Audio NS-C210BL Center Channel Speaker - Each (Black)

For a small speaker, it packs a great punch. Projects sound at a far greater distance than I anticipated with plenty of bass. Dialogue is so much clearer now. It's the perfect addition to a pair of tower speakers in a cramped apartment! Highly recommend.

I've been looking for awhile to find a center channel for the PC to hook up to the receiver. I have a Klipsch bookshelf surround and Klipsch doesn't make a desktop size center. Actually not many manufacturers at all let alone something that's decent quality! So not easy finding a center channel in this size of good quality to fit on a desk that can pair and sound as good as Klipsch bookshelf speakers. This small Yamaha center does very well paired against the Klipsch's. The tone matches so close in fact that I didn't bother with calibration which is a nice surprise. The Yamaha center is a dome tweeter but it does very well against the horns on the Klipsch's and the clarity of dialog is also very good. I don't think it's loud enough to go in anything but a small living room but for my purpose as a desktop center channel it does exceptionally well. Has a nice solid weight to it and supports banana plugs. Overall really pleased with this small center from Yamaha.

I bought this speaker for it's thinner depth. Fits easily on top of my fireplace mantle without the front of the speaker hanging over the front to be cooked, like my original Sony center speaker in the location. Sound quality? Acceptable. With dual 3.5" speakers in this box I don't expect much low bass notes projection. But the treble definition is good enough for movie dialog. I'm breaking the speaker in as I write this with Radio Swiss Jazz streaming at a medium volume level. Using the neural THX setting on a high end Pioneer home theater receiver. Given the compromises of my living room space, necessary wife approval factor and budget, this low cost speaker is mid-fi done well. This Made in Malaysia box is solid. Screw terminal connectors are good quality. Fit and finish are CNC precision. I've always appreciated Yamaha quality. I've owned their guitars, guitar amps, record turntables, motorcycles, etc... I have a second simple 2 channel vintage Yamaha receiver in my garage that I use exclusively to listen to vinyl. Powers big Phase Technology speakers. I'm a musician, sometimes I get amazed by how good my cheap stereo sounds. And I've owned expensive hi-fi equipment in the past. Sanely got over that maddening gear acquisition syndrome disease and settled for simply enjoying music without worrying about the equipment used. This speaker gets the job done. No muss, no fuss.

This little Yamaha 6 ohms center speaker works well with my 5 JBL small 8 ohms speaker set up. I have it connected to my Yamaha, and it works nicely. The vocals are clear and the bass as well comes in much better than the smaller JBL center speaker I had. I just wanted clearer vocals, and this speaker delivers that at a good price level. The dimensions had a part in my decision as I did not want it to block my tv screen as another speaker would.

I purchased this Yamaha center speaker to replace an older JBL center speaker that was at least TWICE as big as this new Yamaha. As a center speaker in my 5.1 home theater system, it works great in carrying dialogue. I can adjust center speaker levels thru my Yamaha receiver which works great as individual speakers can be adjusted depending on what is being watched... movies, tv, etc. Of course everyone's setup is different, but after purchasing a much larger tv (75") the height of the tv, combined with the height of the stereo cabinet and center speaker.... well, the old JBL was now too tall for my setup, so I needed a smaller center speaker. This little Yamaha fits the bill perfectly. Nice contstruction and build quality is solid.

The what you should know - excellent upgrade to any system. History - bought my first surround system, a Yamaha system, in 1995 I reckon. Also got their 100W powered subwoofer at the time, so in that era it was a pretty good system. Today, I still use the sub, and the NS-A3500 tower speakers which I replaced the speaker foams on about 7 years ago. With the package came rear speakers and of course a center speaker. Running Polk bookshelf speakers for the rears now. FF to today, still use the same sub, same tower speakers, and same center speaker UNTIL I decided to upgrade to this one. What a difference!! The center channel is crisp, dialogue is super clear, even my wife noticed an immediate improvement (so ya, check on wifey approved). I'm using a Yamaha YAMAHA RX-V385 5.1-Channel 4K Ultra HD AV Receiver to run my theater from an Asus 4K Gaming PC and finally out to my Samsung 65 S90D - I still prefer 5.1. The speaker is a great upgrade and I highly recommend it if you're looking to improve sound without replacing major components.

A great value in a center channel speaker. Compact design but big sound. Takes up very little space, can be wall mounted. Dialogue is crystal clear. Despite small size, pumps out some nice bass. Using with a Yamaha RX-V6A av receiver. It's a real bargain in a great sounding speaker.

Just got this thing delivered yesterday. The retail box was a bit torn, but the speaker was unharmed in its journey. I like that there are two options to hook this thing up to your receiver. You can either push your banana plugs into the terminals in the back or use bare copper wire and insert into the terminal holes and then rotate the knobs to lock down the wires. I docked half a star, because there is no picture of the rear terminals on the Amazon web site. This is for people who are hesitant to put this speaker in their Amazon basket, because they don't know if their wires will work with this speaker. I also docked half a star, because the speaker terminals are pointed up at an angle, therefore your wires will protrude upward and block your view if you mount this in front of your TV. There's a simple fix for this though if you have a standard Phillips screwdriver. Just unscrew the four black Phillips screws in the back and rotate the speaker terminal plate so that the speaker terminals point down and re-secure back the four black Phillips screws you removed. The height of this speaker still blocks 2" of the front of my TV which is just sitting on the factory TV stand on my dresser, so I just put the center channel speaker behind the TV on my dresser. The sound is just as clear and now the speaker does not block my view. I docked a whole star, because you cannot remove the front speaker grill to see the speakers. The front grill is glued to the speaker box. Other manufacturers let you see the beauty inside by letting you remove the speaker cover if you want. Also, the mesh fabric can get torn by accident and it would be nice to know the fabric can be replaced by removing the front cover and taking it to a upholstery fabricator. Also, if a speaker gets damaged it would be nice to be able to remove the front grill cover to replace the blown speaker. Yamaha gets 3 stars, because this unit is smaller than other units I viewed and the voice sound is clear and loud enough to be heard over my loud AC unit in the apartment.

i like their sound and quality

Muito Bom, agregou muito valor ao meu set de som! Agora estou na Configuração. 3.1 muito interessante para ouvir musica!

Fantastic results on my way to 5.1

Very good sound.Good price to quality ratio.

Great little speaker ideal for bsmt theater system.