B&W LCR 600 Centre Speaker

Strength:Detailed, clean, beautiful clarity. Super clean for a center channel and a breeze to listen to. Great presence and soundstage, simply amazing for movies.

Weakness:All the strengths listed above will only manifest AFTER purchasing good equipment, especially strong amps and detailed processors. Not a real weakness but more a requirement. IT’S HEAVY! BEWARE!

I bought this to replace a LCR6 S2 speaker. First off I must say that to my ear, there is little to no difference between the two other than looks. The highs, mids and bass are equally as defined after the initial break in period. Not unlike many other well-made speakers the LCR600 requires good equipment. This is not a weakness, but it is a requirement. Every time I upgrade this speaker sounds better. Not just better, MUCH better. A few years ago I upgraded to better cables (ok, I know some don’t buy into this so just ignore this part if you think it’s bull). That immediately brought more detail, especially in the highs. Highly recommended (I went with Straightwire Octave). The big changes however came when I replaced my Marantz SR-7400 with a Rotel RMB-1075 5ch amplifier (used the Marantz as a pre/pro). This speaker literally came alive. The bass had much more punch, the soundstage opened up and the voices flattened out and instantly became more lifelike. I thought I had it made until ditching the 7400 and replacing it with a Sunfire processor. Every improvement added by the Rotel was doubled and then some. Every time I upgrade my stuff this speaker just gets better. I know this guy has a limit and won’t sound better each and every time I upgrade. I strongly doubt this would sound like a Wilson center if running off a $25,000 amp but it’s are absolutely worth every penny and then some. I would describe this speaker as warm and inviting. The tweeter is absolutely amazing and produces some of the sharpest highs I’ve heard in a speaker of this class. Man, I love those Kevlar mids as well. As a center this is easily one of the best I’ve heard anywhere close to $500, heck it out performs many $1000 center channel speakers as well. Absolutely blows away the CC6 S2 and LCR60, well worth the extra $$. One last thing, beware the size and weight of this thing! I have mine on a Lovan stand in front of my Hitachi RPTV. I strongly doubt it would be smart to place thing on top of my set let alone many other TV sets.