Polk Audio TL1 Center Channel Speaker, Center Speakers for Home Theater (Each, Black)

I've been replacing speakers in my ancient 5.1 system from 2002. This was the final piece of the puzzle and it's doing the job nicely. With surround speakers, it's difficult to say exactly what they're capable of since they're only in use part of the time and not performing a full range of sound, but there's clarity on dialogue and vocals and a warm, natural sound. I chose this model because the width fits right into my TV stand. It's a low-profile design. Without the cover on, it's a bit boring as I have some Klipsch speakers in my setup now, with their pretty copper cones, but even though a center speaker, it's not a center of attention looks-wise. Great price too.

This center channel speaker has taken my home theater to new heights. My setup is certainly not as elaborate or expensive as many others, but I have two speakers in the front and two in the rear and the center channel speaker really takes the sound to the next level. The speaker makes all of the dialogue just jump out at you and everything is crystal clear. So no matter what you're listening to, whether dialogue or music or sound effects, this speaker really is a great addition to any home theater system. It's affordable and nice looking and super easy to set up. It only took minutes. I would recommend it to anybody and certainly over a speaker that's hundreds of dollars or more.

very good replacement speaker... I am no audiophile... mounting speaker was very easy... sound is good at very high level, at peak on my denon theater system, of course its not strong enough, but price and build contruction very good, for which i base the 4 stars on...

A solid center speaker that does the job right out of the box. Polk items can go really high end, especially when buying a complete system, but individually you can build your system on a budget without breaking the bank. It does exactly what it is supposed to do with very little fanfare or bells and whistles, and looks great with the grill on, or off. I have them off to match my components. The sound is solid, and naturally it is not made to carry the entire weight of the sound system, but to round it out as a team player. It is solidly built, looks great, and looks nice in front of my 50 inch Samsung. Do not expect the sound from this center speaker to blow you away, but it does the job nicely for what its designed for at a good price. One caveat if you are not hanging it on the wall, the speaker dips a little low when resting it in front of your TV, so it looks off with a slanted downward look. It drove me nuts, so you will have to undertake your own solution since they did not supply any small supports for those thinking of resting in on an entertainment center. Buy some basic sticky furniture pads, or use any other item under the front corners that can stabilize the speaker and make it stand more upright. Once I did this, the look improved dramatically and the sound is going where it should, vs bouncing downwards away from you. A great buy and I am pleased all and all. Polk always comes through with solid products that work like a charm.

I love this Polk TL1 center speaker. Its low profile construction fits without obstructing my 85 inch tv. Sounds great. The movie dialogues are in sync with the “lips”.

A very good center speaker for my home theater system. The price point for it very affordable. The dialogue is clear and clean when streaming shows and movies.👍

Really top notch product, makes the 5.1 Surround sound system complete and had great bass, mid and treble with perfect clarity.

Spectacular Center Speaker Polk is renowned for quality. I have eight of there in wall speakers as part of my home theater. This unit is small but mighty...infinity clear voice on the center...great fill when playing Spotify or Sirius music. Arrived on time packed perfect to assure no shipping damage. Beware of the installation options...far, for from perfect. I had to engineer a fix for my situation which did not hamper performance. You'll enjoy this investment.

Replaced a old center speaker with this one also because my 2 satellites are Polks. Sounds great, we can hear the voices and the 2 front (Canton bookshelves) now do their job. Small so it fits in our wall unit but packs a lot of sound. Great price too. Some will find better units but for a medium room and 70 year old ears, it’s perfect. Highly recommend

I have a surround sound system but my center was ancient and muffled. Hard to hear voices. Not any more. Bit of a reflection off the top of the unit so I put black Japanese fabric tape on it. Covered the brand name on the speaker cover too. Sound is very very clear. Had to recalibrate the other speakers but I'm really happy with my Polk 🔊😀

As expected. Works ok for a small central speaker . Sits well on top of my samsung TV

Als Einsteiger Modell sehr zu Empfehlen. Für unsere Zwecke absolut ausreichend. Der Ton über den AVR ist klar und Bassig. Ist Täglich im Einsatz und erfüllt seinen Zweck.

Mooie compacte speaker met goed geluid.