Monoprice Premium Home Theater Center Channel Speaker, Black
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Does this speaker have any wall mount options on the back?
Lee N
on Mar 17, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. Yes, this speaker will have a 1/4"x20 threading on the back. It can be seen in the third photo of the speaker.
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- Mark P Staff on May 8, 2017
BEST ANSWER: Thank you for your question. Yes, this speaker will have a 1/4"x20 threading on the back. It can be seen in the third photo of the speaker.
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- Mark P Staff on May 8, 2017
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can this speaker directly connect to TV?
A shopper
on Feb 16, 2019
BEST ANSWER: Depends on your TV. This speaker has no built-in amplifier, and has typical speaker connectors on the back. If your TV supports external speakers then you can probably connect this one (or, basically, any other) to it with standard speaker-wire. You will NOT be able to connect it to the "audio-out" (RCA plugs), or to the "audio-return-channel" (ARC) that many TV's feature these days, even with appropriate cable-adapters. These connections send a low-level ("pre-amp") signal that requires an outside amplifier (such as a home-theater stereo receiver).
Even if your TV does have external speaker connectors, don't expect a big improvement in overall sound just by hooking up a speaker such as this one. While this unit is a quality product, the amplifier in your TV is designed to work best with the speakers that came with it, and will likely not have enough power to drive any external unit to its full potential. Also, keep in mind that this is a "center-channel" speaker, and is designed to work best within a multi-channel home-theater system, not as a stand-alone unit.
If you really want to improve the sound quality of your TV at a reasonable price, your best bet into explore one of the many soundbar packages that are currently on the market (Monoprice carries a number of these).
Good luck,
Jeff
Even if your TV does have external speaker connectors, don't expect a big improvement in overall sound just by hooking up a speaker such as this one. While this unit is a quality product, the amplifier in your TV is designed to work best with the speakers that came with it, and will likely not have enough power to drive any external unit to its full potential. Also, keep in mind that this is a "center-channel" speaker, and is designed to work best within a multi-channel home-theater system, not as a stand-alone unit.
If you really want to improve the sound quality of your TV at a reasonable price, your best bet into explore one of the many soundbar packages that are currently on the market (Monoprice carries a number of these).
Good luck,
Jeff
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- Jeff M on Feb 17, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 24, 2018
BEST ANSWER: Depends on your TV. This speaker has no built-in amplifier, and has typical speaker connectors on the back. If your TV supports external speakers then you can probably connect this one (or, basically, any other) to it with standard speaker-wire. You will NOT be able to connect it to the "audio-out" (RCA plugs), or to the "audio-return-channel" (ARC) that many TV's feature these days, even with appropriate cable-adapters. These connections send a low-level ("pre-amp") signal that requires an outside amplifier (such as a home-theater stereo receiver).
Even if your TV does have external speaker connectors, don't expect a big improvement in overall sound just by hooking up a speaker such as this one. While this unit is a quality product, the amplifier in your TV is designed to work best with the speakers that came with it, and will likely not have enough power to drive any external unit to its full potential. Also, keep in mind that this is a "center-channel" speaker, and is designed to work best within a multi-channel home-theater system, not as a stand-alone unit.
If you really want to improve the sound quality of your TV at a reasonable price, your best bet into explore one of the many soundbar packages that are currently on the market (Monoprice carries a number of these).
Good luck,
Jeff
Even if your TV does have external speaker connectors, don't expect a big improvement in overall sound just by hooking up a speaker such as this one. While this unit is a quality product, the amplifier in your TV is designed to work best with the speakers that came with it, and will likely not have enough power to drive any external unit to its full potential. Also, keep in mind that this is a "center-channel" speaker, and is designed to work best within a multi-channel home-theater system, not as a stand-alone unit.
If you really want to improve the sound quality of your TV at a reasonable price, your best bet into explore one of the many soundbar packages that are currently on the market (Monoprice carries a number of these).
Good luck,
Jeff
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- Jeff M on Feb 17, 2019
- Purchased on Feb 24, 2018
As shown in the photo, it only has + and - speaker wire connections on the back. They should be connected to your receiver's or amp's center channel output. For that, and for the price, I can't complain about its sound. If you use a surround setup you really should use a center channel speaker, esp. for dialogue which is usually mixed to the center output.
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- David B on Feb 16, 2019
- Purchased on May 3, 2018
No. This is a speaker we have been very happy with, but it needs to connect to a receiver. (Unless there is a TV out there that has the + & - cable connections on it that I'm not aware of, but I have never, ever seen that.)
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- Celeb on Feb 16, 2019
- Purchased on Oct 12, 2018
No. This is an unpowered speaker. You would need some sort of amplifier or receiver to connect it to the TV.
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- Robert E on Feb 16, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 7, 2018
No, the connections are typical speaker, one red post and one black post where you connect speaker wires.
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- Juan S on Feb 17, 2019
- Purchased on Aug 17, 2018
I believe that the correct answer is no. This speaker is intended to connect to an amplifier or receiver.
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- kevinlinzy on Feb 16, 2019
- Purchased on Apr 26, 2018
You'll have to connect your TV to a home theater receiver then connect the speakers to the receiver
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- Chaddie C on Feb 17, 2019
- Purchased on May 28, 2018
No, it needs to be connected to the receiver
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- Myat N on Feb 16, 2019
- Purchased on May 4, 2018
No, it is not a powered speaker.
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- Anthony F on Feb 16, 2019
- Purchased on Nov 5, 2018
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Very nice sound especially for the $
This speaker has very nice sound, particularly when considered at this price point. We have been very pleased.
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Does the job
As long as you use it for its designated purpose as a center channel speaker, it does its job helping voices cut thru the noise.
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Good sound quality of the price. Easy to mount.
Clear sound, easy to wall mount with threaded hardware component on back of housing, and good price. Mounted on the wall over the TV, this is good for our condo-sized Dolby 7.1 set-up in our living room.
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Buy this if you’re looking for clearer dialogue!
Great little center channel speaker. The Klipsch center I had been using for years was just not cutting through the mix with dialogue. Dialogue is much clearer with this little speaker. Pretty amazing for it’s size and price!
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so far so good
Bought this speaker to finish off my 5.1 surround sound system.Matched well with my caliper in wall speakers. voices are clean and clear and have a good tone. great speaker for the money.
.I would recommend this product family or friends.
.I would recommend this product family or friends.
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speaker
good replacement for blown energy center speaker
cheap
cheap
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Buy It
I have a onkyo receiver and a mid-pair of polk bookshelf speakers. The issue was before having a center speaker a lot of shows would have the audio/dialog sound be too low. Turning up the volume would sort of help but the real solution was to get a center speaker.I choose the speaker cause the price is very reasonable but also it is one of the few which fits in the space I had. If you don't have a center speaker buy this. I'm not sure how much better more expensive speakers are but this is definitely 'good enough'
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It will work in a PINCH
OK sound, background hiss is slight, but then again for the money what more can you ask for? It is being used on an older system right now, so it will work for what it is intended for.
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Does what I need it to do. Can't beat it for the price. Doesn't sound as good as other premium speakers; however, they sound much better than most mid level speakers at a much lower price.
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Great little center channel speaker, especially at this price. As long as you use it for its intended purpose you will not be disappointed.
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