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My biggest pet peeve with speakers is usually with the wimpy center channel some companies will put out with thier towering tower speakers. The center just wont keep up in bigger rooms, or does so but sounds like poo doing it. I have found two center channel speakers that have really lit my fire. There are other good ones out thier, they cost more.

The flag ship center offered by aperion was, is ,one of the best sounding center I have heard yet for under $500. In fact I did a comparison with another company’s well regarded center which was twice the price and the differences between the two were not worth mentioning. In other words there were hardly any.

I was completely surprised. explosions in movies sounded like explosions, like you were right thier in the middle of the action. The ability of this center to reproduce male and female vocals in movies and music was astounding. This center pushed by a 200 watt amplifier  the MPS-1 by Emotiva is definitely a heavy hitter. At reference levels the Aperion 634-VAC didn’t give up an inch and begged for more. The center was crossed over at 70 hz via the Emotiva DMC-1. Using the Yamaha RX-v2700 was still a thrill even with its less rated power. I think the 634 would do just fine with a receiver power abilities.

Did the knuckle rap test on the side of the 634 and it produced a solid knock, no echo or hollow sound to it. A very solid build. Not sure what Aperion did with this center to keep the price down and yet the quality of the sound so good but they nailed it spot on.

No weak link with the 634-VAC Aperion center. But if you want to spend 1k feel free to do so:)

Below are the specs for the Aperion Intimus 634-VAC Center Channel Speaker.

Frequency Response (+/- 3dB) 68-20,000 Hz, (+/- 6dB) 59-22,000 Hz
Impedance 8 Ohms
Sensitivity 88 dB
Recommended Power 50-200 Watts
Amplifier Power N/A
Tweeter 1” Silk Tweeter
Midrange 5.25” Poly Midrange
Woofer Dual 6.5” Carbon Fiber Mid-Woofers
Driver Configuration 3-Way
Enclosure Type Sealed
Dimensions 8.5″ H x 25″ W x 11″ D
Weight 39 lbs

Reviews:

Professional Review
Comments: “Overall, I am extremely impressed and quite satisfied as an audiophile with the 634-VAC center channel. The frequency response is quite good from top to bottom. The Voice Right circuitry doesn’t appear to detract much from the presentation of music or movies, at least that I’ve noticed. The 634 is a very musical as a center channel to boot. When playing a wide selection of tunes from Jazz to the Blues to heavy Industrial, it performed quite well.”
-Scott Faller, Enjoy The Music, March 2007

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