A compact pair for nearfield listening
- Amazon price
- $153.00
- Customer rating
- 4.7
- Customer reviews
- 204
- Typical price over 90 days
- $258.19
- Difference
- $105.19 (41 percent)
The Sony SS-CS5M2 is a two-speaker set for your desk, shelf or small room. A 5.12 inch woofer, high precision tweeter and wide dispersion super tweeter split the work across three drivers. That matters when you sit close and want vocals clearly separated from cymbals and strings.
We'd consider this pair a natural fit for a stereo or desktop system where space is tight and you don't want the deep cabinet of a floorstander.
We'd skip it if you expect room-shaking bass from the cabinet alone. The design relies on the woofer and a bass reflex enclosure, and there's no published low-frequency limit below the rated range.
What you plug into them
The SS-CS5M2 accepts standard speaker wire from an amplifier or AV receiver. Sony names its own CS speakers as a match for Sony AV receivers, so a matching Sony AVR is a straightforward pairing if you already own one.
There's no wireless receiver and no powered input here, so your source is the amp, not the speakers. Decide now whether your receiver or desktop amplifier has enough channels and power for the pair.
Check the amplifier's power rating and the speaker's nominal impedance and sensitivity before you buy. Those numbers aren't listed here, and an underpowered amp can leave you short of usable volume.
Where this pair makes sense
In a small room, a bedroom setup or a desk system, the 3-way layout is the reason to buy. The super tweeter is specified up to 50,000 Hz and the overall response is listed at 53 to 50,000 Hz, covering Hi-Res Audio content.
For movies or gaming, the wide dispersion helps if you move around the room rather than sit in one sweet spot.
This is the lowest price we've seen for these speakers, an all-time low against a typical price of $258.19 over the last 90 days. If deep bass is your priority, plan on adding a subwoofer and a receiver with a sub out, or consider a larger cabinet instead.
Aim the speakers toward your seat and leave a little space behind the bass reflex port.
Budget for speaker wire and stands or isolation pads if your shelf is shared with a turntable.
Spec sheet
| Model | SSCS5M2.UC |
|---|---|
| Color | Black |
