Monitor Audio Silver Centre 8G Centre Speaker

Dialogue that stays put

The Monitor Audio Silver Centre 8G is a three way sealed centre channel with twin 6 inch RST III bass drivers flanking a dedicated 3 inch midrange and the 25mm C-CAM Gold Dome tweeter. It is sold as a single speaker, as centre channels are. The sealed cabinet and a 120dB peak SPL rating are the two numbers that matter here, because a centre spends its life reproducing dialogue at the loudest moments in a film.

Why You'll Love It

• A real midrange driver, not a compromise. Most centre speakers run two bass drivers straight into a tweeter and let voices suffer for it. This one hands the vocal range to a dedicated 3 inch cone from 620Hz up.
• Sealed for a reason. No port means no port noise and no bass bloom in a cabinet that usually ends up crammed under a television, which is exactly where a ported centre gets muddy.
• Headroom for the loud scenes. 120dB peak SPL and 89dB sensitivity, the highest peak figure in the Silver 8G range, so dialogue holds together when the rest of the soundtrack is working hard.

Under the Hood

• Three way layout with 2 x 6 inch C-CAM RST III bass drivers, a 3 inch C-CAM RST III midrange and a 25mm C-CAM Gold Dome tweeter, crossing over at 620Hz and 3.0kHz.
• Sealed cabinet alignment with rigid internal bracing and damping, and no port to colour the sound in a confined cabinet position.
• Through-Bolt Driver Technology anchoring every drive unit to the rear panel at a set torque, matching the driver complement used across the Silver 8G range.

CHT Insider Verdict

If you are building a Silver 8G system this is not optional, because a mismatched centre is the fastest way to make a good front stage sound wrong. The sealed design is the right call for a speaker that usually lives in a cabinet, and the dedicated midrange genuinely earns its place on dialogue. It rolls off at 66Hz in room, so set your processor crossover accordingly rather than running it full range.

Pro Tip: Angle it at the seated listening position rather than leaving it flat. A centre sitting below screen height and firing straight ahead throws dialogue at your knees, and a simple wedge or tilting stand is the cheapest intelligibility upgrade in home cinema.