Emerald Physics CS3 Loudspeakers

By Nick Mokey Updated June 18, 2018

Emerald Physics CS3 Loudspeakers We know a good-looking pair of speakers when we see them. And though they’re no KEF Muon or Harmon Kardon GLA-55, Emerald Physics’ new CS3 loudspeakers make an impression.

From the front, they’re just giant wooden slabs with drivers up top, but spin them around, and you’ll realize there’s no cabinet to these speakers at all, just two arcing spine to prevent that table-like-front from dropping backward. This type of open-baffle design can produce more accurate sound because it doesn’t have a box to “color” the sound.

That driver up top is a monster – a 12-inch point-source unit with a compression tweeter mounted directly in the middle. According to Emerald, this coaxial design is responsible for the speaker’s realism – a characteristic the company is already known for from its early forays into open-baffled designs with the previous CS1 and CS2.3. This model will also be notably cheaper than those models, and you’ll be able to drive it with a single amp, rather than bi-amping.

Emerald debuted the CS3 at AKFest 2009 – an exhibition for audiophile equipment. The company now offers the speakers for $2,995 in a black wood finish, or $3,295 in cherry or maple. Both configurations included the necessary DSP equalizer. More information can be found at Emerald Physics.

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