Boston Acoustics VR 12 Center Channels

Boston Acoustics VR 12 Center Channels 

DESCRIPTION

Center Channel Speaker - (2) 6.5" Woofers, 4.5" Mid and 1" Tweeter

USER REVIEWS

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[Mar 06, 2001]
Dave Dorey
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Full soundstage, price

Weakness:

None

Wow! You guys were right! I picked up a floor model, but the cover had a tear in it. Called Boston, they offered to send me a replacement - FREE! Wouldn't even let me pay the shipping. This is a GREAT speaker, if you can still find one - buy it today!

Similar Products Used:

Bose & JBL

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jan 02, 2001]
Brandon Hart
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Tremendous power handling ability, awesome sound

Weakness:

NONE

This is an incredible speaker. It blows away its competion. This center channel is clear, crisp, and powerful. Fantastic for those who love to watch movies in 5.1. Boston did a bad thing when they downgraded to the VR920 and raised the priced $200. DUMB!! However, if you still have the oportunity to pick up a VR12 DO IT!!

Similar Products Used:

Boston VR10

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jul 21, 2000]
James
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Very powerful. Crisp, clear. Also, very powerful ;)

Weakness:

It's huuuuuge.....

Got this unit on closeout for 239.99 US! This thing is big, but it puts out! Crisp, clear and powerful soundstage. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can touch this for under $300.00.

Just make sure your TV is at least a 32" or you will have put it on it's own stand.

Run down to your local Boston dealer and see if you can get one on closeout. They are getting hard to find, so you better hurry.

Similar Products Used:

Polk Audio CS200 (which is now for sale!)

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
4
[Jan 04, 2000]
MARCUS BROWN
Casual Listener

Strength:

BY FAR THIS IS THE BEST CENTER SPEAKER EVER MADE.I FOUND THAT THE VR-12 HAS NOT ONLY THE CLEANEST,TIGHTEST BASS OF ALL CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKERS THAT I'VE EVER HEARD.YOU CAN HEAR SOUNDS ON THIS BAD BOY THAT YOU WILL NEVER HEAR ON ANY OTHER.

Weakness:

THE ONLY WEAKNESS IS HAVING ENOUGH TIME TO LISTEN TO THEM.

A MUST OWN FOR ANY TRUE HOME THEATRE LOVER.I HAVE OWNED THIS SPEAKER FOR 6 MONTHS AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING BETTER.

Similar Products Used:

NONE

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Apr 25, 1999]
SteveS
an Audio Enthusiast

If you want vocals that are clean and bass that is tight and punchy the VR-12 center is the speaker!

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
[Jul 24, 2000]
cam
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

BIG and Bad, Powerfull, Big, Takes loud movies well , produces amazing sound and everything is just perfect

Weakness:

not big enough

I got this with my system because the dealer only had VR12s and the only VR10 was the floor model so for like $100 or somthing I got this, I had no idea how big it was , this is a big MoFo'n Speaker my friend, But it produces big sound it can take all my movies and just can not let you down, great base and all around sound, in face off I could hear the gun go off frum Righ t necter left and sounded all the same, This speaker matcehs my 9653 very well, I love this speaker

Boston vr 965
Boston VR12
Boston VRS
Marantz SR-7000 reciver
Sony DVP-S330 DVD playa
older 27' Panasonic for now
Tributaries Digi coax and S-Video for my dvd playa
XLO er-15 for the fronts, and some cheap stuff for the rears
and and most important a La-z-boy chair heh

Similar Products Used:

vr10 paradigm B&W

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Feb 08, 2000]
James
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Realistic. Heavy bass. Warranty.

Weakness:

Heavy as h**l. Can this cause my 50" Toshiba to sag?

I wanted a reasonably close sound match to my 1985 build, Boston Series II A150's. The V12 is great. No complaints except I paid too much from the local dealer ($400), since I could not find them on-line over a year ago.

P.S. Bose should be ashamed of that squatty little center channel. It reeks !!

Similar Products Used:

Bought a silly $200 Bose center while looking.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[May 15, 2000]
Steven
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Natural,Uniform Dispersion

Weakness:

None so far

I bought this center speker to replace my PSB 8C speaker,PSB is not a bad speaker for me.Till I hear the Boston Acoustics VR12 ;I know what I have been missing is the vocals and on-screen effects are so natural with VR12.The sound is tight,clean and smooth.Highly recommanded.

Similar Products Used:

PSB 8C

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Jun 30, 2000]
Bryan
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Great Sound

Weakness:

Size

This center channel is awesome! It really makes everything sound better. I got mine on clearance a few months ago fo $250. That is a great deal if you can still find one. Would highly recommend this speaker!

Similar Products Used:

JBL

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
[Oct 31, 2001]
frank dimens

Strength:

Size?

Weakness:

many,many

Bought after a ton of research and found it really does not live up to reviews, my old sound dynamics is far better quality, and much better sound, poor highs, very garbled lows, not a high quality speaker, buying name I think, Energy/Polk much better.

Similar Products Used:

Energy/Polk/JBL/SoundDynamics

OVERALL
RATING
2
VALUE
RATING
2
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