if you're still skeptical. Aura speakers have outstanding build-quality...a seamless 3/4" MDF cabinet with five-way gold-plated binding posts.

I honestly can't think of any....soundwise. Well, I guess I could say the black oak woodgrain finish on Aura's speakers didn't thrill my wife when I pulled them out of the box but she's grown to love these speakers after listening to them for the past two years.

This is a follow-up review. I've loved Aura speakers the first time that I cranked them up in my HT setup and the love affair still continues after two years. I can't believe the prices that Aura speakers are going for on uBid. The vast majority of people head to the JBL and Infinity stuff and ignore Aura. That's turned out to be a great thing for me as I've assembled a highly-ranked HT speaker package for almost nothing...thanks to uBid. The Aura speakers(mains,CC and rear surrounds) in my primary HT setup only cost me around $220. I picked up a BIC DV1210 Powered Sub two years ago on uBid for $200 (shipped). That brings the total cost up to $420. You would have to spend almost three times that much to get the same quality somewhere else. I've been accumulating some items from the remaining inventory of Aura Sound..I almost died when I saw the LSC-537M going for $57($39+$18s&h) on uBid two weeks ago. The reviews in Sound and Vision and Home Theater magazines gave extra kudos to the LSC-537M CC when they evaluated two different Aura HT speaker packages. This a great CC which gets passed over by many uninformed bidders on uBid...don't be one of them.

Similar Products Used:

Aura LSW-828M's(three pairs),Aura LSB-527M's(three pairs), a pair of Aura LSB-627M's,a dbx Soundfield 3x2 sub/sat system, and, of course, my original LSC-537M that I purchased two years ago.

Very accurate and clear clean sound.

none

Great center speaker. Clear and clean vocals. Matches aura sat speakers 527 & 627.

Similar Products Used:

optimus center with linaeum tweeter.

Very neutral midrange and smooth, uncolored treble(when used in vertical orientation).

Limited L.F. response, loose midbass. Uneven response when used horizontally(per manufacturers recommendation)

I've grown very fond of these little MTM designs. At first I felt they were lacking, until I decided to orient them vertically. Then everything came together. I feel for the price, these (with a good subwoofer) are a great speaker for front channels in a home theater setup with the Pro LX5' as surrounds. Associated equipment are Toshiba (lineaum)center, LX5 surrounds, NHT SW3P, Denon DVDA3300,Denon AVR3300(w/12v cooling fan), CDR1000, Parasound HCA800II(bridged for woofer) and Sony Wega flat screen TV. Highly recommended, if you can find 'em.

Similar Products Used:

Toshiba SSC5300 center channel, LST827D towers, Optimus
Pro LX5, Optimus center channel

Tight,accurate vocals. Blends seamlessly with my Aura LSW 828M's.

None...so far.

I got this speaker from Soundscape in Santa Rosa,CA. I paid $199.95 total(total cost includes shipping costs). I considered this center channel speaker(and only this center channel) because I already owned the Aura 828M's. I read (on this website) that it blended well with Aura's bookshelf speakers(and also some of their towers which employ the same monopole tweeter--some of their towers use the dipole tweeter). I love this speaker.Onscreen dialogue is accurate and definitely a perfect match for my 828M's. Dennis(from Soundscape) told me the 537M was a very accurate center channel and could also be teamed successfully with a set of "orphaned" speakers. I'm definitely satisfied with this speaker.The only downside of this purchase was I wasn't able to get it on uBid.com. The 537M has a MSRP of $230 so I didn't do too badly but those online auction sites really spoil you with those low prices. I only paid $74 pair for my last set(of three) of Aura 828M's.

Similar Products Used:

This is my first center channel speaker but I've got this speaker teamed with Aura 828M's(mains) and dbx Soundfield 3 x 2 sub/sat system (surrounds). Also using a BIC DV 1210 Powered Sub( 12" sub w/ 170watt amp).

This is literally a similar appearance product to the Optimus PRO-CS5 except that the tweeter is turned 90 degrees clockwise. This center has a higher crossover slope (2.8Khz) from the woofer to tweeters, runs nominally at 6 Ohms, sensitivity 88db, handles 10-100W, 6.75" X 16" X 11.5", magnetically shielded, weighs 12lbs (5.4kg), and 40-20Khz frequency response all this according to the literature that I picked up. I actually heard this setup as an all Aura speaker setup as the center for all the bookshelves/towers, all bookshelves, and all towers (ate up a lot of time but was very impressive). This center blends seamlessly with the bookshelves but not with the towers. Vocals were clean and very articulate with a slight emphasis on the midrange when played loudly. This is very musical and seems to me to play quite a bit lower than it's RS counterpart (most likely the difference in the 5.25" woofers since the RS models have a dustcap and plastic front housing) still for the price difference I would have to go with RS since I use a sub to roll off the bass that my other speakers can't handle. A very good and solid performing center when matched with their bookshelves (5 star) but not with their towers (3 star).