Monitor Audio WSS430 In-Wall Speaker
Monitor Audio's Super Slim in-wall range flagship, the WSS430 effortlessly delivers the most critical audiophile and cinema experiences. Using design principles and technology from the flagship Platinum II speaker models, performance from this formidable in-wall challenges that from the best high-end, box speaker designs.
The WSS430 flagship maintains its siblings' shallow depth – all three feature identical footprints – and offers supreme audio performance, drawing on design principles, and materials, from Monitor's Audio's high-end Platinum II speakers.
The WSS430 range topper employs dished C-CAM cones to ensure ultimate diaphragm rigidity – the main aim here is to reduce distortion. High strength Neo magnets and larger voice coils provide incredible driving force, low magnetic leakage, and slim profile. The magnetic system provides an 'under-hung' motor arrangement, ensuring the coil stays in the gap, reducing distortion further and increasing power handling.
Still just 50 mm deep, there is a lot going on with the WSS430. The MPD high frequency transducer technology – also from Monitor Audio's flagship Platinum II designs – ensures incredibly low distortion, delivering clear high frequency to over 50 kHz. Remove the model's magnetic front trim and you can rotate the tweeter to provide the optimum dispersion when using the model in landscape orientation.
Key Features
- Good, better, best performance levels
- Super-slim depth 50 mm (2") – designed to fit in 2" stud walls or where space is restricted
- Designed for portrait or landscape installation – fits between standard 14" stud bays
- Elegant, slim profile only 385 x 140 mm wide
- Three, 3" (76 mm) bass/mid-range drivers featuring incremental technology and performance benefits – MMP II, C-CAM and dished C-CAM cones
- The WSS430 utilises an MPD high frequency transducer from the Platinum IC model and flagship Platinum II speaker range
- The tweeter can be rotated for optimum dispersion when used in landscape configuration
- High quality crossover components – Selected and voiced for amazing sonic performance
- Magnetically attached 'trim-less' grille – discreet, reliable, and easy servicing
- Tri-Grip Dog leg fixings – reliable, robust, and quick to install
- Gold plated sprung push terminals – easy to connect and reliable
- Paintable grille – to complement and blend with décor
- WB3 (dark blue) pre-construction bracket
Our Take On The Monitor Audio WSS430
The Monitor Audio WSS430 in-wall speaker is the flagship model in the Super Slim range, designed to bring top-tier audiophile and cinema-grade audio to in-wall installations. Building on design principles from the renowned Platinum II series, it achieves audio quality comparable to high-end box speakers, yet remains a sleek 50 mm deep. The WSS430 utilises advanced technology, including dished C-CAM cones that reduce distortion through greater diaphragm rigidity, powerful Neo magnets, and a low-distortion 'under-hung' motor system, enhancing both clarity and power handling. High frequencies reach over 50 kHz with the MPD transducer, also borrowed from the Platinum II series, ensuring remarkable clarity. For added flexibility, the rotatable tweeter allows optimal dispersion in landscape installations, while the slim, trim-less grille offers a discreet appearance. With robust Tri-Grip fixings, gold-plated terminals, and a paintable grille, the WSS430 combines elite performance with versatility and style, fitting seamlessly into 2" stud walls.
Main Features & Specifications
- Design: High Performance Shallow Mount In-Wall Speaker – Sold Individually
- Frequency Response (-6 dB): 70 Hz – 50 kHz
- Sensitivity (1W@1M): 87 dB
- Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohms
- Maximum SPL: 106.5 dBA
- Power Handling (RMS): 75 Watts – full range (120 Watts with crossover set to 100 Hz @ 12 dB/Octave)
- Recommended Amplifier Requirements: 10 - 120 Watts
- Drive Unit Complement
- 3 x 3" (76 mm) Dished C-CAM Cone Mid/Bass Drivers
- 1 x MPD High Frequency Transducer – rotatable for portrait or landscape application
- Crossover Recommendation using AVR/Processor: 100 Hz at a minimum of 12 dB/Octave (24 dB/Octave optimum)
- Connections: Gold Plated Sprung push terminals – for bare wire connection up to 3 mm2
- Fixing Type: 6 Position Tri-Grip Dog Leg Fixings
- Construction Material: Mineral filled ABS Plastic, RoHS2 Compliant, Painted steel grille
- Pre-Construction Bracket: WB3 Pre-Construction Bracket (Dark Blue)
- Overall Dimensions: 385 x 140.5mm
- Overall Depth (Including Grille): 54.25mm
- Cut-Out Dimensions: 346 x 101mm
- Mounting Depth: 50mm
- Weight: 1.1 kg
- Manufacturer's Warranty: Lifetime Warranty - applies to the original purchaser only
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Note: Features & Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice. E&OE.