Monitor Audio CSS230
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.
Features at a glance:
Super-slim mounting | Hybrid CP enclosed or open back-box option | 3 x 3" C-CAM cone bass-mid drivers | 1 x 3/4" C-CAM Gold Dome tweeter | Gold plated sprung push terminals | Tri-Grip II for easy and secure fitment | Compatible with CB6 pre-construction bracket
British High-Fidelity Architectural Sound Redefined
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 backbox provides the best of all worlds for installers and customers. 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 grilles can be used with this model.
Lifetime Warranty
Due to the confidence we have in the quality, robust design, and sound performance of our architectural speakers, Monitor Audio offers a lifetime warranty across our Creator Series speakers, matching or exceeding market standards.
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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 (913/16")
- Overall Depth (Including Grille)
- 54 mm (21/8")
- Cut-Out Hole Diameter
- 211 mm (81/4")
- 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 with CM-Round Grille (white)
- Warranty
- Lifetime
Manufacturer's Description — Monitor Audio
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.
Features at a glance:
Super-slim mounting | Hybrid CP enclosed or open back-box option | 3 x 3" C-CAM cone bass-mid drivers | 1 x 3/4" C-CAM Gold Dome tweeter | Gold plated sprung push terminals | Tri-Grip II for easy and secure fitment | Compatible with CB6 pre-construction bracket
British High-Fidelity Architectural Sound Redefined
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 backbox provides the best of all worlds for installers and customers. 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 grilles can be used with this model.
Lifetime Warranty
Due to the confidence we have in the quality, robust design, and sound performance of our architectural speakers, Monitor Audio offers a lifetime warranty across our Creator Series speakers, matching or exceeding market standards.
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- Absolute Audio - Canada — in-store — Calgary, Alberta, Canada (website)
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- Alex Audio Video — in-store — Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria (website)
- All Elite Audio — online and in-store — Perry Hall, Maryland, United States (website)
- Alpha High End — online and in-store — Brasschaat, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium (website)
- Alpha Stereo — in-store — Plattsburgh, New York, United States (website)
- Ambiance Concert — in-store — Angers, Pays de la Loire, France (website)
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