Micca RB42-C Premium middenkanaal boekenplankluidspreker met dubbele 10,00 cm woofers en zijden tweeter, duidelijkere dialoog voor thuisbioscoop surround sound-systemen, enkel, donker walnoot

Objectively, these are absolutely amazing speakers for the price.First off: as these are budget speakers, It seems fitting to write this review based on my experience with them in a budget system. I ordered two of these center channel speakers and am using them in a stereo setup. I am using my computer's DAC and feeding it to an SMSL SA-50 stereo amplifier to power these speakers.These are far more efficient than the RB42's. The RB42's are rated at 83dB; these speakers, the RB42-C's, are 86dB. For reference, the RB42's would need twice as much power to play at the same volume as these. That makes far easier to run, and far less anemic at the low end with amplifiers below the 75-or-so watt output per channel.Instrumentals are more transparent than most speakers in this price range and lower bass is very punchy, with no muddiness in the subbass range. Instrumentals just sound cleannn at any volume.Vocals are also open and unmuddied; I'd say veering on transparent. At least, more transparent than any speaker in this price range that you don't have to build yourself. Vocals are, however, a tiny bit more recessed than instrumentals. That's not a bad thing, and Micca even describes these speakers as having that characteristic; they're warm speakers, so of course they're going to sound like that. That being said, my bias leads to me preferring more sibilant speakers. I really like accentuation on the S's and T's of singers' voices, and i prefer forward sounding speakers because they're really good at just tearing recordings apart and showing me how good the recording quality is. If you want piercing vocals, these may not be for you.Now, these are definitely speakers for small to medium sized rooms. My bedroom is about 14x14ft, which i consider to be smaller side of medium sized rooms. Around 20x20ft is where you really start getting to large sized rooms, which these speakers might have a hard time filling.Before you continue reading: note that the below info only applies to you if you want to put these in a larger room than like 18 or 20 square feet. In my room - which is smaller than that - this isn't an issue and these sound great. If you are looking for speakers for a room the size of mine at this price point, then just buy these speakers because holy crap they're good.These speakers are not good for large rooms because they have the MOST egregious port chuff at loud volumes I've ever heard in my life.Let's set the stage. I got one of my two speakers a few hours before the other one. I immediately set up this single speaker in my living room and played it without a subwoofer. Pushing about 20-30 watts into it, I genuinely thought it was broken. At first, I thought one of the two woofers was already getting coil rub. The second speaker arrived and it made the same noise! Statistics say the likeliness of two DOA speakers is unlikely, so I investigated further. Turns out, the ports on these speakers are just extremely loud at living-room-volumes and boy do they RUIN music and movies with any signal below the midrange, so you better have a crossover set at 80 hertz or so and have everything below that sent to a sub.Overall:These are frickin' amazing speakers. Especially at this price point. I've heard speakers for $300 and $400 range that just can't compete in the RB42-C's capacity for transparency. Vocals and instrumentals are clean. They're easy to listen to and they make me want to listen to my collection again to hear how beautiful pianos and female vocals are.They're worth $200 for a pair.

What a pleasant sound experience. I was SO happy that it lived up to my expectations (from all the positive reviews on the rb42 series speakers). I have this as my center channel with the micca OoO's as my left and right and my old Dayton B652's at the rear. With a sub this setup is an absolute blast. NOTE I am not an audiophile and I have never listened to expensive speakers but this center channel was such a drastic upgrade over my old speaker (fisher - yuck!) that I can't help but be happy with my purchase. Build quality is excellent. Heavy duty that is for sure. I can say having the OoO's to compare - the RB42 series is a big step up.

Small size, fits everywhere, nice sound.

Value for money!Keep the Crossover at 80HZ to enjoy the sound better

I bought this center channel for a 5.1 system and I'm really happy with how this looks and sounds. I've set it up with an 80hz crossover on my amplifier and it does a terrific job.!This speaker does a wonderful job of handling vocals/dialogue in music/movies. I can appreciate a lot of rich detail in the sound it puts out. It should offer a substantial upgrade for those upgrading from a TV speaker or an entry-level soundbar.Like with all center channel speakers, placement is key. I have this in a system with two micca rears and other brands for my LR and Sub, it still sounds well integrated to me. I have NO hesitation recommending this speaker to someone looking for a center channel speaker on a budget. Terrific value.