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US customers:  Please note that your order will ship from a US address!!

New Year's Specials! A Pair of ERT26 Tweeters for $18, BASH300 $125, BASH500 $210.

The following products will be listed under CSS-Next Generation

LD25X Silk dome tweeter - the first XBL tweeter you can buy

VWR126X very wide range mid woofer

Kits combining these 2

SDX10 Mark II

SDX15 Mark II

 

TRIO12 review by Jeff Poth from "Enjoy The Music".  Thanks Jeff.

 

Introducing The TRIO12 Front Loaded Horn Subwoofer.

Thanks to Mark, Bill  and Dan for developing this.

TRIO12HORNKIT


Updated Information on the SDX15 Mk II


Value Mid Woofer

Introducing the new EL166 mid woofer which is priced at $32 plus shipping.  Currently available in both black and white cones this unit will soon appear in a number of kits.

Specification Sheet

 


New Distributor in Sweden

We are pleased to announce that our new distributor in Sweden now has select inventory and is eager to serve customers. Please give Jonas your support. Bygg din bas.

New Subwoofer Kit - TRIO12/APR15/BASH500

We have put together a new kit using the TRIO12 and a single 15" APR15 along with the standard BASH500 amp.

Trio12 APR15 Subwoofer Kit US $379, C $379 plus shipping and applicable taxes.

Announcing the new TRIO12!

This new sub driver is designed to partner with a pair of the APR12 passives.

Specification Sheet

TRIO12 single sub driver $149 plus shipping and applicable taxes.

Follow a build on HTS - Looks good Norm! Thanks

Documentation Downloads

Please note the new heading "Downloads" which will become the central place for all driver and cabinet design documentation.  

EL70 Datasheet

We can now accept orders for the EL70 and we recommend that you consider the range of kits we are making available.

EL70KITP1 US $90, C$100

EL70KITP2 US $170, C$185

EL70KITMT1 US $90, C$100

EL70KITMT2 US $170, C$185

EL70KITMT4 US $330, C$363

 

New Product: UltraTouch Insulation

4 sq ft of acoustic insulation from recycled blue jeans. $ 10 plus shipping

 

 

Check out the new CSS forum on Home Theater Shack.  Thanks Mike P for your support and bringing all the relevant threads together.

There's also a new CSS forum on the Manufacturers section of DIYAudio

  

Subwoofer Kits!

 

We now have our new subwoofer kits available.  These feature one or two of our APR passive radiators, and a choice of CSS drivers.

 QUARTET 10

First Quartet 10 build, thanks Mike.

Creative ported SDX10 build on Home Theater Shack. 

2 more SDX10 builds on HTS "Another CSS 10" build" and "CSS SDX10 build"

New SDX10 build on DIYAUDIO.  Thanks Sam.

Another APR10 build with Joshua. Thanks

Adjustable Passive Radiators in Stock!

Our new patent-pending Adjustable Passive Radiators the APRTM 10, 12 and 15 have arrived. APR PDF APR10 $65; the APR12 $80; APR15 $95. All plus shipping and applicable taxes for Canadians.

Checkout Jeff Bagby's new software and instructions on using the APRs.  Thanks Jeff.

 

 

 

 

 

Introducing the SDX10.

  

 

 

The SDX10 expands CSS's line of XBL2 TM SubDuction subwoofers and is targeted at smaller cabinet installations.

Datasheet

·         Lightweight paper and carbon fibre blend pressed and surface treated cone

·         CONEX 180mm flat attach semi-progressive spider

·         NBR 30mm roll surround

·         Low distortion patented XBL2TM motor topology with split aluminium former, aluminium and copper shorting rings

·         6 layer 4 ohm 2.39" (60.6mm) voice coil with copper clad aluminium wire  

·         Flat BL curve with less than 2.5% THD at 1" (25.4mm) peak to peak excursion

Target Parameters

Fs 26 Hz, Qes 0.47, Qms 4, Qts 0.42, Vas 53 l, Re 3.5 ohms, Xmax 18.4mm, Sd 300 sq cm, Le 1.42 mH, BL 11.8 Tm, Mms 112 g, Pe 300 watts

Cabinet Suggestions

Sealed: Qtc 0.7 24 litres net, 16 oz of polyfill

Ported: 43 litres net, 3"  flared port 17" long tuned to 24.5Hz, 16 oz polyfill 

  

FYI:  If you have specific questions regarding shipping costs for multiple items please don't hesitate to email using the form on the contact page.