Polk Signature Elite ES30 Center Channel Speaker, Home Theater Speakers, Hi-Res Audio Certified, Dolby Atmos & DTS:X Compatible, 1" Tweeter & Two 5.25" Woofers, Dual Power Port Bass, Stunning Black

I wasn't expecting much in clear vocals from a small center speaker with six 3-inch drivers. This one surprised me with vocal clarity. When building a home theater sound system, you should always build from the inside out. First the center speaker, then mains, then surrounds. The center is so important because 90% of TV/movies is dialog and 90% of the dialog comes out of the center speaker. Don't worry about "timbre matching" ie using speakers all from the same company, always get the best center speaker you can afford. The Polk has high quality sound, and high quality goes with everything. The Polk ES35 combined with a couple of small bookshelf speakers was chosen to replace an expensive L/C/R sound bar that just had a tinny sound. It is powered by a new Sony AN1000 in a 3.1 setup. Space was a major issue to fit it under a 55" Sony TV in an enclosed space. The Polk fit perfectly my needs and it completely blew the soundbar away in every way it could. Music, dialog, bass, clarity. The speaker is all plastic but I would rate it as well-built. It had a good heft to and the plastic was not thin and cheap. It is rear ported but because of the design of the port, there is a small cage that sticks out of the back about two inches or so. You can put this speaker flush against a wall or in an enclosed space and the cage gives the port room to breath. Anyone wanting to hear better clarity for voices from their TV will like this unit. It does exactly what a good center speaker is supposed to do, allow you to listen to the TV without having to turn the sound all the way up. It's clear at all levels, even low sound levels. Anyone looking looking to replace TV sound or even a sound bar this is a major upgrade for $350. I can easily recommend it.

The sound quality on this center speaker speaks volumes! Pun intended. The speaker allows us to hear the dialogue better when using my entire surround system. It’s slim enough to fit easily in the entertainment center. It also looks ok if just placing on top of a cabinet under the tv ( our temporary storage solution) . Bought this for the price and the quality. Very easy to hook up.

Awesome sound from this center channel speaker. Got it on sale for a great price. Livened up my Yamaha A6A.

This sounds amazing with my system. Clear and crisp sound and works perfectly as a center channel. Highly recommend Polk brand.

Looking to repurpose an older center Polk speaker, this new ES30, compatible with DTS:X HD, has 8ohm impedance and negates the need to change receiver impedance as my other speakers (T15) are also 8ohm . From my 5.1 system, the audio isn't much better than the T30 center speaker I also looked at, but the main difference of DTS X along with slightly wider frequency range gives the ES30 the edge. If your receiver has DTS X, go with the ES30. Speaking of edges, this thing is 20" wide, 10" deep, and 7 high. It is slightly too wide for my tv stand but am finding a shelf or other means to perch it on behind and above the tv, angled down. Definitely worth the purchase as voices have a ton of clarity, the best I've heard.

These are fantastic especially for the money. The sound really puts the system together with your right and left side speakers. The highs are bright but not tinny or shrill. The mid sounds are not overtaken by the tweeter or woofers. The woofers have a rich sound but do appreciate the help of a subwoofer. This center channel speaker is bigger than it appears in the pictures. Is a solid build and is a hefty weight. Go ahead and give it a chance and I hope you appreciate it as much as I do.

Work well. Sound great! Attractive.

Both my wife and I have challenges hearing the voices sometimes on some of these shows where the background music tends to overwhelm the people who are speaking. We've tried adjusting our surround sound middle speaker quite often and have discovered we just can't get it right. So we purchased this higher end unit which cost about 50% of what the whole speaker system cost that we own. But it was well worth it because the verbiage is very clear now and though we still adjusted a little bit here and there it's a very good speaker and it does fill the need that we needed. It's also a smaller size than the other speaker that we were going to purchase. We happen to sit our 75-in TV on a table top and this speaker set fits very nicely right underneath it and it's somewhat hidden It's great for us.