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PSB Image C5

Center channel speaker (Black Ash)

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Your home theater's most important speaker

The center channel speaker is the workhorse in a home theater system. It has to reproduce clear dialogue and special effects that keep your eyes and ears glued to the movie action. A high-quality center speaker is a great investment for any surround sound setup. Try to choose one that's as closely matched as possible to your front right and left speakers, so that as sound moves across the front stage, it stays seamlessly realistic.

Our take on the PSB Image C5

by Kristen Schaub

Clear dialogue and lifelike special effects

PSB's Image C5 center channel dishes out natural, dynamic sound that'll make it the star performer in your home theater speaker system. The Image line borrows driver technologies developed for PSB's sophisticated Imagine family, as well as their top-tier Synchrony speakers, giving you high-end sound at a budget-friendly price. The Image line also features a slightly different cabinet design than its predecessors, showcasing clean lines that won't clutter up your listening room.

Image family

PSB's Image speaker family (Image C5 shown bottom right)


Advanced drivers for clean, well-balanced sound

K2 Power crossover network

The tweeter uses a powerful neodymium magnet for crystal-clear highs.

The Image C5 features a 1" titanium dome tweeter that effortlessly dishes out smooth, uncolored highs. Its two long-excursion, high-output 5-1/4" woofers use the same proprietary ceramic-filled polypropylene cone as the Imagine line. The stiff, lightweight material helps them deliver midrange that's clean and balanced, with surprisingly deep bass. It all adds up to distinct movie dialogue and impact-rich special effects that'll draw you into the on-screen action.


Sleek, thoughtful cabinet design

All Image speakers have heavy internal bracing and 1-1/8" thick MDF cabinets to ensure impressively solid, acoustically inert enclosures. The cabinets have a traditional look that's softened by slightly curved panels. This family of speakers also features attractive vinyl finishes, allowing the Image speakers to easily integrate into just about any décor.


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Highlights:

  • frequency response: 50-23,000 Hz (±3dB)
  • sensitivity: 90 dB
  • impedance: 6 ohms
  • recommended power: 20-150 watts
  • 1" titanium dome tweeter with neodymium magnets
  • dual 5-1/4" clay ceramic-filled polypropylene woofers
  • bass reflex (ported) design
  • gold-plated 5-way binding posts
  • black ash vinyl finish
  • 19-1/2"W x 7-1/8"H x 10-1/2"D
  • warranty: 5 years
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    Features and Specs

    Features and Specs
    Enclosure
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    Bass Reflex
    Tweeter
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    Dome
    Midrange size (inches)
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    Woofer size (inches)
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    5-1/4
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    5-way post
    Power Range
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    20-150
    Sensitivity
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    90 dB
    Impedance (Ohms)
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    6
    Frequency Response
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    50-23k Hz
    Height (inches)
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    7-1/8
    Width (inches)
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    19-1/2
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    10-1/2
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    19.1 lbs
    Parts Warranty
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    5 Years
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    5 Years

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    • Center channel speaker
    • Grille
    • 4 Adhesive backed rubber feet
    • Owner's manual (English/ French/ Spanish/ German)
    • Specification sheet (English/ French/ Spanish/ German)
    • Warranty information

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    Driver Technology
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    Specifications

    Driver Technology

    Cone Design: The two woofer cones are clay/ceramic filled polypropylene to optimize the combination of stiffness, internal damping, and low mass. Each woofer's magnetically neutral polycarbonate basket contributes additional stiffness, and the bullet-shaped phase-plug enhances linearity at higher frequencies.

    Tweeter: The 1" titanium dome, Ferrofluid cooled tweeter uses a neodymium magnet structure to help extend the frequency response at both ends for effortless, airy top octaves and smooth, uncolored response.

    Crossover Network: The crossover is a 2-way acoustical fourth order Linkwitz-Riley type with a 24 dB/octave slope. The tweeter and woofers are crossed over at 1,800 Hz.

    Connections

    Binding Posts: The binding post input terminal will accept spade connectors, single banana plugs, pin connectors, and bare wire up to 8 gauge.

    Specifications

    Frequency Response:

    • On Axis @ 0°: 50-23,000 Hz (+/-3 dB)
    • On Axis @ 0°: 65-20,000 Hz (+/-1.5 dB)
    • Off Axis @ 30°: 65-10,000 Hz (+/-1.5 dB)
    • Low Frequency Cutoff -10 dB: 30 Hz

    Sensitivity:

    • Anechoic Chamber: 88 dB
    • Typical Listening Room: 90 dB
     

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    5 out of 5

    Great Center Channel

    Written By Jim, Central VA on Sunday, November 18, 2012
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    I have this speaker set up in a 3.1 system with PSB T5 towers and powered by a Maramtz 5006. First, allow me to say that PSB speakers in general both look and sound wonderful. They have a simple stylish look coupled with a clarity of sound that literally has to be heard to be believed (especially at their price point). They have a natural clear sound that one can listen to all day long without experiencing fatigue. Even the more affordable T5 towers look beautiful and sound wonderful (I have left a review for them as well). The C5 center channel is no different. This speaker looks beautiful. Its simple yet stylish look should compliment any room. But more importantly, the C5 center does its job as a workhorse for both movies and television sound tracks. The clarity of dialogue allows you to become immersed in whatever you may be watching without missing anything that is said. This holds true whether the dialogue occurs during a thundering action scene or a soft quiet scene. The speaker does all this while still delivering a beautiful sound quality that is a pleasure. Rest assured it does music very very well. If you are looking for a great center channel at a nice price then I highly recommend this speaker. If you are looking for a great set of speakers I highly recommend you look at the the PSB brand.
    Pros:
    Sound quality and Looks.
    Cons:
    None
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    5 out of 5

    Great sounding center channel

    Written By GabeS, Iowa on Friday, June 08, 2012
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    The center channel of a 5.1 or 7.1 reproduces about 60% of a movie's sound, and about 80% of the dialogue. Because of this, it's considered the most important speaker of a surround system, as it has to be heard clearly over all the other speakers as well as the sub. That's why center channel speakers are usually the most expensive individual speaker in a surround system: they have a lot they need to do.

    The PSB C5 center channel does its job admirably. Every voice sounds completely natural, and sountracks sound extremely musical, especially for a center-channel. Its blend with my Image B5 bookshelf speakers is flawless. The best compliment that I can give the speaker is that I forget it's there. Instead of thinking about not being able to hear the dialogue in loud scenes, I'm completely engrossed in whatever movie I happen to be watching at the time. I've yet to hear a bad-sounding PSB speaker, they're one of the best speaker companies out there. This is just one more example of their excellence.
    Pros:
    Extremely full-sounding. Produces dialogue effortlessly, while also sounding very musical when it needs to. It's a very pretty speaker as well.
    Cons:
    Compared to the small Image B5 bookshelves, the C5 was much larger by comparison. Not a huge deal, but if you're looking for a smaller center-channel, look at the Image C4 instead. It's also somewhat expensive, but worth every penny.
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