The CP-IW260X and CP-IW460X In-Wall designs have overcome the challenges of scale to deliver the natural, full range audio energy you would expect from a free-standing high-end box. In a leap of engineering ingenuity, we’ve distilled the know-how driving our hi-fi speakers into a super-compact In-Wall format. Dedicated music lovers and home theatre fans can enjoy the rich, detailed, high-impact dynamics they crave, from a speaker that physically disappears in the room.
The luxury CP-IW260X and CP-IW460X In-wall speakers use the company’s renowned drive-unit technologies in compact
three-way, five-driver configurations, built into closed-box designs to deliver the optimum combination of state-of-the-art audio performance and near-invisible installation.
Behind their ‘stealthy’ trimless grilles the CP-IW260X and CP-IW460X follow a no-compromise engineering philosophy, which applies over forty years of award-winning speaker R&D to the challenge of developing the best sounding In-wall speakers available. Created for truly audiophile music and home theatre sound reproduction, these models offer high efficiency and power handling for class-leading sound pressure levels, combined with the dynamic wide-band response, deep bass extension and low distortion usually expected of specialised floor-standing speakers.
The CP-IW260X and CP-IW460X feature Monitor Audio’s signature C-CAM (Ceramic-Coated Aluminium/Magnesium) cone material deployed in dual 6.5” bass drivers and twin 4” mids astride a tweeter in a symmetrical ‘B-M-T-M-B’ configuration.
High Tech HF drivers
Used for the first time in a compact Monitor Audio In-wall speaker, the range-topping CP-IW460X employs a version of the high frequency ribbon transducer from the company’s acclaimed Gold and flagship Platinum speaker lines. Being ultra-light and with no break-up, the ribbon displays extraordinary detail retrieval across a wide and linear response, which extends beyond 50 KHz to reproduce perhaps the most neutral and natural high frequency performance available from any In-wall speaker design. The ribbon can be rotated to accommodate horizontal and vertical installation.
The CP-IW260X uses a 1” Gold Dome tweeter, which employs a specially vented housing to reduce air pressure behind the dome for lower resonance, optimum damping and greater accuracy over a wider range.
‘Dished’ Cone Bass and Mids
Further down the spectrum, bass and mid frequency fidelity from both the CP-IW260X and CP-IW460X is preserved by Monitor Audio’s ‘dished’ cone drivers. Devoid of the conventional centre pole-piece aperture, their radiating surfaces are formed from a continuous sheet of C-CAM, which contributes superior rigidity at the centre of the cone. In concert with large motors, underhung voice coils and die-cast alloy chassis, the dished cone structure delivers exceptionally low distortion and efficiency for deep, clean, dynamic bass and a wonderfully open and expressive midrange. Even within the confines of a compact In-wall design, the mid drivers operate within dedicated enclosures in order to optimise performance.
Complementing the response of its ribbon tweeter, the bass/mid drivers on the CP-IW460X are enhanced by Monitor Audio’s RST ‘dimpled’ cone technology, which uses concentric dimples to further strengthen their radiating surfaces, and the entire five-driver configuration is installed within a rigid die-cast metal baffle for ever more accurate and dynamic audio reproduction. These Controlled Performance designs use a sophisticated twenty-three element crossover, comprising low loss inductors and high grade Polypropylene capacitors.
Back boxes guarantee great sound
In common with their Controlled Performance series range-mates, the CP-IW260X and CP-IW460X are fitted with acoustically-sealed cast-polymer back boxes to provide the structural integrity needed to preserve their exceptional sound quality and to ensure a ‘controlled performance’ wherever they’re installed. Not only do the enclosures protect the systems from dirt and dust, they also limit the transmission of sound between walls and floors, reducing the need for sound isolation in the wall cavity.
To complete the unity of advanced acoustic and aesthetic design with ease of use, paintable trimless grilles are attached with powerful rare earth magnets for easy access, and both CP-IW260X and CP-IW460X offer HF and midrange attenuation, together with boundary compensation switching to fine-tune in-room response. Monitor Audio’s patented ten-position ‘Tri-Grip’ mounting system provides easy and secure installation within standard 4” stud wall bays.
Demonstrating remarkable engineering flair and innovation, Monitor Audio has concentrated the technologies of its most celebrated hi-fi speakers within a brace of In-wall designs. Competing with the finest conventional speakers for sound quality from stealthy In-wall locations, the compact CP-IW260X and CP-IW460X will deliver an outstanding level of audio performance to the luxury Custom Install market.
Key features
CP-IW260X:
• Dual 6.5” C-CAM bass drivers
• Dual 4” C-CAM mid-range drivers – featuring underhung voice coil
• 25mm (1”) C-CAM Gold Dome tweeter
• Portrait or landscape orientation.
CP-IW460X:
• Dual 6.5” C-CAM bass drivers featuring RST® ‘dimpled’ cone technology
• Die-cast alloy bass driver chassis provides rigidity; results in punch bass and clean mid-range performance due to reduced transfer of vibrations
• Dual 4” C-CAM mid-range drivers featuring RST ‘dimpled’ cone and underhung voice coil technologies
• C-CAM Ribbon High Frequency transducer
• Innovative HF rotating system to facilitate portrait or landscape orientation.
Both:
• Integrated back-box to provide rear sound isolation resulting in ‘controlled performance’
• Cast Polymer enclosure – designed to provide high degree of rigidity and acoustic damping properties
• High overall efficiency and maximum SPL for powerful home theatre installations
• High power handling
• Three-way design in a symmetrical ‘B-M-T-M-B’ configuration
• High-end crossover design – featuring low loss inductors and audiophile grade Polypropylene capacitors
• Patented Tri-Grip fixing system is easier to install than conventional clamping systems providing three times the surface area and improved sealing
• Trim-less, low profile magnetic grilles provide attractive, discreet visual aspect and easy installation and servicing
• Paintable grille to blend with the living environment
• High quality terminal connections – provide increase in performance