Was originally going to purchase a sound bar since our older surround sound wasn't producing the quality sound we wanted. We had to turn the volume way up in order to hear what was being said. That caused the background noise to be too loud. After talking to a blue shirt he determined our center speaker wasn't large enough and he recommended this one. It made all the difference. No more blaring background noise and good clear volume from this center speaker. This purchase was an open box which made the price perfect for our needs.