Cambridge SoundWorks Ensemble 208N Subwoofer/Satellite Speaker Package, White

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Product Details

Product Manual [3.33mb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 49 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000068PL7
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #257,448 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 3, 2002

Product Description

Product Description
The Cambridge SoundWorks Ensemble 208N combines a pair of our compact but great-sounding Newton Series® MC200 satellite speakers and our newly re-designed BassCube® 8S subwoofer. Attached to either your stereo receiver or your PC, the combination is a truly great sounding stereo system for small to medium sized rooms.

A compact two-way satellite main speaker, the MC200 is designed for easy placement, elegant appearance, and superb fidelity. The MC200's performance is surprising considering its compact cabinet. The 4-inch molded-composite diaphragm mid-range drivers reach down to below 80Hz. Higher frequencies are handled by the 1-inch reinforced silk dome tweeter with Neodymium magnet. Taken together, the MC200 is an ideal companion to a subwoofer in a high-performance stereo system.

We combine these with our newly redesigned BassCube 8S subwoofer. Based on the design of our BassCube 8, the 8S has a downward-firing 8-inch driver, built-in 50 watt amplifier and a re-designed Newton Series cabinet design.

MC200 satellites are available in Slate or White. BassCube 8S is available in Slate.

Features:

MC200 Satellite Speakers 2-way satellite speaker system 4-inch molded-composite diaphragm bass drivers 1-inch reinforced silk dome tweeter with Neodymium magnet Compatible with any amplifier between 10 and 100 watts per channel Magnetically shielded 10 year manufacturer's parts and labor warranty Dimensions: 9H x 5W x 6D

BssCube 8S Subwoofer 50 watt built-in subwoofer amplifier Bass level control Electronic crossover frequency selector (which can be set as low as 55Hz and as high as 200Hz) to match the subwoofer to your speakers Auto-on/auto-off switch -- will shut off when not in use, and automatically turn on when music is played Line input and speaker-level inputs so it can be connected to any receiver or amplifier 2 year manufacturer's parts and labor warranty Dimensions: 13 H x 12 W x 12 D

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rich sound, easy to set up, November 11, 2002

By	Ansel123 (Stoughton, MA) - See all my reviews

I recently purchased the Ensemble 208 Subwoofer/Satellite package. Once it was hooked up (following the good directions in the user's manual) it was ready to go. It's quite unbelievable that the sound from these small speakers can be so rich and room-filling

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, Bose!, February 15, 2007

By	Eduardo Nietzsche (Houston) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

...they are now making me rich! How? I just made a bet with Trevor, a friend of a friend and (formerly-proud) owner of a Bose Companion 5 system, that I could find a better 2.1 system of computer speakers for the same price which would knock his socks off in a BLIND LISTENING test! That means we bring in a 3rd person who would switch the sound between his Bose system and a system of my choice, with him wearing a blindfold and choosing which system he preferred WITHOUT knowing what he was listening to. The loser would have to pay the winner a cool four C-notes plus shipping and tax.

So I brought over a pair of these Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble 208 speakers with matching sub, which I had ordered online just for this test---that's how confident I was about it. Trevor and I chose 3 CDs each for the test, and Cynthia our company's secretary was the switcher person. Norah Jones' "Come Away With Me," Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue," and Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" were my CDs, while Jeff used U2's "Achtung Baby," Eminem's "Slim Shady LP" and Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited."

The result? It wasn't even close...he chose the CSE 208s in 30 out of the 35 blind tests Cynthia put us through! Poor Trevor, he was so flabberghasted that he just didn't know what to say when she announced the final tally. Next I had him listen to both systems WITHOUT the blindfold, and THEN the words came pouring out of him! To wit: "Oh my God, I hate you so much! I was so in love with my Bose and now I'm so ashamed of them!"

Yep, it really was no contest: in every musical genre (jazz, rock, blues, classical), in every aspect of sound presentation (imaging, soundstage, detail, texture, emotional involvement), and in every part of the musical frequency range (bass, mid-range, treble), the Bose were simply put to shame. It was like comparing a moped to a motorcycle, just two completely different animals!

Trevor, who confessed to having owned nothing but all-in-one shelf stereo systems his whole life (Fisher, Akai, Sony ... sound familiar?), was amazed at just how GOOD music could really sound with the proper gear and actually thanked me for opening his eyes just in time --- he still had another week left on his return policy for this Bose system, thank God. I told him that he might've lost four hundred bucks but gained a lifetime of truly good music-listening since he was thinking about blowing over two grand on some Bose home theater setup.

To soften the blow I promised him that I'd help him spend just over a thousand bucks for a far better home theater setup (SVS subwoofers dot com and Hsu research dot com) so in the end he'll actually come out at least six hundred bucks ahead!

Personally, if I had four hundred bucks to spend on a computer sound system I'd buy a Super T-Amp and hook it up to a pair of good bookshelf speakers like the Onix XL-S, Infinity Primus 160s, Polk Monitor 30s, etc. Or I'd get a pair of powered studio monitors by M-Audio or Alesis, for maximum tonal accuracy and neutral frequency response.

But if you have to have small speakers and a nice kickin' sub, this 208 system does the job nicely. The Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 system is also pretty decent and just around a hundred fifty.