Classic Series II was designed to offer Boston's legendary sound, classic look, exceptional quality, and value. Classic II loudspeakers provide an excellent foundation for a multi-channel home theater system or a stereo-only music system. The Classic Series II includes a high performance , two small bookshelf loudspeakers, a center channel, a 100-watt powered subwoofer, and a satellite/center loudspeaker package. All Classic Series IImodels are finished in Black Walnut or Cherry Vinyl - a classic look that looks great anywhere.
P**R
Excellent, just what the doctor ordered
This speaker was exactly what I'd hoped for and meets the quality I've come to expect from Boston Acoutstics. I use all BA speakers with my 7.1 system because large or small, the tonal quality is similar so there is less fiddling with the equalizers to properly match them. I had been using a BA bookshelf speaker for the center channel for years, but when I deadened the room by adding a lot of soft material, it became clear that the center speaker was not as well balanced as the rest. Some of the dialog did not sound quite as natural as wanted.My hope was that replacing the bookshelf speaker with a proper center channel speaker would make the sound and dialog more natural. This speaker did exactly that. I hooked it up and rebalanced the entire sytem (this speaker is more sensitve than the one I was using so it is much louder at the same power level). As soon as it was setup, it disappeared! That is what it should do! Now dialog and other center sounds are just there where they should be rather than sounding like they are coming from a separate center speaker. My assumption now is that the bookshelf speaker I was using was either defective or just not up to the task.This speaker is great and just what the system needed.
R**B
That center-channel speaker was fine until I added a sub and two front Atmos ...
I have the Boston Acoustics Classic II set, which comes with the CS223C (basically the CS225C’s baby brother). That center-channel speaker was fine until I added a sub and two front Atmos speakers (making my setup 5.1.2)—after that, I found that dialog was getting overpowered by the surround and bass. The CS225C fixed that—my center channel is now louder, warmer (more mids), and just plain ballsier than before. Definitely money well spent. Word of warning, though: this speaker is BIG, and will not fit on every TV stand.
B**E
Worth every cent
Its an amazing Center Speaker, I wouldn't pick very many others (depending on how much of a budget build I was going for that is), but I paired it with 6 CR-65s which I had 2 laying around from my parents and then found 2 more pair on Ebay for like 200 total for all 4 and its great mixed with my Onkyo receiver it gets amazing sound clarity and overall pumps out a lot of noise
M**E
Good value center channel speaker.
I replaced a pretty good quality B&W unit that was at least 7 years old as the tweeter died. This unit sounds clear and I recommend it for the price. Eventually I'll pick up a larger one, but probably not as quick as I had anticipated.
L**E
A complete Boston speaker system.
I needed this to complete a 5 + 1 stereo system. I received a defective speaker and returned it. The 2nd delivered speaker worked great, rounding out a great sounding Boston speaker system. There were no problems at all with the return and reshipment.
M**R
Perfect center channel speaker for my system when set to small under receiver settings
A very peppy mid channel speaker. I have noticed that the voice clarity is much better when I set this as a small speaker in my Yamaha receiver's settings. sounds too beefy when set to large.
J**T
Great sound and great price
Great sound and great price
J**R
Great speaker
My front side speakers were overwhelming the center channel I was using, no matter how I tweaked the settings in the 5.1 channel receiver. This speaker fixed the problem and then some. It's very crisp, clear and natural sounding. I had to turn up the levels on the side speakers and surrounds to compensate for the loudness of this speaker. I give 5 stars for the price I paid, which was less than $100. If I had paid more, I probably would give only 4 stars, due to the lack of mounting options compared to similarly priced center channels.
C**E
Ich bin begeistert
Hört sich mit meinem hk avr 135 bUneingespielt hammer an da erkennt man mal den unterschied zu dem hk centerJetzt schon.I'm zusammen spiel mit meinem subwooferEigenumbau ein wechselseitige Bass spielAber auch in den Höhen echt kein Vergleich zu den hk... Freu mich schon auf die zwei boston satelitten lautsprecher die ich auch bestellt habe um dann mal das konkurenzfaigeZusammenspiel zu erfassen, kann ja nur noch besser werden.. Wenn das jetzt schon so ist kaum vorstellbar und das bei dem preis Ich bin begeistert
C**N
RECOMENDABLE
LA CALIFICACIÓN ELEGIDA SE DEBE A LA TOTAL SATISFACCIÓN QUE EN MI COMPRA REALIZADA OBTUVE. LA CALIDAD DE SONIDO BASTANTE ACEPTABLE Y PUES NO QUEDA MAS QUE CALIFICAR DE EXCELENTE MANERA EL PRODUCTO. SALUDOS
J**Z
Buena calidad
Buen producto, entrega rapida
M**R
Five Stars
Great centre speaker. Was surprised by the size of it. real punchy output.
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