| Features
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.
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.
Optional square or premium grille can be used with this model
| 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
| Specification
| Frequency response, Installed (-6dB) |
100 Hz – 30 kHz sealed ‘CP’ (85 Hz – 30 kHz –open back) |
| Nominal Impedance |
8 ohm |
| Sensitivity (2.83Vrms@1m, Installed) |
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 Power (RMS into 8 OHM, Music Signal) |
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) |
| Mounting Depth |
50 mm (2") |
| Overall Diameter (Including Grille) |
250 mm (913/16") |
| Overall Depth (Including Grille) |
54 mm (21/8") |
| Cut-Out Hole Diameter |
211 mm (81/4") |
| 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 (each) |
2.88 kg (6 lb 5 oz) |
| Pre-Construction Bracket |
CB6 Pre-Construction Bracket (Purple) |
| Sold As |
Single Unit |
