Finally, I backed down the center channel to a balanced level with the rest of the speakers to listen to Shower the People. When the moment arrived, JTs voice dropped down and blended perfectly with the other backup singers across the front of the soundstage. Paying attention to the physical specification at the beginning of the review demonstrates that this is a physically large center channel speaker. The use of the ribbon midrange requires the physical size. With respect to the price, I'm happy to say that the 220dx delivers all the expected performance, and then some.
Dialogue is crisp and clear . . .
Singing voices and instruments are rendered with clarity and nearly lifelike characteristics. It has sufficient bass response, so that by the time the transition from this speaker to the subwoofer occurs, the sound isn't localized. At any volume in my room that was listenable, the 220dx produced no signs that it was straining to produce the desired volume. Its only sonic weakness was a slightly boxy sound on recordings that tend towards a closed off or boxy timbre. It is plain to see why Bohlender-Graebener has some great speaker manufacturers as OEM customers.