Sony SS-CS5 3-way 3-driver Bookshelf Speaker

Sony SS-CS5 Features and Specs

Introducing a speaker series versatile enough to deliver an unprecedented and real audio experience, and with a sound stage so expansive you can feel the energy and passion of the original performance, all while staying in harmony with your existing living spaces-no special listening room or setup required.

•  0.75-inch fabric-dome super tweeter.
•  1-inch fabric-dome tweeter.
•  5.25-inch foamed mica woofer. 
• Five-way speaker cable binding posts. 
• Dimensions: 13.1 x 7 x 8.6 in.
•  Weight: 9.4 lb.

The SS-CS5 reveals its strengths and weaknesses quickly. Its real strength is voice reproduction. Its weakness is that the 5.25-inch woofer doesn't put out much bass.

The overall sound was nice and full, even on non-vocal recordings, but the treble sounded comparatively unrefined. It has some peaks and dips in the response above about 4 kHz.

• 3-way, 3-speaker bass-reflex system, 5-1/4" Foamed-Mica Cellular Reinforced Woofer, 1" Polyester Main Tweeter.
• 3/4" Sony Super Tweeter for immersive sound staging, Sound Reproduction to 50kHz (for High Resolution Audio), 6 ohm Speaker Impedance.
• Optimized Crossover component for a clear audio path, 100 W Maximum Input Power.
• Front Speaker Rated Impedance: 6 ohms.

High-Resolution Audio for uncompromising sound.

Take your digital music collection to another level with High-Resolution Audio. By capturing music at a higher rate than CD, increasing both audio samples per second and the bit-rate accuracy of each sample, High-Resolution Audio offers a near-perfect capture of an artist’s music.

The SS-CS5's response looks pretty smooth, especially for the price range. On-axis, it's +/-3.4 dB from 70 hertz to 20 kHz, which is an extremely good result for a speaker at this price. There's a slight boost around 1.1 kHz, which may make voices stand out a bit better. Plus there's a slight downward tilt in the tonal balance, which means the speaker is unlikely to sound bright or thin. Averaged on/off-axis response is close to the on-axis response