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Monitor Audio CSS230 Super Slim In-Ceiling Speaker

$679.00

The CSS230 is a brilliantly innovative back-box design with an impressively shallow 50 mm (2″) mounting depth, custom built to offer hi-fi levels of performance in spaces where no high quality speaker has gone before.

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Description

Between 2″ stud frames or where pipework or cabling reduces mounting depth, the hybrid back-box construction and proprietary full-range driver array combine to deliver consistent audio quality with exceptional installation versatility.

The hybrid back-box provides the best of all worlds for installer and customer. Combined, the three proprietary 3″ mid-bass units achieve the bass output of a 6 1/2″ driver, all from a super-stealthy flush-fitted profile.

In keeping with Monitor Audio’s renowned design rigour, the crossover comprises high quality film capacitors and low loss inductors – selected for signal integrity – ensuring peerless audio detail and dynamics from a speaker of its size and application. When the CSS230 is in ‘ported’ mode, a fine gauze protects the acoustic system from dust ingress.

Key Features

  • Super-slim mounting depth 50 mm (2″) designed to fit within 2” stud walls or where space is restricted
  • Hybrid CP ‘Controlled Performance’ style, enclosed or open back-box option provides flexible high performance options and sound isolation in one (pictured right)
  • Driver configuration of three 3″ C-CAM bass/mid-range drivers in a radial array around a 19 mm C-CAM Gold Dome tweeter (fixed position) and high quality crossover design offers Monitor Audio’s award-winning signature sound quality
  • Gold plated sprung push terminals are reliable and easy to connect
  • Magnetically attached ‘Trim-less’ round and square grille options for discreet, reliable and easy servicing, flexible in-wall/ceiling installation, paintable to blend with décor
  • Patented Tri-Grip dog leg fixings – Reliable, robust and quick to install
  • Existing CB6 pre-construction bracket for easier system design and planning

Specifications

Frequency Response (-6 dB) 100 Hz – 30 kHz sealed ‘CP’ (85 Hz – 30 kHz –open back)
Nominal Impedance 8 ohms
Sensitivity (1W@1M) 86 dB
Maximum SPL 103.8 dBA
Power Handling (RMS) 40 Watts – Full range (60 watts with crossover set to 100 Hz @ 12 dB/Octave)
Recommended Amplifier Requirements 10 - 60 W
Drive Unit Complement 3 x 3" C-CAM cone bass-mid drivers 1 x 19 mm (3/4") C-CAM Gold Dome tweeter
Crossover Recommendation 100 Hz at a minimum of 12 dB/Octave (24 dB/Octave optimum)
Connection Gold Plated Sprung push terminals – for bare wire connection up to 4 mm(2)
Overall Diameter (Including Grille) 250 mm (9 13/16")
Overall Depth (Including Grille) 54 mm (2⅛")
Cut-Out Hole Diameter 211 mm (8¼")
Mounting Depth 50 mm (2")
Optional Square Grille - Outer Dimensions 249 x 249 mm (9 3/16")
Fixing Type 3 position Tri-Grip dog leg fixings
Construction Material ABS (UL94 rated, RoHS2 Compliant) – Painted steel grille
Weight 2.88 kg (6 lb 5 oz)
Pre-Construction Bracket CB6 Pre-Construction Bracket (Purple)
Sold As Single Unit