I want a new center channel:D

Mr. Sharpe

what I have now just sucks! all it has are two full range drivers. Anything with a tweeter would be nice.

I'm looking at a JBL HLS center. they have one on amazon for $70 new:biggrin:

If not that, a Polk, that was the original plan so which one? I can only have an 8 ohm. I wish I could use one of their LSIC but not only is it 4 ohms but the sensitivity is 88Db would I'm sure my receiver would catch on fire if I used it

Glowrdr

Which system are you looking for? Might be tough to match the timbre with a DIY speaker. Might need to add a DIY center to match.

Mr. Sharpe

It will be used with the Cerwin Vega's, should I get a Cerwin vega center then? These are older speakers and I haven't very many pictures of this particular model online hardly at all.

Naw my DIY's are in the 2 ch. stuff.

Thanks for the help. I would just get any center speaker but I'd like some advice first, like some that would match the Timbre of the main speakers.

TNHNDYMAN

I have a CS1 Polk that needs a new home, if interested PM for details. I've been meaning to put an ad up in the for sale section and will tomorrow after taking pics. $60 + shipping.

Mr. Sharpe

TNHNDYMAN wrote: »

I have a CS1 Polk that needs a new home, if interested PM for details. I've been meaning to put an ad up in the for sale section and will tomorrow after taking pics. $60 + shipping.

Do you believe one of those would match a pair of these old Cerwin Vega's?

Mr. Sharpe

Glowrdr wrote: »

Which system are you looking for? Might be tough to match the timbre with a DIY speaker. Might need to add a DIY center to match.

I will be using in my HT system. There's a list of speakers and there's a picture of the Cerwin Main speakers.

halo71

I've got a CV RE-6c center, if you are interested let me know.

Here is what it looks like.

HTguru1982

Probably not gonna find a better match for your CVs than that RE-6C.

Mr. Sharpe

Good deal. I'm still deciding between several different ones so thanks Halo and HT.

20hz

I got a polk cs300 I am not using ..

cubdog

I have a few options but none better than halos CV. Go for it.

cubdog

TNHNDYMAN

+1 go w/ Halo's CV center

20hz

I really need to hear some of the new er CV's the last I heard was the older pink surround stuff they made and I was beyond impressed than !!

Mr. Sharpe

I think the Pink surround speakers look cool and all but isn't that foam surround? I'm trying to stay away from cheapy stuff, the center I have now is cheap enough. two full range drivers, plain and simple. plenty of low muffled mid's and no really nice highs. I was listening to my Dad's Infinity center and was extremely jealous at how much better his sounded. something with a tweeter, maybe a horn since the mains have horns and good sensitivity.

halo71

Do what you will. But just because a speaker has foam surrounds does not mean it is a cheap speaker. :biggrin:

Mr. Sharpe

Does that one you have have foam or rubber surround?

halo71

Foam. Think it listed for $300 new. Don't remember.

cnh

Seems to me halo does have your matching center.

Two things:

1. Are you CVs 'horn' loaded (that seems like a horn in there to me)?
2. The surrounds in your pics actually look like they might need to be 'replaced'--is that an illusion of the photo or is the surround thinning out at points on both the mid and the woofer?

cnh

Mr. Sharpe

they are Horn loaded. You should've seen the surrounds before I cleaned them! They don't need replacing. there was a little section in the surrounds that looked to be cut open about an inch but I fixed it. Those are not the foam surround type either. There isn't a lot to the surround on the mids. I guess the mids could look that way because they came with a mesh grill over them originally, the original owner must've taken them off.

cnh

Well the question now is, is that tweeter in Halo's center a horn or not? Because that would be 'important' in matching your R/L speakers.

I'd guess from the pics, no?

cnh

halo71

It is not horn loaded.

TECHNOKID

Mr. Sharpe wrote: »

It will be used with the Cerwin Vega's, should I get a Cerwin vega center then? These are older speakers and I haven't very many pictures of this particular model online hardly at all.

Naw my DIY's are in the 2 ch. stuff.

Thanks for the help. I would just get any center speaker but I'd like some advice first, like some that would match the Timbre of the main speakers.

Front stage must be matched including the center. Stay away from miss-matching the front stage especially with newer speaker if you still want to keep that old pair of CV. Try get a used CV center that best match your present speakers.

Mr. Sharpe

the original plan was to get one with a horn loaded tweeter. I was thinking about something like either of these two

http://www.amazon.com/Cerwin-Vega-Cmx-25C-5-Inch-Channel-Speaker/dp/B002JH1CKO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1314744579&sr=8-7

http://www.amazon.com/Cerwin-Vega-Xls-6C-6-Inch-Channel-Speaker/dp/B002JGZBJS/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1314744579&sr=8-8

that was the Original plan. I hate to show interest in something like this then find out I need to match if tweeters are horn loaded or dome etc.