BIC America FH6-LCR Formula Series FH6-LCR Dual 6-1/2-Inch 175-Watt 2-Way LCR All-Channel Speaker, Black

Incredible value for a well made, sturdy, hefty n' great sounding Left-Right-Center speaker (Like ALL speakers, give it 1-2 weeks break in/softening up period before a defining final judgement)...-I use the FH-6 as a center channel, sure, if ya tend to be brand loyal, youll pay twice the price for a similar Klipsch product, who manufactures wonderful products too. But B.I.C America/Acoustech 'jus flat gets the job done & doesnt charge an arm n' a leg for doing so! They merge wonderfully with my hodge-podge'd, miss-matched, totally patchwerk'd "Frankestein'd" home audio set up....;)For What Its Worth as to the overall system, one Im sure no-one should really care about? Im certainly not an "audio-snob" in any sense of the word, but the wife tends to poke fun @ my "Speaker-Fetish"...-Which I DO get...HA!...Nice thing about that 'fetish' being Ive been able to share & freely give away @ no cost my surplus(sssss) over the years to many a friend & fellow humanoid(s)....-Currently using the BIC-A FH6 as a center (Two 6-1/2 inch Mid/Bass drivers, 1" horn tweeter)-Two Polk Audio S60 Towers as mains-(Three 6.25" mid/Bass drivers & 1" soft dome Terylene tweeter per cab)-Two Polk Audio S35's (6 three inch diameter mid drivers, one 1" dome tweet per cab) as front height/Atmos channels...-Rear surround duties done by Fluance's excellent 'Reference series XL8BP' Bi-polar speakers (Two 5.25 mid woofers & two 1" dome tweeters per cab)-Subwoofer (Received today) being a powered/rated 500W 'Acoustic Audio PSW500' 12' inch woofer. Front firing. Ported @ bottom...-All run from an Onkyo 7.2 channel TX-NR-6050 @ 90W per channel...-Soon purchasing Aperion Audio Super-Tweeters to round out 'Frankensteins neck bolts'...;)-If using the FH-6 as true L-R-C arrangement (And poss using same as rear surrounds?) youll def need a decent subwoofer to compliment the drivers as the cabinets are acoustically suspended/sealed & wholly absent of any ports for thumpy bass response. There will be minimal low end freq's without the subwoofer addition. Which for me is 'jus fine when using the FH6 as a center, as clarity of voicing & film dialogue is what the center should do best, with your mains & sub(s) complimenting n' providing the lower end frequency bandwidths....-Another 'Hidden' aspect the FH6 presents, one a few people n' buyers may be interested approaching in regards to overall sound dispersion, or 'Lensing' characteristics of the horn tweeter & its wave-guide enclosure. As the horn enclosure itself being: 4 x 3 inches in dimension. I'd found, either through another review here on Amazon IIRC? (Thank you Sir if so, Im yer Parrot-!SQUAWK! ;) Or on a forum, or poss YT vid review?-Caveat being: Unless worried about warranty issues of course. Being that if using the FH6 as a center channel (Or even as mains per left/right channels) Grab yo'self a common philips head screwdriver n' unscrew the horn wave-guide/tweeter itself from the cabinet (Its all one self-contained unit, just be easy on 'er & its wired connections when doing so, theres enough additional wiring present to compensate) & 'flip' or turn around the entire wave-guide itself 180 degrees as it DOES have an overall differing effect as to how the higher freq's are dispersed & broadcast within your listening room. As the horn wave-guide doesnt have duplicate, or equal dimensions on all its sides, being 4 x 3 inches. Even if 'Flipped' the original mounting/screw holes in the cabinet & tweeter wave-guide itself still all match up & fasten back in just like within its original configuration. So no Worries there!...;)~Four thumbs up^ on this product as Hunter Stockton Thompson might say...;)

I have this hooked up to a $129 Yamaha V-365 (newer model is the 367). 100 Watts per channel.I am using this speaker as a center channel for movies, not music. I always thought of BIC as a cheap off brand but that was my uneducated opinion. After seeing how lovely the speaker was in the picture, the size of the woofers, the horn tweeter, and reading AN AWFUL LOT about BIC in forums I decided to try this speaker at the mere price of $111. Right after I bought this I noticed the BIC flagship PL-26, and PL-28 center. I wish I would have noticed them before I bought this as the PL-26 is not very much $ more.The FH6 dialogue is crystal clear, loud, clean, and I have to say clear again. I cannot believe how clear it is. The dynamic range is impressive. I've turned the volume up quite loud and the sound of the dialogue left me with a silly grin on my face. I do not think the tweeter is overly bright as some say with Klipsch. I do not have to turn the volume up very loud to hear dialogue, but this speaker sounds amazing at high volumes.The bass seems to be lacking (not bad at all though) for the size of the drivers. I have not done any tuning on my receiver though so this may be on my side.I've had a few center channels to compare this to:* Polk CS-1 - To me, the BIC is much is much clearer, cleaner, and crisp when it comes to dialogue. The Polk definitely has more bass than the BIC. The Polk is fully broken in which may be the reason it produces more bass. Plus I had the receiver tuned in.