Polk CS1 vs. RC1 vs. TC2

[equalls]

I currently have a Polk CS1 and was looking for a slight upgrade. I am on a really tight budget and wanted to see if either of these speakers were good. I find that i cannot hear clearly hear dialogue spoken in movies without blasting the volume.

The Speaker Company - RC1 Center Channel Speaker
http://www.thespeakercompany.com/RC1...er-P38C13.aspx

or

The Speaker Company - TC2 Center Channel Speaker
http://www.thespeakercompany.com/TC2...er-P47C13.aspx

Thanks

[prankster]

Originally Posted by equalls

I currently have a Polk CS1 and was looking for a slight upgrade. I am on a really tight budget and wanted to see if either of these speakers were good. I find that i cannot hear clearly hear dialogue spoken in movies without blasting the volume.

The Speaker Company - RC1 Center Channel Speaker
http://www.thespeakercompany.com/RC1...er-P38C13.aspx

or

The Speaker Company - TC2 Center Channel Speaker
http://www.thespeakercompany.com/TC2...er-P47C13.aspx

Thanks

what l/r fronts are you using? you definitely want to timbre match (voice match) your fronts with the center channel. if you're running the monitors, i would suggest you upgrade to the cs2. i use monitor 60's with the cs2 for center and have no trouble hearing dialogue.

in the meantime, you can try bumping up your center channel a couple db's through your receiver settings, if possible.

[equalls]

i am using Polk R50 for my fronts and have a Harman 146 AVR

[D1-2005]

I have a cs1 and i have no problem with spoken dialogue. There is the occasional movie where the dialogue is soft, but I attribute that to the sound track. Have you tried boosting the center level to see if that helps?