Center channel speaker which excels at dialogue


I am looking for a center channel speaker (up to about US$300) which is strong in the area of dialogue intelligibility and clarity. I read somewhere that some speakers are good at projecting effects and ambient details but not so good with dialogue. I place higher priority on dialogue so could I have your recommendations please.

Thanks in advance.
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Get a 4 or 5 inch dia. Helix coax car speaker (you may have to buy a pair, but so what? They only cost $120 per pair.) They sound far better than any of the usual small speakers you'll find in a typical upper-bracket Hi-Fi store. Put it in a little box with some fiberglas padding. I know that you've never heard of Helix - I just found the brand myself while looking for superb-sounding rear-channel speakers.

You can get them through "The Autophile" website. e-mail the distributor: he is very helpful.