* Martin Logan Encore TF - The ML used to be my favorite. I'm slowly coming around to the BIC. The BIC produces an awful lot more bass than the ML, and the BIC's highs and dialogue started sounding more realistic and cleaner after a couple weeks. I switched back and forth between the ML and the BIC repeatedly for the past couple weeks, many times in one day playing the same movies to compare the dialogue. Week 1 was all Martin Logan. Week 2 and beyond was surprisingly all about the BIC. The Martin Logan is sitting on the sidelines now. It's a great speaker though.* Yamaha HTIB - No comparison at all. The BIC wins, period.* Klipsch Synergy C1 - Again, no comparison for me. The BIC wins hands down in all categories* BIC PL-28 Center - This FH6 speaker sounds so good I bought BIC's shiny black piano finish flagship center. I was not home when UPS came today so unfortunately I have to will call tomorrow. I'm curious to see if the horn tweeter on each sounds the same in the PL-28 as it does in the FH6. I will update once I break in the PL-28.Overall I'm impressed with BIC. I can't believe the value for what you get. I agree with others that this may be the best center I've heard for less than $500 (again, waiting to audition the PL-28 that cost a mere $177).Give it a week or more to break in before you judge it. I was actually somewhat disappointed at first but it impressed in time. Of course, from everything I've read you should buy the BIC PL-26 or PL-28 instead of this one. I'll confirm though... The PL's have more sensitivity and can be driven with less watts to louder clearer levels. A PL and 75 watt/channel receiver is supposed to be a potent combination (so i've heard).I have an Onkyo TX-NR1007 135 watt/channel THX Ultra certified receiver sitting in the box now waiting for the theater to be completed. I'm sure this speaker will sound amazing hooked up to that.Optimus Primes voice in Transformers is unbelievably powerful and clear with the BIC FH6. If you get this speaker, watch Transformers for the dialogue.I'm tempted to buy Klipsch RC-62 to see if there is any comparison. People seem to say a lot of good things about BIC. I would like to review and give an opinion that is not biased. No offense but sometimes I think people just want to mentally think there speaker is better than everything else for their own personal justification. I'm honest and would like to give an honest review.Closing statement - After a week of break in, there is no way you will be disappointed by the BIC as a center.2/17/11 Edit: I just picked up my BIC PL-28 Center from UPS will call. All I can say is wow. I paused a TV show, unplugged the FH6-LCR and plugged in the PL-28. The receiver was at the same volume. Unpaused the show. The PL-28 was easily 50% louder at the same receiver volume. This is a very efficient speaker. The PL-28 seems to spread the sound out more. Otherwise, the dialogue sounds very similar between the PL-28 and the FH6. The PL-28 is near twice as big as the FH6 but the horn tweeters look identical in the two speakers. I really think they are the same.I can't wait till the PL-28 is broken in. I would be hard pressed to buy the FH6 again when the PL-26 is very close in price from some online retailers. I haven't heard the PL-26 in action yet.6/17/15 Edit:I noticed something really strange about the FH6 the other day; it produces heavier bass and has better extension than the flagship PL-28 which I also own. The FH6 has rubber surrounds. I read a review that said the PL-28 has paper surrounds. I felt them and I don't know what they're made out of but its not rubber. Although the PL-28 is noticeably louder with the same amount of watts being pushed to it, it doesn't sound considerably better than the FH6 (it does sound a bit more tuned). The FH6 is a true steal. It's just not as pretty as the PL-28 if you're into that sort of thing. I've used countless speakers by many brands over the years, including speakers that cost well over $1k each. Although these speakers are not on par with $1k speakers by no means, I believe they are by far the best deal I've seen. In my opinion, they blow away low end Polk's, low end Klipsch Synergy and Quintet and anything remotely close to their price range (unless you buy something at an insane sale price). If I was building a budget system today, I'd by 5 of these and a decent subwoofer (HSU) to handle everything below 80hz. If you have the capability and know-how to tune your receiver or preamp, these speakers can be elevated to a level 3 times their price. I think one review mentioned that you shouldn't have to tune speakers, and that is true but, if you do, these sound just like speakers in a much higher price bracket.