Paradigm Monitor Series 7 Center 1 centre speaker - black ash : Black finish, black grille cloth 4 driver, 3-way dual rear vented box

Review : Brian Florian , Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity : The Center 1, like so many other Paradigm center channel speakers, is a superb product: compact yet still a true 3-way The tweeter in the middle crosses over to the midrange below it at 3 kHz, which in turn crosses over to the pair of woofers to either side at 550Hz Not only does this embody all the virtues of a true 3-way, but it does so with virtually no off axis combing, as the woofers are very close together to begin with, and voicing only up to a relatively low frequency The midrange is “protected” from the backpressure of the woofers by being in a sealed volume of its own

Front face has cleaning marks from previous owner : could not improve much : most users will have the grille on.

Excellent centre as you would expect from Paradigm, has tested very well.

Specifications : Vintage : 2011 model Monitor Series 7 Center 1 MTM centre Power rating : 80W RMS, suitable for amplifiers rated 15W to 120W Impedance : 8 ohms Cosmetic : black colour Drivers : woofers: 2 x 140mm (5-1/2 in) carbon infused polypropylene cones, 25mm (1 in) high-temperature voice-coils, with oversize ceramic / ferrite magnets, GRIP glass reinforced injection-molded polymer chassis Midrange: 1 x 90mm (3-1/2 in) S-PAL™satin anodized pure-aluminum cone, ferro-fluid cooled and damped, 25mm (1 inch) high-temperature voice-coil, with oversize ceramic / ferrite magnets, GRIP™ glass-reinforced injection-molded polymer chassis Tweeter: 1 x 25mm aluminium dome tweeter Frequency response : 75Hz to 22kHz ±2dB, 30° off axis: 75Hz to 18kHz Low frequency extension : 49Hz for -3dB in typical room Sensitivity : 89dB for 1W / 1m, 92dB room Dimensions: [W x H x D]: 451 x 183 x 265mm Weight: 10.5kg each - ~ 12kg packed