CF230
The CF230 is Monitor Audio’s most visually discreet speaker system, providing an abundance of design possibilities for integrators, architects, and installers.
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All specifications- Sensitivity
- 82.5 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
- Nominal impedance
- 8 ohms
- Frequency response
- 100 Hz to 25 kHz
- Weight
- 0.44 kg
- Frequency Response (-6 dB)
- 100 Hz – 25 kHz
- Mounting Depth
- 81.5 mm (3 3/16")
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Overview
Choose from a beautifully flush fit or a discreet, trimless retrofit. Round and square options are on offer, while further choice is provided by the option of ceiling mounting or fitting into a standard stud wall construction.
Used on its own, or in multiples, the CF230 presents beautiful-sounding audio from its specially designed coincident driver. Featuring Monitor Audio’s innovative C-CAM metal cone technology and housing both the bass-midrange driver and tweeter within a single assembly unit, the result is superb quality sound from an incredibly compact driver.
In a pre-construction set-up, the CFB3-R & CFB3-SQ enable a seamless, flush fit appearance. You get clean lines, with no shadow-creating edges, and paint the grille to match the ceiling, and the speaker disappears even further into the background.
The CFB3-KIT retrofit installation kit cleverly provides a firm fixing behind plasterboard/Sheetrock and requires just three screws to complete the fit. Forget cutting out huge chunks of material and say goodbye to expensive bracket assemblies.
Add a subwoofer, and the result is deep bass to further enhance the already impressive sound. Designed specifically for this model, the driver and chassis are a one-piece mould, which saves space and enables maximum driver size compared to grille size. The completely enclosed rear assembly and its fine mesh prevent the ingress of dust and residual building materials.
The CF230’s ability to fit into any environment opens up numerous system possibilities. Available in mono or stereo formations, the CF230 provides consistent coverage in a room of around 3 m2, with a ceiling height of around 2.4 m. It’s easy to drive, and its impedance of 8 ohms means that a single stereo amplifier, such as the Monitor Audio IA150-2, can comfortably power a brace of CF230s.
Journey beyond a four-speaker setup and a multi-channel amplifier, such as Monitor’s own eight-channel IA150-8C, works impeccably well. Whatever the size of the space, the CF230 setup remains compact while sonically covering a wider area than a conventional in-ceiling speaker, saving on cost as well as visual impact.
Designed and built by people who intimately understand the world of home technology, the CF230 is a shoo-in for any custom speaker project.
Highlights
- 3" Bass/mid-range driver
- C-CAM cone
- 19 mm tweeter with C-CAM Gold Dome
- Flush fit or retrofit applications
- Round and square grille options
- High-quality 2-way crossover
About Monitor Audio
On one level, this is simple to answer: it’s sound that comes as close as possible to what the artist heard in the recording studio. The reality is far more complicated. For starters, anyone who has been in a recording studio will be aware that they don’t always sound fantastic. Sorry to dispel that myth, but it’s just a fact. Monitor Audio loudspeakers sound truthful and natural; they are engineered to reproduce music as the artist intended. A subtle but important difference. At its core, Monitor Audio’s mission is to develop loudspeakers that impose themselves as little as possible. Speakers that let the recording do the talking.
All Monitor Audio productsSpecifications
- Sensitivity
- 82.5 dB (2.83 V / 1 m)
- How loud it plays for a given signal. Higher sensitivity needs less amplifier power.
- Nominal impedance
- 8 ohms
- The electrical load your amplifier drives. System Builder checks it against the amplifier you pick.
- Frequency response
- 100 Hz to 25 kHz
- The range of pitches it reproduces, from deep bass to the top of the treble.
- Weight
- 0.44 kg
- Per unit, out of the box.
- Model code
- MONITOR-AUDIO-CF230
- Quote it when you ask a specialist.
Specifications
- Frequency Response (-6 dB)
- 100 Hz – 25 kHz
- Sensitivity (1W@1M)
- 82.5 dB
- Nominal Impedance
- 8 ohms
- Maximum SPL
- 98 dBA (each – full range) 103.3 dBA (each – Using crossover)
- Power Handling (RMS)
- 30 Watts (full range – IEC268-5 rating) 100 Watts Music program (Using High Pass crossover filter @120 Hz)
- Recommended Amplifier Requirements
- 10-30 Watts (full range) 10-100 Watts (Using High Pass crossover filter @120 Hz)
- Drive Unit Complement
- 3" Bass/mid-range driver, featuring C-CAM cone. Coincident mounted 19 mm tweeter with C-CAM Gold Dome
- Overall Diameter (Including Grille)
- 112 mm (4 7/16")
- Mounting Depth
- 81.5 mm (3 3/16")
- Cut-Out Hole Diameter
- Flush 120 mm (4 3/4") Retrofit 90 mm (3 9/16")
- Connection
- Sprung push type terminals – Gold plated
- Weight
- 0.44 kg (1 lb)
- Colour / Finish
- White grille - paintable
- Pre-Construction Bracket
- Flush Fit - CFB3-R Pre-Construction Bracket (round) and CFB3-SQ Pre-Construction Bracket (square) Retrofit - CFB3-KIT Bracket Pre-construction bracket – Pink (included in above kits)
- Sold As
- Single Unit
- Warranty
- Lifetime
Downloads
8
- CF230 Installation GuideManual · English · Online
- CF230 EQ PresetsManual · English · Online
- Installation Amplifiers 2G Speaker LibraryManual · English · Online
- Monitor Audio Group Safety InstructionsManual · English · Online
- CF230 CAD DrawingDrawing · English · Online
- CF230 TemplateDrawing · English · Online
- Architectural Speakers & Electronics Product GuideBrochure · English · Online
- Declaration of ConformityCertificate · English · Online
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