Just as advertised

This center channel speaker has received mixed reviews. Some love it, some hate it. I think it's great. I suspect those who have had trouble either use it with incompatible components and/or don't know how to set it up correctly in their system. I first had the Bose Acoustimas 5 speakers on an old amp/receiver and the sound was no better than with the old speakers. Then I got a new technology surround sound amp/receiver from Pioneer and the Acoustimas (sub-woofer & cubes) sounded great. I next added Bose 161's for the surround speakers and finally the VCS-10 center channel speaker. The VCS-10 adds clarity and perfect synchronization of dialogue, "locking" the dialogue to the TV screen exactly as Bose says it will. Each set of speakers does it's job very well to deliver a great sound experience. But it could be tricky to configure with your particular amp/receiver. Mine has a lot of flexibility and after studying all the manuals and a little experimenting it works perfectly with the Bose speakers.