Carver TS-441C Center Channel Speaker

• Phoenix Gold
• Center Channel - Silver

I wouldn't ever buy these again, stay away:
I am a novice audiophile but I can tell these speakers leave a lot to be desired. My $40 radio shack speakers blow this thing away. The only difference between the Center channel and the towers is the mounting system and the orientation of the label on the grill. These are definitely not rated at RMS rating that they say that they are. I have mine hooked up to an onkyo 120 watt RMS reciever and they begin to pop and distort at about 1/3 volume. The Center and towers look pretty, but they don't perform like they should. If you want a better deal people are selling them on ebay for around 50 bucks, but I can't even say they are worth that.

Fine speaker for the money:
I have the silver version that I bought about 2 years ago. The speaker is a bit large, but has a sturdy, well made feel to it. At 15 lbs, it's double the weight of some similarly priced brands, and I have had no problem with it at any sound level. Very stable on the contoured pads supplied, and the included wall mount will be appreciated if/when I change my entertainment set up. Quality speaker wire connection and great sound. Buy one and you won't be disappointed.

Excelent!!:
It sounds excelent, very crisp and detailed sound, sturdy alluminum case, very solid feeling, nice looking and a bit large but no problem. It cames with wall mounting and two bases for mountig on top of your furniture.

Not actually in stock - discontinued:
I don't know if this speaker is any good or not, but don't try to buy it from here. I tried twice and both times about 4 days after I had ordered it (and the first time ordered the matching satellite speakers) I received an e-mail from Amazon saying it was currently out of stock so they were cancelling my order and I should try again later. Well I checked back a week or so later and it showed in stock but the same thing happened after I ordered it. I sent an e-mail to Parts Express (who is actually the seller, not amazon) and they said it had been discontinued (they also said they had no record of my order...strange). Anyways now I'm stuck with the satellite speakers with no matching center. By the way I haven't seen the center speaker in stock anywhere else since.

High horsepower speaker...............:
I was disappointed with the lack of clarity that you would connect to the name of Carver. This falls into the class of a high power center channel speaker. I have the wattage to push these past their entended use with power to spare. I recommend a change of brands that are proven performers. Polk audio or Infinity would be my recommendation. They are very responsive to low wattage applications and have excellent clarity throughout the upper power range.