Their shallow depth allows them to be placed under furniture or otherwise concealed from view. The bass modules can be mounted in any position or location as long as there is at least 1 inch of clearance in front of the grilles. Multiway binding posts are recessed in one of the narrow sides of each module, near a corner. The enclosures measure 21 x 11-3/4 x 4-1/2 inches and weigh 16 pounds. The cabinet is covered in a dark-gray flocked material (Nextal) and has a black metal grille.Įach bass module contains an 8-inch acoustic-suspension woofer protected by a metal grille. These features make the Ensemble satellites adaptable to a wide variety of mounting requirements. Heavy-duty multiway binding posts are recessed into the rear of the fully sealed enclosure, which also has a keyhole slot for wall mounting and a threaded bushing compatible with camera tripods and related devices.
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Each contains a 3-1/4-inch low-/middle-frequency driver and a 1-1/2-inch cone tweeter (these dimensions are approximate). The satellites measure only 8-1/8 inches high, 5-1/4 inches wide, and 4 inches deep and weigh 5 pounds. Since each module contains its own crossover components, system wiring requires only simple parallel connections from each satellite to its bass section and from each bass module to the amplifier. It is a four-piece system in which two small satellite speakers reproduce the frequencies above approximately 100 Hz and a pair of separate bass modules roughly cover the octave from 120 to 50 Hz. Given Kloss's technical expertise and distinguished record in designing high-quality speakers that could be sold at affordable prices, we were especially interested in hearing and evaluating CSW's initial product, the Ensemble. One of its principals is Henry Kloss, who was a co-founder some thirty-five years ago of Acoustic Research and later went on to found such well-known companies as KLH, Advent, and, most recently, Kloss Video. A little patience could net you a great bargain compared to their regular prices.Cambridge SoundWorks is a recently established speaker company, but it actually provides a direct link to the earliest days of the high-fidelity industry. Doug - one of HiFi's online customer support guys - was very helpful and answered all my questions quickly.Ĭheck out HiFi's auctions on eBay for the best prices on reconditioned units.
I'd add a sixth for their customer support. In short: not the best on the market, but definitely the best for the $, so it gets 5 stars. The spring clips on the speakers are kinda cheesy too, but they're affordable and sound good for a reason. Another thing to keep in mind: the signal for the front L and R speakers are routed through the passive sub, so be sure to factor in a few extra feet of speaker cable.
For my small room, it does an acceptable job, but I'll eventually replace it with a powered unit, perhaps an 8" BassCube. As I expected it doesn't pack a lot of punch. The only real complaints are with the passive subwoofer. These little guys wouldn't cut it in a larger room - and I'm sure there are better speaker systems out there - but for the $$ it can't be beat. I set them up in my small living room (roughly 10' x 15' and hooked up to an Onkyo DS575x) and they're excellent. For their size, I'm impressed with these little speakers.
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