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At  1  kHz  and  100  dB,  distortion  is  very
low.

IMD  measurements  showed  very  low
distortion  using  a  combination  of  1  kHz
and 1.5 kHz, or 5 kHz and 6 kHz.

With  a  10  kHz  sine  wave  input,
distortion again, is very low.

The  frequency  response  is  quite  flat.
The  dips  and  peaks  are  somewhat
larger than what I get with some smaller
speakers  because  I  have  to  put  the
microphone  farther  away  (I  use  a
distance  equal  to  the  distance  between
the  outer  edge  of  the  upper  driver  and
the outer edge of the lower driver, which
in  this  case,  includes  the  passive
radiator).  See  how  the  response
fluctuates  around  the  -  20  dB  line.  This
is flat!

Summary of Contents for CS2.4

Page 1: ...n a coincident sound for the highs and mids meaning that they are coming from the same spot on the enclosure It is a technology developed in 1997 for the CS2 3s and has also been used in their PCS and MCS1 speakers The version in the CS2 4 is improved over the one in the CS2 3 The photo below shows a close up of the tweeter mid driver The center 1 is the tweeter with a small black rubber surround ...

Page 2: ...e speaker binding posts are of very high quality are extremely heavy and gold plated They are not bi wirable If you notice from the photos the speakers are angled back This aligns the voice coils of the drivers in a vertical plane since the woofer voice coil would otherwise be farther back than the voice coil of the tweeter if the speaker were straight up and down As a result the sound from the tw...

Page 3: ... very tall as if the whole wall were alive almost like listening to my planar speakers However planar speakers sometimes tend to lose a bit of detail because the sound is coming from such a large surface The CS2 4s on the other hand although having a large soundstage still maintained a magnificent amount of detail probably in part because of the coincident tweeter and midrange drivers The bass was...

Page 4: ...g sections here No mushiness or bloated midrange that would be suggestive of high THD I found I needed about 30 watts for the listening level that I like with peaks from 60 watts to about 120 watts as indicated on the McIntosh MC 602 level meters that measure voltage and current to display the watts On the Bench Distortion at 40 Hz and 100 dB microphone was 8 away from respective drivers for disto...

Page 5: ...w The frequency response is quite flat The dips and peaks are somewhat larger than what I get with some smaller speakers because I have to put the microphone farther away I use a distance equal to the distance between the outer edge of the upper driver and the outer edge of the lower driver which in this case includes the passive radiator See how the response fluctuates around the 20 dB line This ...

Page 6: ... soundstage and have marvelous detail They will undoubtedly be one of the great speaker introductions of 2003 At their price I have never heard anything better and many are not nearly as good They are beautifully constructed and pleasing to the eye Recommending the CS2 4s is one of the easiest jobs I have had to date John E Johnson Jr Specifications _ One 1 Metal Tweeter One 3 1 2 Metal Midrange D...

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