Pros: Great looking, well built, perfect neutral soundstage, strong presence, handles movies beautifully

Cons: Big! not really a con, but even after measuring, to actually realize how big of a center channel this is hard to do without seeing it in your room setup

Overall Review: This is a great match-up to any of the smaller monitor series speakers for home theater use. Its really has beautiful tone and sound and is very balanced, just like any other Polk product honestly. The cherry cabinet looks great and is seamless.I really like how this center handles voices and effects in movies. HUGE improvement over my Yamaha center. beyond words for the improvement. This is a great match-up for the monitor 40, 50, or 60's as fronts. Generally though with the 70's (and some people think the 60 too) the center can be overpowered and be drowned out. that would really be the only reason to go for the cs2. With that said this speaker can easily fill a larger room with great sound. I love it. Try it out, it really is a great speaker. I've heard the similar infinity counterpart, and I really don't feel there is a comparison to be made at all. Infinity's have a tinnier sound than the smooth full sound of this Polk.

Pros: Performs as good or better than more expensive center channels. Cherry wood looks good and expensive. Thanks to this baby I am able to hear all the little details, lows and highs that my cheap HTIB couldn't reproduce.

Cons: NONE

Overall Review: My Bedroom Setup at the moment: (1) Polk Audio CS1 Series II Center Channel (2) Polk Monitor 40 Series II (1) Onkyo TX SR508 AV Receiver (80W X 7 Ch @ 8ohms) (1) HTPC with HDMI (1) Samsung LN40C630 (1) Verizon FIOS HD BOX

Pros: For a center channel speaker in this price range, this center channel speaker performs quite well. After listening to several movies, compact discs and television broadcasts, I find the speaker to have a very good overall sound. That being said, you have to know how to use your receiver's settings to get the best result from this speaker. It certainly sounds a lot better than an older Advent cheapie that I had at one time. The cherry finish cabinet looks very nice and has been mentioned so many times, you have to know that it isn't a tiny speaker. In my opinion, at a lower price, you can't expect smaller drivers to do the job so your better off to have larger drivers to provide an adequate frequency response.

Cons: None...not at this price.

Overall Review: I purchased this speaker to go with my system that includes Bose 301 speakers for the front, Bose 41 speakers for the rear, and a Pioneer VSX-820 receiver. No subwoofer.....but that's next on the list and I'll be considering subwoofers from Polk and Yamaha.

Pros: Defines sound perfectly amidst a mediocre AVR (SONY) and having NO subwoofer (trying to avoid angering neigbors@night) in my setup in my somewhat small room it compliments my KSB Klipsch Bookshelfs perfectly. Its better than my Main Setup (energy center/bookshelf + sub)(HK AVR) in the center dept mainly because its louder and clearer on the highs (energy has more bass) + and for the price performance ratio it is excellent. You dont have to turn up the volume much to understand what your watching as it does that for you even in low volume. Polk is a good brand.

Cons: non really unless you think smaller is better. this center is the biggest and heaviest center Ive ever had.

Overall Review: It really does make a difference having a center as it brings out the voices/dialogue in everything I watch. Not to mention the sound definition. Its not ear piercing clear mostly just brings out the small nuances you wouldnt get with a 2 speaker setup. I just use it with my Bravia LCD setup and really enjoy watching TV with it at nights before sleeping and for the price I paid for it I am very happy with it as I have owned some subpar centers (SONY-JBL old versions)

Pros: Dual 5 1/4 inch drivers & (1) one inch dome tweeter sound perfect with my 5.1 system for TV & sounds great for music playback too. Great look cabinet.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Bought this to replace a decade old CC from the Jensen/AR/Audiovox family. This Polk has the exact same speaker sizes... but ooh my what a difference in sound! Part of it has to be the rear port on this one because it's putting out 10x the bass as my old CC setup. Buy with confidence but as others have said, be aware that you will need 18 inches wide space to install.

Pros: Eggcellent Sound quality, Awesome looking design, Perfect setup of mediocre cost setup, (if you are not willing to pay thousands for a sick rig)

Cons: The sharp plastic legs make it a little unstable but not worth nearly enough to take an egg off, after all i'm buying sound not an ornament

Overall Review: I'd go with the whole polk audio setup if you don't want to spend a G in the Audio department, get the Monitor 60s for front, this one for center, some monitor 50s for the back... 7.1 you ask?? if your room is big enough add a couple more 50s on there... but for average living rooms, 5.1 is plenty (or get the onkyo 5.1+2 :)

Pros: Terrific sound for a center speaker. Great price! Good looks.

Cons: none

Overall Review: fixed the voice problems I was having with my AV amp.

Pros: very good value, i bought it for 69.99. I love this Polk line of speakers. I have Monitor II 70's on the fronts and Monitor II 30's on the rears. They match seamlessly with this center channel. In movies the sound is enveloping and full. I also have a PSW505 sub completing this awesome setup

Cons: its big