Thus the center becomes annoying making the speech sound muddled. And when you play music it becomes more obvious that the trebble is turned down and the midband is thick. So finaly I have decided to try another center and found a HECO, german brand, center for about the same price and the difference was huge. Perhaps the AE suites some bright electronics, but it's not the speaker for me. However it's well built, good power handling and seems to work well with most amps, some might find it's just what they need.
Dialogues are clear, and the sound is rather comfortable.
It was brand new and looked of excellent quality. Aggressive looks with the cover off, elegant with the black mesh cover. To match it sonically I bought a pair of AE109's. The 109's sounded warm, dynamic and very clear - perfect. The 107c was and still is 6 months down the line a little more harsh than it's brothers.