{"product_id":"psb-c-lcr-angled-in-ceiling-speaker","title":"PSB C-LCR Angled In-Ceiling Speaker","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePSB C-LCR Angled In-Ceiling Speaker at Vinyl Sound Buffalo NY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PSB C-LCR is an in-ceiling Left\/Center\/Right speaker built around a dual 5¼-inch woofer and 1-inch titanium dome tweeter array drawn from PSB's Imagine Series, housed in a sealed enclosure with an angled baffle that directs sound toward the primary listening position rather than straight down from the ceiling. Available at Vinyl Sound in Buffalo, New York, the C-LCR delivers a frequency response of 65Hz to 23,000Hz (±3dB) with an LF cutoff of 50Hz at −10dB into a nominal 6-ohm load, accepting up to 150 watts of program power. The angled baffle eliminates the overhead projection characteristic of conventional flat in-ceiling speakers, creating a soundstage that appears to originate at ear level — a critical perceptual requirement for front LCR channel reproduction in Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, and 5.1\/7.1 home theater systems. The sealed cabinet minimizes vibration transfer through the ceiling structure to adjacent rooms. A magnetic frameless grille disappears flush with the ceiling surface. Steel and ABS doglegs clamp the speaker to ceiling material from below without requiring access from above, and integrated cable tracks keep wiring routed cleanly inside the enclosure. Pre-construction templates are included for rough-in cutout marking. The C-LCR is part of Vinyl Sound Buffalo's full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vinylsound.com\/collections\/speakers\"\u003espeaker collection\u003c\/a\u003e, which covers in-ceiling, outdoor, bookshelf, powered, and floorstanding speakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAngled Baffle Design and Dual 5¼\" Woofer Array\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe C-LCR's angled baffle tilts the tweeter and woofer array toward the main listening position at installation, so the speaker's on-axis response is measured toward the seated listener rather than perpendicular to the ceiling. This matters because all loudspeakers exhibit progressively narrower dispersion at higher frequencies, and a flat-baffle in-ceiling speaker's on-axis response — its best-measuring response — is directed at the floor below the speaker rather than toward the listener. The C-LCR corrects for this by angling the driver assembly, ensuring that the listener receives the speaker's on-axis frequency response including full high-frequency extension to 23,000Hz rather than an off-axis response that rolls off in the high frequencies. The dual 5¼-inch woofers use clay and ceramic reinforced polypropylene cones shared with the Imagine Series, providing increased cone stiffness and internal damping compared to standard polypropylene for lower midrange coloration at high output levels. The 1-inch titanium dome tweeter uses ferrofluid cooling for extended thermal headroom at sustained output levels required by home theater dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSealed Cabinet, Installation, and Grille\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sealed cabinet design minimizes sound transmission between floors and adjacent rooms compared to bass reflex in-ceiling speakers, whose port openings can transfer bass energy into the ceiling cavity and couple it to adjacent room surfaces. The magnetic frameless grille attaches and detaches without visible screw holes or a visible grille frame perimeter, producing a flush ceiling appearance that is less visually disruptive than speakers with visible mounting frames. The steel and ABS dogleg mounting system clamps the speaker body against the ceiling drywall from below once the speaker is inserted through the cutout, requiring no above-ceiling access and no additional backing structure beyond standard drywall at minimum depths of 7¾ inches (196mm) from the cutout surface to the nearest obstruction. The integrated cable tracks inside the enclosure route speaker wire neatly without visible cable runs on the ceiling surface. The included pre-construction templates allow rough-in cutout marking during initial construction before drywall is finished, simplifying new-construction home theater installations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrequency Response (±3dB)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e65Hz – 23,000Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrequency Response (±1.5dB)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e70Hz – 20,000Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eLF Cutoff (−10dB)\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e50Hz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eImpedance Nominal\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 Ohms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eImpedance Minimum\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 Ohms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRecommended Power\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20–150 Watts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eProgram Power\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150 Watts\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eTweeter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1\" (25mm) Titanium Dome, Ferrofluid (Imagine Series)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWoofer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5¼\" (133mm) Clay\/Ceramic Reinforced Polypropylene Cone, × 2 (Imagine Series)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDesign Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSealed\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBaffle\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAngled (directs sound toward listening position)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGrille\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMagnetic Frameless (White)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMounting\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSteel and ABS Doglegs; Cable Tracks; Pre-Construction Template included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCutout Diameter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13³⁄₁₆\" × 13³⁄₁₆\" (335 × 335mm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMounting Depth Required\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7¾\" (196mm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eGrille Dimensions\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14¾\" × 14¾\" × ⅜\" (373 × 373 × 7mm)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eNet Weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.6 lb (8.8 kg)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eShipping Weight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 lb (10.9 kg)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n  \u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFinish\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWhite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does the angled baffle do on the PSB C-LCR?