The center speaker is the heart of your home theater
Perhaps the most important loudspeaker in a home theater system is the center channel because as much as 80 percent of the information in a surround soundtrack may come from there! The CSR is all-MDF constructed, which creates an acoustically stable cabinet that doesn't interfere with the sound. Your CSR's anti-diffraction grilles help, too. Diffraction is a type of distortion that occurs when sound reflects off an object such as a grille frame. The re-radiated sounds smear the original sound, much like ghost images on a TV smear the picture. Sound wave reflections (diffraction), caused by grille frames, color the sound and make the speaker sound "closed in" and "boxy." Polk's technology lifts the grilles literally off the baffle area, minimizing grille-edge reflections for clearer sound and more open imaging.
Dynamic Balance brings it all into harmony
The drivers and tweeters used in Polk home speakers feature Dynamic Balance. What's this mean? Just as an x-ray enables a physician to discover the root cause of a symptom and effect the right treatment for a cure, laser imaging allowed Polk engineers to find the right combinations of materials, geometry, and construction techniques to tune out the offending resonance. Polk calls this technology Dynamic Balance. Dynamic Balance technology produces flat frequency response, sharp detail, transparency, and an ability to play program material with wide dynamic range at life-like volume levels without a hint of strain. Clean, clear, effortless sound results.
Flexible placement
CSi Center Channel Speakers easily carry the majority of center channel info delivered in multi-channel sources; their upside-down amiable cabinets give you the ultimate in placement flexibility and sound tailoring for your high-performance home theater system. Plus, it's magnetically shielded to keep your television safe, and it has 5-way binding post inputs for the most secure connections and the most versatile wiring applications.
WOW!! (July 17, 2012)
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Reviewed By: Mark R. - Buffalo, NY
Wow What A Piece Of Equipment. Very Heavy And Well Made. In This Time And Age Thats Rare. Much Bigger Than Thought. Sounds Awesome, Highs And Mids Are Very Much Accurate. Would Recommend To Anyone Serious In A Center Speaker. The Price Was Steal!!!!!! Would Buy Again In A Heartbeat.
Polk CSR1 from Vann's (April 11, 2012)
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Reviewed By: John R. - Fayetteville, Arkansas
The Polk CSR1 was an excellent upgrade from my small RCA front center channel speaker for my 5.1 surround sound system. It matches my front left and right Infinity speakers very well in audio performance and appearance. Matter of fact it may outperform my Infinity speakers if I adjusted the levels equally through my amplifier. Crisp and clear especially for television and movie audio. Glad I purchased this productspeaker. I considered the Klipsch and the Polk for my purchase. Read the reviews. It was pretty much a toss up between the two, but Im very happy I chose the Polk. Vanns had this product at a good price and has shown me great service with the sale.
It's a perfect match (October 19, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Edward M. - Lakeland, FL
This center channel speaker is the perfect match to Polk Audios R300 floorstanding speakers. They are made of the same materials and have the same finish. In addition, the CSR has the same drivers as the R300s. The speaker was small enough to fit into the center channel speaker void inside my entertainment unit directly under my TV making it Hooking it up was a breeze once I removed the center caps from the binding posts. This allowed me to use banana plugs instead of having to insert bare wire into the posts which can be messy. Best of all is the sound. Smooth and even. Blends perfectly with the other Polk speakers I have. Capable of some really decent bass - the Audyssey setup in my receiver capped everything lower than 40hz, which was better than I expected.
Great center channel speaker (September 28, 2010)
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Reviewed By: David B. Annee - Brooklyn, NY
You will not beat the price on this awesome Polk audio center channel. For a quality center speaker like this, you would have to pay at least 3 to four times as much money anyplace else. It was my first time using Vanns and the experience was a very good one. My order came on time and was well protected in the packaging. I would recommend your site to anyone looking for quality products with reasonable pricing.
Great Speaker Set! (February 13, 2010)
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Reviewed By: Anthony P. - Sheppard AFB, TX
This speaker looked and sounded great but it just barely didnt fit inside my center cabinet. A great buy for anyone who has the space!
polk csr center channel speaker (December 23, 2009)
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Reviewed By: michael a. moore - north port, florida
Ive had this speaker for 3 weeks, I replaced an Althena with this one, both speakers are similar as far as wattage and size,,,but thats about as close as they come. This polk plays louder with less volume witch makes it much easier to understand dialogue,,Im very pleased with this product, great sale price and as always great service with Vanns
Comparison Specifications
- Power rating: 10W - 100W recommended amplifier power
- Nominal impedance: 8 ohms
- Tweeter: 0.75" Dynamic Balance silk/polymer composite dome
- Mid/woofer: Two 5.25" Dynamic Balance mineral-filled polymer composite cone drivers
- Crossover: 2.3kHz
- Cabinet design: Ported enclosure / Acoustically inert MDF material / Acoustically inert stamped driver baskets and butyl rubber surrounds / Anti-diffraction grilles
- Magnetic shielding: Yes, all three drivers
Additional Specifications
- Frequency response: 55Hz - 22kHz
- Upper/lower -3DB limit: 60Hz / 20kHz
- Terminals: 5-way binding posts
- Timbre-matched to any Polk Audio home theater music system
Dimensional Specifications
- Dimensions: 7.0" H x 19.0" W x 7.5" D
- Weight: Approximately 17 lbs
Polk CSR BLACK Warranty Details
Limited 5-year warranty
