Monitor Audio Super Slim CSS230 In-Ceiling Speaker

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, thehybrid 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, thethree 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 Audios renowned design rigour, thecrossover 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.

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-CAMbass/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 Audios 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 decor
• PatentedTri-Gripdog leg fixings Reliable, robust and quick to install
• ExistingCB6pre-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 (913/16″)

Overall Depth (Including Grille)

54 mm (21/8″)

Cut-Out Hole Diameter

211 mm (81/4″)

Mounting Depth

50 mm (2″)

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)