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe angled baffle tilts the C-LCR's driver array toward the primary listening position so that the speaker's on-axis frequency response — the direction where the speaker measures flattest with full high-frequency extension — is aimed at the listener rather than straight down at the floor. A flat-baffle in-ceiling speaker's drivers face directly downward, so a seated listener receives the off-axis response, which rolls off in the upper frequencies and produces a duller, less detailed sound. The C-LCR's angled baffle corrects for this, ensuring the listener receives the speaker's on-axis response including the full 23,000Hz treble extension from the titanium dome tweeter. This is particularly important for dialogue intelligibility in film center channel applications, where high-frequency consonants carry most of the vocal clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy does the C-LCR use two woofers instead of one?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dual 5¼-inch woofer configuration provides two advantages over a single larger woofer in an in-ceiling speaker. First, two 5¼-inch drivers have a combined cone area comparable to a single 7½-inch driver, delivering equivalent bass displacement capability from individual drivers that have lower moving mass and better pistonic behavior through the midrange. Second, the two-woofer array places one woofer on each side of the center-mounted tweeter, creating a left-right symmetric driver layout that mirrors the D'Appolito or MTM (midwoofer-tweeter-midwoofer) arrangement used in high-performance stand-mount monitors. This MTM configuration reduces vertical dispersion (which is toward the ceiling and floor, irrelevant in a ceiling installation) while widening horizontal dispersion toward the listening area, improving seat-to-seat consistency in home theater rows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCan the C-LCR work as a center channel speaker in a home theater?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The C-LCR's name designates it for use as a Left, Center, or Right channel speaker in a home theater system. As a center channel, it is installed in the ceiling above or near the screen, with the angled baffle directed toward the primary listening row. The angled baffle's function is especially valuable in center channel applications because dialogue intelligibility — the primary center channel function — depends on receiving the speaker's on-axis high-frequency response. A matched set of three C-LCR speakers provides consistent timbre across all three front channels, which is the standard approach for home theater LCR speaker configuration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat amplifier power does the PSB C-LCR require?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe C-LCR's recommended power range is 20–150 watts into its nominal 6-ohm load, with a minimum impedance of 4 ohms at certain frequencies. The 4-ohm minimum means the amplifier must be rated for stable operation into a 4-ohm load — most AV receivers rated at their nominal 8-ohm power output will deliver 1.5 to 2 times that power into a 4-ohm load, which should be within the C-LCR's 150-watt program power limit. Confirm that the AV receiver or amplifier specifies stable 4-ohm operation before purchase. For multi-channel home theater use with three C-LCR speakers across the front, each speaker can be driven from individual channels of an AV receiver or multi-channel amplifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow deep does the PSB C-LCR need to be installed?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe C-LCR requires a minimum mounting depth of 7¾ inches (196mm) from the cutout surface to the nearest obstruction above the ceiling drywall — including joists, HVAC ducts, electrical conduit, or insulation that would prevent the speaker from seating flush. This mounting depth is deeper than standard single-driver in-ceiling speakers due to the dual-woofer sealed enclosure design. The included pre-construction template allows rough-in cutout marking before drywall finishing in new construction. For retrofit installations in existing ceilings, confirm available ceiling cavity depth before ordering. The cutout dimensions are 13³⁄₁₆\" × 13³⁄₁₆\" (335 × 335mm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the sealed cabinet advantage for an in-ceiling speaker?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn in-ceiling sealed cabinet contains the speaker's acoustic output within the enclosure rather than coupling it to the ceiling cavity through a port opening. Ported in-ceiling speakers transfer bass energy into the ceiling plenum, where it couples to the floor or walls of the room above and produces audible low-frequency leakage into adjacent spaces — a problem in multi-story homes and multi-room home theater installations. The C-LCR's sealed cabinet keeps bass energy contained within the speaker enclosure, minimizing room-to-room sound transfer. The sealed design also produces a gentler 12dB per octave bass rolloff below the tuning frequency, resulting in more natural-sounding deep bass rather than the sharp cutoff below the port tuning frequency of a ported in-ceiling design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere to buy PSB C-LCR in-ceiling speakers in Buffalo NY?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PSB C-LCR is available from Vinyl Sound, an authorized PSB Speakers dealer in Buffalo, New York. Vinyl Sound can advise on the number of units required for your LCR or surround configuration, amplifier compatibility with the 4-ohm minimum impedance, and installation depth requirements for your ceiling type. Free shipping is available across the continental United States. Contact Vinyl Sound Buffalo by phone or email to purchase or discuss home theater speaker system design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PSB Speakers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53575950860595,"sku":null,"price":1599.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0873\/0293\/0739\/files\/C-LCR-_-Angled-In-Ceiling-Speaker.png?v=1782793663","url":"https:\/\/vinylsound.com\/products\/psb-c-lcr-angled-in-ceiling-speaker","provider":"Vinyl Sound USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}